Book launch event: Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalising Universities, University of London, February 2016

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Crossing Boundaries Jointly hosted by SIETAR UK and CMMR (Centre for Multilingualism and Multiculturalism, Birkbeck, University of London) on the 8th February 2016, 1800-2000. If you wish to attend you must register for a place on the Event Website. Event Description Globalization is a compelling force in universities worldwide. In striving to achieve the ideal of a truly international university, hiring the best scholars […]

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Last chance for early bird registration and payment at IATEFL, 2016 is Thursday 14 January

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Here is the information about the pre-conference event for the Research SIG: The PCE is entitled ‘Conversations with a purpose: Reflecting on interviewing in EFL research’. It will take place on Tuesday, 12 April 2016 from 10.00-17.00 at the ICC in Birmingham. Dr Steve Mann from the University of Warwick will lead an interactive day on the use of interviews in EFL research. […]

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Dyslexia and language teaching MOOC

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This looks extremely interesting for anyone with an interest in dyslexia and language learning. This is the second run of the free online learning course on ‘Dyslexia and language teaching’  (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia) which will take place between the 18th of April – 15th of May 2016. This highly successful course is offered by Lancaster University in cooperation with FutureLearn and the Dystefl2 project and takes place […]

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Call for papers: Towards an inclusive, ethical and plurilingual language education, Hungary

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This is a bilingual call for papers to a conference organised by Education, Diversité Linguistique et Culturelle (EDiLiC) Conference in Hungary.I’ve highlighted the English, but left the French in case you’d prefer that language. Chères et chers collègues, dear colleagues, Nous avons le plaisir de vous faire parvenir ci-joint l’appel à communication pour le 6e Congrès International EDiLiC 2016 Please […]

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Spring seminars at The Centre for Language Culture & Learning, Goldsmiths, London

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‘Ethnography of an early years teacher – superdiversity in a London nursery class’  Dr Rose Drury and Dr Leena Robertson Weds 27th January Top Floor, Education Building, Goldsmiths, University of London 5.15-6.30pm Free Entry- no booking required http://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=9408   In this seminar we present findings of a year-long ethnographic study in London, documenting ways and times when a nursery teacher, bilingual […]

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Deadline for submissions approaching: Young Language Learners (YLL) Symposium 2016

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This symposium will take place in the Department of Education, University of Oxford University, July 6th – 8th, 2016 Deadline for submission of abstracts:January 30th, 2016 Call for Papers The organizing committee of the YLL Symposium 2016 invites the submission of abstracts on any research-oriented topic relating to the learning of a foreign, second or additional language by learners of primary […]

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Testing the Limits of Linguistic Superdiversity, Stephen May, 1st February, UCL, London

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This is a free event to which all are welcome. While the recent preoccupation with superdiversity and multilingual (urban) repertoires in critical applied linguistics is a welcome development, the concept, and its application in applied linguistics, also have some significant, as yet largely unacknowledged, limitations. This presentation will explore these limitations and what might be done about them (if anything) […]

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II International Colloquium on Languages, Cultures, Identity in School and Society, Soria, Spain, July 2016

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The 2nd edition of the II International Colloquium on Languages, Cultures, Identity in School and Society, will be held in Soria, Spain, July 6-8, 2016. The Colloquium is organized by the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, with the support of the City of Soria. Specific information about the Colloquium, including proposal submission procedures, is available […]

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Me and My Children Books

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Reading children storybooks and novels never fails to fascinate me (I still enjoy reading Gruffallo, Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks, any of Roald Dahl’s work, Famous Five, and have finished all the 7 Harry Potter books 😀 ) *though I have not found time to enjoy those books recently 😀 While reading all those books, I had always thought how fascinating […]

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New volume of English Language Teacher Education and Development now available

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The latest volume of English Language Teacher Education and Development Journal(Volume 18) is now freely available on-line. This volume contains the following articles: Developing teacher language awareness via in-service training: trainers’ beliefs – Daniel Xerri Becoming a better teacher in the writing class: a case study of a writing tutor in a university in China – Fu Bei Transnational English language teaching: opportunities for teacher learning and […]

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Postgraduate workshop – Researching Multilingually: Possibilities and Complexities, University of London, February 2016

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This is a one-day workshop looking at the sorts of questions researchers who are working in more than one language might ask: Am I allowed to include scholarly literature in Turkish? What if I conduct my interviews in Mandarin but have to write all my thesis in English? If I include data in Hindi, how will this affect my word […]

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Second call for papers for GlobELT: An international conference on teaching and learning English as an additional language, Antalya, Turkey, 14-17 April, 2016

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This is the 2nd GlobELT Conference (GlobELT: An international conference on teaching and learning English as an additional language (GlobELT 2016 Conference) in Antalya, Turkey on 14-17 April 2016.) For further information, visit their website at www.globeltconference.com  Deadline for abstract submission is January 4, 2016. Credentials The conference is organised under the supervision of scholars from Hacettepe University (Turkey), ELT Department in collaboration with INTESOL Turkey and Informascope. […]

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