We (Sarah, Khwan, Raiha, Me (Fitri), and Haleema) will be presenting in Kaleidoscope Conference 2014 at the University of Cambridge, 29-30th May 2014. Here are our abstracts 🙂 Anybody else attending this conference? If so see you in Cambridge.. Exploring expansive forms of learning within volunteer training in three health and social charities in England Sarah Darley-Nolan The voluntary sector is a […]
Read moreI’ve read a very interesting article about what educational lessons there might be for the Arab world from Finland’s continuing academic success. The article is really an interview with Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish scholar and educator, who points out some socio-cultural idiosyncrasies of their system and cautions against its wholesale transfer elsewhere. For instance, Sahlberg talks about “the power and importance […]
Read moreI recently submitted a proposal for a book chapter (book title: The Place of English in Societies of the Arabian Gulf), but was disappointed to learn that it was rejected. The reviewer remarked that my research question wasn’t clear and she also could not see from my proposal how I intended to conduct my study. Upon more careful reading of […]
Read moreTanya submitted yesterday and her viva is provisionally set for June 12th. Another significant step in the life of one of our community. As I celebrate this achievement, I am mindful of those following hot on her heels (Achilleas, Eljee, Lou, Helen, Parneet, Emily) and looking forward to celebrating the next steps in their doctoral journeys too.
Read moreHi all, I haven’t been on here lately as a result of lots of things happening with regards to work and study, but while browsing I came across the post from 2011 about life after the doctorate. I’m not quite there yet but hopefully I can see some spark of completion on the horizon – having scheduled a few weeks […]
Read moreWe have a tentative date for our mini in-house conference: Wednesday 25th June. Just to remind you that the aim of the day is for those of us who have given conference presentations somewhere this year to share them with the rest of the LTE family. I know that both Richard and Juup have contributions, as well as Khwan, Fitri, […]
Read moreReflexivity in Language and Intercultural Education: Rethinking Multilingualism and Interculturality edited by Julie S. Byrd Clark & Fred Dervin (2014) (with contributions from several LEF members) The Table of Contents: Introduction Julie S. Byrd Clark and Fred Dervin 1. The Process of Becoming Reflexive and Intercultural: Navigating Study Abroad and Reentry Experience Jane Jackson 2. “Or, just it’s my fault right?”: Language Socialization through Reflexive Language Writing Feedback Jérémie […]
Read morePicking up on Khwan’s recent CultNet reflections, my contribution there was a joint talk with Prue Holmes on some cultural and intercultural aspects of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), a theme we’ll be developing further at both the ELF 7 pre-conference in Athens next week: http://www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1014/pre-conference-event and then at the BAAL IC-SIG event in Edinburgh towards the end of […]
Read moreThis blog post has two parts: the first is about my CultNet experience and the second is about how I plan my presentations. My first CultNet seminar (hosted by Durham University) was a very enriching experience. I joined the CultNet mailing list last year but I didn’t join the 2013 Seminar because I didn’t know what I could talk about […]
Read moreRecherche et Pratiques pédagogiques en langues de spécialité – Cahiers de l’APLIUT,vol. XXXIV N° 2 What does the term “success” mean in the field of LSP (Languages for Specific Purposes)? What do we mean by “failure”? If the concepts of success and failure seem to be interdependent, are they mutually exclusive? Is failure a necessary step on the route to success? And […]
Read moreVol. 5 of Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning is now published. You can find it here: http://rpltl.eap.gr/ > Current Issue, or, directly, here: http://rpltl.eap.gr/current-issue/table-of-contents. This is a Special Issue on “The evolution of CALL and current research in new media”, guest-edited by Vasilia Kourtis?Kazoullis and Kosmas Vlachos. It hosts reports on the implementation of many different facets of ICTs and new media, such […]
Read more“Potential Role and Contribution of Counselling Psychology to the Care of Street-Connected Children and Young People” Parneet Chahal & Richard Fay (University of Manchester) Abstract: This paper is based on a recently-completed, multilingually undertaken, counselling psychology study exploring the narrativised meanings made by young people in India regarding their street-connected experiences. In this paper, we briefly report the study and its […]
Read morePerhaps the following posts are of some use, with the conference season coming up and all… How to present a conference paper Engaging with feedback Feedback and comments are, of course, very welcome.
Read moreIt seems that Juup and I will be presenting papers in this year’s BAAL Language Learning and Teaching SIG conference. Here’s a copy of my abstract…
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