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Congratulations to Min, Bona, Magda, Kris and Loretta on their successful VIVAS! We are proud of you.

By Willem de Goei, Lancaster University Ghana, Accra, Ghana Applying the framework of space and scale (Blommaert, Collins, & Slembrouk, 2005) to my use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), I show in this self-reflective account that the effective use of our linguistic repertoire is highly dependent on context and space and that each particular space brings with it […]

  Cutting Edges A Conference on Culture, Language and International Education Research ‘Building Bridges in Uncertain Times’   Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June 2019   Culture, Language and International Education Research Group & School of Language Studies & Applied Linguistics   Canterbury Christ Church University  Canterbury, England      Invited Speakers:   Cristina Ros i Solé, Goldsmiths, University of London Alex Ding, University of Leeds […]

The Nineteenth IALIC Conference: TRANSLATING CULTURES. THE CULTURE OF TRANSLATING 21-23 November, 2019 University Of Valencia, Valencia, Spain   CALL FOR PAPERS (PDF)   The 2019 Conference of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) will be held at the Universitat de València (Spain), 20-22 November, 2019, with the aim of providing a forum for research in the field. The conference theme, Translating Cultures, […]

The following text is a summary of an ongoing research project conducted by members of the LANTERN community (to mention some: Gary Motteram, Diane Slaouti, Susan Dawson, Felix Kwihangana) Project: Resilience and language teacher development in challenging contexts: Supporting teachers through social media This collaborative action research project aims to explore promising practices in making use of widely available mobile […]

Hi All This Wed afternoon, at MMU (as hosted by an alumnus of ours, Rob Drummond), there will be the first PhD and staff event involving a visiting speaker (Richard Fay): Venue: Geoffrey Manton Building, Room GM302 4.30-6.00pm — PhD researcher presentations 6.00-7.00pm — Visiting speaker (RF) RF ABSTRACT “Researching multilingually: researcher development and praxis” In research guidance outside language-foregrounded […]

This chat has been cancelled apologies for any inconvenience. “Can we really make a difference when researching and teaching the intercultural?”  A talk by Dr. Fred Dervin from the University of Helsinki at the University of Manchester, Simon Building Theater D Thursday, 6 December 2018 (2.00-3.00pm).

We have a MA TESOL party on Monday (10th Dec. 2018), 6-8 pm, at EW AG 3/4. There will also be wonderful music played by Richard Fay, Gary Motteram and Susan Dawson. All LANTERN members are welcomed to join us. If you are interested in, could you please email Zenep(Zeynep.Onat-stelma@manchester.ac.uk) for the details? Thank you!

Hi there! Find attached recent research published by LANTERN members. Tantiniranat, S. and Fay, R. (2018). Developing an ELF-aware intercultural purpose in the Thai university context. In N. Sifakis and N. Tsantila (eds.), ELF in EFL contexts (pp.74-92). Bristol: Multilingual Matters. http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781788921756 Volha Arkhipenka, Susan Dawson, Siti Fitriyah, Susan Goldrick, Andrew Howes & Nahielly Palacios (2018) Practice and performance: changing […]

We are glad to inform you that the LANTERN Lunchtime Talks are back this academic year.    These chats are a great opportunity to present your ongoing (and previous) work (e.g. PhD projects, research projects, book chapters, articles) as well as any relevant personal and professional experiences (e.g. life as a PhD student, life after your PhD, life as a teacher educator) to other PGR, Staff and colleagues from inside and outside the University of Manchester. The […]

Huran Mirillo is the new member of the Lantern community. We are looking forward to reading your profile and to get to know you better. Welcome to Lantern!

Congratulations to Haleema and Diana on their viva success!! You guys rock!

Friday 23rd  November 2018 Ellen Wilkinson C3.30  12.00-13.00pm Nahielly Palacios will be talking about: Analysing narrative data