Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday and especially to those who took up the challenge to present something creative. I think Khwan summed up the ‘Kaleideoscope’ theme well (although I can’t remember the exact three words you used Khwan!), but it was to do with reflecting on things from new and fresh perspectives; seeing things through a different lens. It was […]
Read moreA free talk given by Dr.Carmen Pena Díaz,Universidad de Alcalá (Website:http://www3.uah.es/traduccion/profesorado/Pena_Diaz.html) on Friday 1st July, 2016 06:00 – 07:30PM. Event Description The Spanish joke “What is a Spanish person? Someone whose life is spent learning English”, perfectly defines the Spanish general perception of their second language acquisition, which is usually English. According to a survey conducted by the national media, 65% of Spaniards […]
Read moreThis is an inaugural Mediterranean conference on integrity being held in Greece, September 8-10. Topics include: Integrity as a societal value The development of ethical decision-making capacities Courage and integrity in the face of corruption and injustice Veracity in education and assessment Educative responses to breaches of integrity Inspiring, developing and supporting integrity “Champions” Research in academic integrity Proposal submission […]
Read moreIf you have ever read anything on narrative then I’m sure you’ve come across the name of Jerome Bruner. Here is an obituary by the Washington Post.
Read moreif you fancy a conference in Cyprus, then check out the following. Here is what the organisers say: Annual LIF conferences have already become an academic platform for exchanging exciting ideas, projects and scientific research results between aspiring academics, teachers, and well-known researchers. In harmony with this spirit of academic enthusiasm, LIF2017 Conference aims at providing a forum for participants […]
Read moreThis is an exciting new event organised by Laureate-Cambridge OLLReN and IATEFL’s LTSIG which will bring together researchers from around the world to share their work into investigating the impact of technology on language learning. Thursday 6th to Friday 7th October 2016 To submit a proposal click here Deadline: 4th July, 10:00 (BST) Laureate-Cambridge OLLReN (Online Language Learning Research Network) is a virtual […]
Read moreThis one-day conference brings together researchers, lecturers and students who share an interest, be it personal, teaching or research-based, in the topic of religion in higher education. The focus is to explore the reality for university students who are also members of a faith. The broad question that derives from this is essentially, ‘can the two identities of student and […]
Read moreEdited by the organisers of the ELF6 Conference in Rome, it has been published by RomaTrE-Press (Roma Tre University Press) The book is composed by 24 chapters and it is divided into three parts: 1) ELF, language teaching and teacher education; 2) Communication in plurilingual and migration contexts: attitudes and interactions; 3) ELF in business and academia. The twenty-four chapters […]
Read moreNew Ways in Teaching with Music deadline June 30th New Ways in Teaching Creative Writing for the ELL Community deadline June 15th
Read moreThe keynote lecture will be given by Gary Brace who has been Chief Executive of the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) since its inception in 2000. There will be a variety of talks. For more information and to register see website
Read moreCongratulations to Su and Dimi on the publication of this book. You can find details here.
Read moreLou has just had an article published in the journal ‘Language and Intercultural Communication’, related to her thesis work. You can access it here. Congratulations, Lou!
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This is a pre-conference event about using images in ELT. The Image Conference will be held on 6 October while the 5th ELT Malta Conference will be held on 7-8 October at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta. Both conferences will be organised by the ELT Council. Speaker proposals for talks and workshops can be submitted until 31 May 2016 by filling […]
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So, I have finally thought of a slightly more inspiring name than ‘Summer Event’. ‘Kaleidoscope’ is the title of this year’s event, as opposed to the ‘Bringing it back home’ summer event of the last two years, but more fitting I think in terms of our creative theme. Here are the details so far: Thursday June 16th 10.00- 16.00 (ish) Ellen […]
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