On 12 June 2015, Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck College, University of London will be hosting a one day conference as a finale to our year-long series of events to celebrate 50 years of Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck. The conference will consist of talks by former and current colleagues and a Roundtable discussion where eminent scholars will […]
Read moreThis film was produced by a friend of mine working in Ethiopia and explores some of the literacy work being done among the Suri people.
Read moreThe launch of Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (EJAL : ISSN 2149-1135) is now online and as an open-access online journal its inaugural issue is fully accessible at http://www.ejal.eu. The opening issue includes the following articles: Characteristics of speaker models for Japanese university students Kenta Yamanouchi The role of noticing in developing intercultural communicative competence Ardith J. Meier The role of […]
Read moreIn this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social class in applied linguistics. Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on aspects such as race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion and sexuality. Political economy, and social class, as an identity inscription, have been undervalued. This book argues that increasing socioeconomic inequality, which has come […]
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