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And another free event in Edinburgh – The Unit of Analysis in Multilingual Interactions: Where Do We Draw the Line? Professor Suresh Canagarajah

03/05/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

17th June 2016 at 3pm Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus Professor Suresh Canagarajah (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Departments of Applied Linguistics and English and Director of the Migration Studies Project, Pennsylvania State University) The Unit of Analysis in Multilingual Interactions: Where Do We Draw the Line? Organised by: Edinburgh Napier Languages Group in collaboration with SAS University of London Followed […]

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Free event in Edinburgh – Language revitalisation and linguistic superdiversity: Prospects and challenges, Professor Stephen May

03/05/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

9th May 2016 at 5pm Heriot-Watt University Professor Stephen May (international authority on language rights, language policy and bilingualism) Language revitalisation and linguistic superdiversity: Prospects and challenges Organised by The Intercultural Research Centre in collaboration with EU COST Action 1S1306 New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe http://www.nspk.org.uk/ This is a free event but places are limited. Please sign up […]

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Distinguished Achievement Award

02/05/2016 Richard Fay 5 comments

I am delighted to announce that Susan Dawson – who has done, and continues to do, so much to make our LANTERN community and its blog so dynamic and valued – has been recognised for her contributions. We have just received notice that she has been given a Faculty of Humanities Award for Distinguished Achievement in recognition of her work […]

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Extended deadline: BAAL Conference on Creativity in Language Learning and Teaching Research, September 2016

02/05/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

Deadline extended to Monday 16 May 2016 Invited Plenary Speakers: Prof Martyn Hammersley and Prof Teresa Cremin The BAAL Language Learning and Teaching Special Interest Group and the IATEFL Research Special Interest Group invite you to a jointly organised one-day conference on Creativity in Language Learning and Teaching Research, to be held at the Open University, Milton Keynes on Friday 23 September 2016. […]

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Next in the Research Methods in Intercultural Communication seminar series, Edinburgh Napier

30/04/2016 Susan Dawson One comment

This conference features alumnus Vivien Zhou You are warmly invited to the third in the seminar series Research Methods in Intercultural Communication, hosted by the Languages Group at Edinburgh Napier. Wednesday 4th May, 3 – 4.30pm, Room 3/04, Edinburgh Napier Business School, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ – map here 3 pm: John O’Regan (UCL, Institute of Education) Some reflections on method in intercultural communication education and […]

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The linguistic landscape in higher education in English dominant and EMI settings: Future directions, July 2016, University College London

30/04/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

A free conference and note that travel bursaries are available for this conference, but its on a first come first served basis, so get in there quick if you are interested! The Multilingual University: The impact of linguistic diversity in higher education in English-dominant and EMI contexts ESRC seminar series Final conference: The linguistic landscape in higher education in English dominant […]

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Cultnet-stimulated Thinking

30/04/2016 Zhuomin Huang 5 comments

Our Manchester team had returned from Cultnet 2016 with a thought-provoking experience that involves hard-work, laughers, road-trip adventures, new ideas and critical reflections (see the previous blogposts by Khwan and Nahielly). In my reflection, I will share some of my thoughts about two questions: What does it mean by being a PhD student? What is a good presentation? Being PhD […]

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Call for papers: 9th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, November 2016

28/04/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

The ICERI2016 (9th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation) will be held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of November 2016, in Seville, Spain (http://iated.org/iceri) After 9 years, ICERI has become an annual meeting point for lecturers, researchers, professors, educational scientists and technologists Every year, ICERI brings together over 700 delegates from 80 different countries. It will provide the ideal opportunity to present your […]

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The English tone of voice: Lecture with David Crystal, University of Huddersfield, Friday 13th May

28/04/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

Babel is pleased to announce our second annual lecture, which will be given by David Crystal. The lecture will take place on the 13th May, 2016 in the beautiful surroundings of St Paul’s Hall at the University of Huddersfield, and is free for all to attend. David Crystal is a celebrated linguist, as well as being Babel’s very own Linguistic […]

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Conversation classes with refugees: volunteers needed

26/04/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

If any of you are around over the summer and would like to use your teaching skills in the service of a local refugee community, then this is for you! The ‘Chrysalis project’ is run by Aoileann Ní Mhurchú (lecturer in International politics) and Alex Robertson (project manager at Multilingual Manchester). It has been running since October with 13 UG volunteer students […]

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NATESOL CONFERENCE 2016 – Humanising Technology: Practical and Realistic Strategies for the Second Language Classroom

26/04/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

Date: Saturday, 7th May, 2016, 9.00am to 5 pm Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University Brook Building, Birley Fields Campus, 53 Bonsall Street, Manchester,M15 6GX REGISTER FOR THE NATESOL CONFERENCE NOW! More presentations, more publisher stands, more space. We are delighted to announce that we have put together a wider-ranging programme than usual, with a choice of three different speakers in our […]

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Intercultural Summer School in Finland

25/04/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

Introducing and Exploring Intercultural Relations in Everyday Life August 9-19, 2016 in Turku, Finland We keep hearing that we are living in an intercultural world and that we need to prepare for it. What does this really mean? How do we meet ‘other’ people? What are intercultural relations made of? This introductory course will tell you everything about the knotty idea […]

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My first CULTNET conference (by Nahielly Palacios)

25/04/2016 Nahielly Palacios 3 comments

I was impressed about how many people attended the event and presented the different projects they are working on. Listening to other people’s experiences doing research helped me to ‘reflect in’ my current research process. It also helped me to understand that we share similar experiences and struggles. I valued how important it is to feel part of a group […]

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Cultnet 2016

24/04/2016 Sutraphorn Tantiniranat 6 comments

Cultnet 2016 It was my third Cultnet and hopefully my last as a PhD student. I keep going back to Cultnet because I see the event as a good starting point to think and try out new ideas I want to put forward about my on-going work. It has a friendly atmosphere and I always receive helpful suggestions to think […]

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Upcoming LANTERN Lunchtime Talks

20/04/2016 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

We now have the details of the next two LLTs. We look forward to seeing you there.Note the different room for the second talk. Friday 29th April, 12.00-13.00, Ellen Wilkinson C3.30 Exploring participants’ changing perspectives through the life of an inter-school, collaborative, research and development project. Andy Howes, Sue Goldrick, Volha Arkhipenka, Nahielly Palacios, Siti Masrifatul (‘Fitri’) Fitriyah, and Susan Dawson […]

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