Video of Professor Nazmi Abdel-Salam Al-Masr from the Islamic University of Gaza
Here is a short taster video of Professor Nazmi Abdel-Salam Al-Masr’s visit to us last June.
Read moreSome international conferences with submission deadlines approaching
Fourth International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT 2016), Celebrating LEARN (Language Education and Acquisition Research Network) 24 – 25 June 2016, Bangkok, Thailand Organised by: Language Institute of Thammasat University Abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2016 International Language for Specific Purposes Seminar Insights and Innovations 26 – 27 July 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organised by: UTM Language […]
Read moreCall for papers – EDUCATION AND MIGRATION: LANGUAGE FOREGROUNDED, October 2016, Durham
The purpose of this international conference is to bring together researchers and educators who are researching and working in educational contexts where human beings, and their language(s), are under pain and pressure. Ongoing and forced migration—resulting from protracted civil war, unremitting poverty and economic hardship, and political unrest and ecological instability—often results in the termination of education for some, or […]
Read moreThe next two LANTERN Lunchtime Talks
The first talk is on Friday 29th April 12.00-1.00 and is based on the work Fitri, Nahielly, Volha and I are doing with Andy Howes and the Coalition of Research Schools Exploring participants’ changing perspectives through the life of an inter-school, collaborative, research and development project. In this talk we will briefly give the background of the Coalition of Schools […]
Read moreIALIC Call for papers: BRIDGING ACROSS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN EVERYDAY LIVES: NEW ROLES FOR CHANGING SCENARIOS, November 2016, Barcelona, Spain
International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication, 2016 Annual Conference, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain November 25-27th, 2016 Invited Speakers: Adrian Blackledge, University of Birmingham, UK David Block, ICREA/University of Lleida, Spain Angela Creese, University of Birmingham, UK Sean Golden, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain Alison Phipps, University of Glasgow, Scotland In this age of communication revolution and intense globalization there is […]
Read moreNew issue of Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is now available – future contributions welcome
The new issue (5.1) of the Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is now online – and what is very nice is that not only the front matter but also the first four articles are freely available for reading and download! [I don’t know why this is, and why just this selection, but thought I’d let you know quickly in case this […]
Read moreParadigm humility and appropriate methodology in Global Mental Health
White, R. and Fay, R. (2016, April). Paradigm humility and appropriate methodology in Global Mental Health. Paper (to be) presented at The Emergence of Global Mental Health workshop, hosted by Kings College, London, April 28th, 2016. Discussion Topics: How is ‘mental health’ as an object of knowledge and global intervention construed, operationalized, and governed? What new networks of actors are emerging in […]
Read more“Es como llevar naranjas a … Sefarad” Tales of Ladino from the Bulgarian Sephardic Community
“Es como llevar naranjas a … Sefarad” — Tales of Ladino from the Bulgarian Sephardic Community Leah Davcheva & Richard Fay Invited Guest lecture at the University of Cordoba, Spain, Friday 15th April. Abstract: In this talk, we provide an account of our multilingual, collaborative and narrative research project and also present our interculturally-framed analysis of these Tales of Ladino. […]
Read moreCall for papers: Special issue of RPLTL on ‘Writing assignments and dissertations in distance learning within the TESOL context’
Please consider contributing to this two-volume, special issue of Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning. The subject of the Special Issue is “Written Assignments and Dissertations in Distance Learning within the TESOL Context” Please see the new CfP on the RPLTL’s website.
Read moreCall for abstracts: 19th International Postgraduate Conference in Applied Linguistics, Warwick, June 2016
Warwick Applied Linguistics is pleased to announce its 19th International Postgraduate Conference held from Tuesday, 28th to Thursday, 30th June 2016. Our Postgraduate Conference is widely attended by many students within and outside the UK. Being a ‘conference by students for students’, we aim to provide a platform for graduate students to showcase their paper or poster and get valuable […]
Read moreLast Few Places Available: Global Englishes PhD conference, Southampton 24th June 2016
Hi All, Below I copy the message from this conference organiser. Any of interest? Last few places are remaining. Please register as soon as possible to secure a place if you would like to attend. On Friday 24th June 2016 from 10am to 5.30pm we are holding a one-day conference for up to 50 PhD students who are researching any […]
Read moreOn a book chapter, accepted conference paper and working with supervisor
I am currently co-writing a book chapter with Richard, my main supervisor. The book we are contributing to “ELF for EFL Contexts” (working title) explores the possibilities of teaching English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in the contexts of English as a foreign language (EFL). The purpose of our chapter is to inform EFL teachers about the possibilities of fine-tuning […]
Read moreCall for papers: Second International Conference on Bilingual Education, Cordoba, Spain, November 2016
You can find precise information on the dates, venue, fees for attendants and speakers, and modalities of participation on their website.
Read moreSafe Havens concert (featuring Gary, Susan and Richard)
PhDs, Creative Arts and Researching Multilingually
Linked to Kelly and Min’s LLT about using creative arts in research, here is another example from Gameli Tordzro of the AHRC Researching Multilingually at Borders project. He is using film to look at how music crosses barriers in a migration context, and the focus here is on Ghanaian and Danish musicians.
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