Closing Date 6th April 2016 The School of Languages and Cultures wishes to recruit a Lecturer in Applied Languages from 1 September 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Applied Languages Section of the School of Languages and Cultures has an excellent reputation for the quality and innovation of its teaching. Staff have a range of research interests in […]
Read moreYou can now listen to Kelly and Min’s talk online. Access it here Also available via the Links tab.
Read moreDear All, I am pleased to let you know that my abstract for the Dewey 2016 conference has been accepted. ABSTRACT Understanding Reflexivity in Light of Dewey’s ‘Trying’ and ‘Undergoing’ 1 Introduction Drawing on John Dewey’s Democracy and Education (1916), this paper focuses on one of the text’s central themes, namely that of ‘learning from experience’. I start by shedding […]
Read moreA broadly defined conference for those looking for something more interdisciplinary. The concept of transnationality is increasingly common currency in the globalized world. Modern Languages, both implicitly or explicitly, deals with the transnational aspects of cultures and, as a discipline, it is hence ideally suited to have societal impact on the construction of transnational education. Intercultural citizenship, in particular, is […]
Read moreA free one-day conference for those researching in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, modern languages, intercultural communication and education Friday, 10th June, Canterbury Christ Church University, School of Language Studies & Applied Linguistics We invite papers which deal with crossing or critiquing established boundaries regarding English in the world – standards, circles, ownership, definition, usage So-called ‘native speakers’ and ‘non-native speakers’ […]
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Volha and I have just returned from a workshop led by Kip Jones of Bournemouth University entitled ‘Creative writing for academics’. It was a two day workshop, and to be honest, I was not really sure what to expect. We had been asked to take an article we had written that included interview data, and to note down any dreams we had. […]
Read moreThe Language Department of the Faculty of Commerce, Catering and Tourism at Budapest Business School (BBS) is organizing an international specialist seminar in Budapest on 16-17th June 2016 titled INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND GLOBALISATION: CURRENT PRACTICE AND TRENDS. As a multiplier event of the ICCAGE project (Intercultural Communicative Competence – A Competitive Advantage for Global Employability), this event will bring […]
Read moreJane Andrews (University of the West of England, UK) + Sari Pöyhönen (Jyväskylä University, Finland) + Richard Fay (The University of Manchester, UK) + Mirja Tarnanen (Jyväskylä University, Finland) “Researching multilingually – exploring emerging linguistic practices in migrant contexts” Keywords: multilingualism, knowledge construction, linguistic practices Sociolinguistic research practice in the era of globalisation, complexity and demographic shift is bound to […]
Read morehttp://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118837436.html In this brand new volume (Link), there are chapters by the usual suspects including: Holmes, P., Fay, R., Andrews, J. and Attia, M. (2016). How to research multilingually: possibilities and complexities. In Z. Hua (ed.), Research methods in intercultural communication (pp.88-102). London: Wiley.
Read moreI am very excited to share with you that Zeynep Onat-Stelma and I have applied to the CulNet event 2016, in order to present the research project/ proposal that we will be working on for the following months. For me, this will be my first presentation outside the UoM campus. Wish me luck! 🙂 Title: Stories of professional sojourns: Understanding Mexican […]
Read moreHello everyone, First of all I want to thank all the researchers and PhD students who came along on the 4th of February to the Narrative meeting. It was a small gathering where SEED students (1st year of PhD) interested in doing narrative research and narrative analysis had the opportunity to ask questions to more experienced narrative inquirers. Listening to other people’s understandings of this field […]
Read moreESRC Seminar series: The Multilingual University: The Impact of Linguistic Diversity on Higher Education in English-dominant and English Medium Instructional Contexts Seminar 6: The linguistic landscape in higher education in English-dominant and EMI settings: Future directions UCL Institute of Education 8th-9th July 2016 Despite an established body of knowledge on linguistic diversity and bi/multilingual learners in compulsory and complementary schooling, there is […]
Read moreRenia’s paper is entitled Experiential learning of English in Greek All-Day Primary Schools: investigating curriculum implementation, and has been published in Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning. Brilliant news Renia and thanks for sharing with us.
Read moreYou can access Vol 7 no 1 of RPLTL here under Current Issue This issue has two main foci: one focusing on teachers (their attitudes, development, perceptions about their learners and the curriculum), and another one focusing on learners. Of all the papers, six have an interest in the former, ten on the latter. Of the papers the focus on learners, nine (the vast majority, in […]
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