Call for papers: Young language Learners Symposium, July 2016, University of Oxford.

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The organizing committee of the YLL Symposium 2016 invites the submission of abstracts on any research-oriented topic relating to the learning of a foreign, second or additional language by learners of primary school age or younger. Where?: Department of Education, University of Oxford University When?: July 6th – 8th, 2016 Please see Conference website for more details Presentation Format Oral Presentations (individual […]

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New article

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A new paper, which was co-authored with my MA thesis advisors, is out in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes. The article entitled “Authorial presence in L1 and L2 novice academic writing: Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspectives” draws on my MA thesis, but we mostly reconducted our data analysis and enhanced our interpretation, and then rewrote most parts of my […]

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LANTERN Lunchtime Talks

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LANTERN Lunchtime Talks Here is the information for two LANTERN Lunchtime talks that we have organised before Christmas. Paul and Alex are kindly providing food for theirs, which makes adds an even more social element to our community event. Both in EW C3.30 Academic identity and religious identity: cognitive dissonance in students’ higher education Paul Smith and Alex Baratta Friday 20th […]

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2nd call for papers – Languages for Life: Educational, Professional and Social Contexts, Vienna, July 2016

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The Association for Language Awareness is calling for proposals for papers and posters for the 13th International Language Awareness Conference (ALA 2016) Languages for Life: Educational, Professional and Social Contexts that will take place at the WU Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business) from July 19-22, 2016. The submission deadline for both is 15 November 2015. Conference Themes LALT: Language Awareness in Language Learning and Language Teaching LAWB: […]

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Conference registration now open and deadline for submissions ends soon: Telecollaboration, 2016, Trinity College, Dublin

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New Directions in Telecollaborative Research and Practice: The Second Conference on Telecollaboration in University Education 21-23 April 2016 The first conference on Telecollaboration in University Foreign Language Education (2014, León, Spain) brought together over 120 researchers and practitioners of telecollaboration / online intercultural exchange (OIE) initiatives at university level. The event led to the publication of two journal special editions […]

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Call for papers: CoDesigns. Envisioning Multi-sited Language Education Policies, Finland, June 2016

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International Conference & Summer School of Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Monday, June 20 – Wednesday, June 22, 2016 We are now inviting proposals for presentations in the international conference on CoDesigns. Envisioning Multi-sited Language Education Policies. The Conference is simultaneously the 33rd Summer School of Applied Language Studies. The Conference aims at promoting empowering designs and approaches to language […]

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TESOL Podcast site

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One of the MA TESOL students, Paul Jones, has alerted us to a site that hosts podcasts of various TESOL related issues. Here is one that Paul recommended … An interview with Adrian Holliday on Appropriate Methodology … and here are a few more interviews that might be of interest to our community: Tom Farrell on Reflective Practice Richard Smith on […]

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Plea for help: A questionnaire for ELT teachers

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Achilleas Kostoulas has posted the following request on his blog, which comes from his colleague, Sarah Mercer and her research partner Christina Gkonou. Perhaps you could complete the questionnaire and send it on to anyone else who might be interested. Just click on the link at the end of the letter explaining the research. Dear English Language Teacher, We would be grateful […]

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Reflections on the Leed’s event of ‘Language Research, Performance and the Creative Arts’

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In this reflection, I want to share my experience of presenting and participating in the one-day event on Language Research, Performance and the Creative Arts at the University of Leeds. It was one of my most enjoyable academic experience as the event provided a rich space of critical discussions. I have got inspired from the researchers of different fields who are interested […]

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2nd call for papers: 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND ELT Language in Focus: From Theory to Practice: New Directions in ELT and Applied Linguistics, Istanbul, Turkey, March 2016

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This is a conference organised by ELT Department of Faculty of Education, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey and being held in Istanbul from March 10-12, 2016. Please note that the deadline for proposals is November 1st Check out the conference website: www.languageinfocus.org for more details. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by November 30th, 2015. From their website: The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for researchers, teachers and […]

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Multilingual Language Learning with Digital Media (Call for abstracts)

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Multilingual CALL: Multilingual Language Learning with Digital Media in Primary and Secondary Classrooms Frankfurt, February 17-18, 2016 Learners of a second or foreign language are not homogeneous with regard to their linguistic backgrounds and their degree of fluency in different languages. Students often have skills in more than one language, including languages previously studied at school, as well as heritage […]

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