Seminar at Goldsmiths, University College, London with Prof Andy Kirkpatrick on ‘English as a Lingua Franca in Asia – implications for pedagogy’

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Speaker: Prof Andy Kirkpatrick  (Griffith University, Australia) Thursday 29 October, at 17:00 in room RHB 137 (Richard Hoggart building) Location: Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW http://www.gold.ac.uk/find-us/ Abstract In this presentation I shall consider the implications of the development of English as a lingua franca in East and Southeast Asia with a focus on two specific issues: first, what are […]

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A rather different call – not for papers, but for participants!

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This is an all-day performance workshop run by award-winning poet Tawona Sithole of the Researching Multilingually at Borders project that Richard is part of. They are asking for participants to go up to Glasgow and test out some of the materials that Tawona is writing for the final project performance. If you have always fancied a go at acting, then why […]

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Call for papers for a symposium in Singapore: Strengthening connectivities in ELT: pedagogies, disciplines, cultures, May 2016

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This symposium “Strengthening connectivities in ELT: pedagogies, disciplines, cultures” is being organized by The Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore. The Symposium will be held on 25 to 27 May 2016. It invites abstracts from ELT practitioners and scholars, with the deadline for submissions 15th November, 2015. To submit an abstract or register as a participant, please check […]

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Call for papers – Bridging ELT Theory and Practice: Innovations and Reservations in the Digital Age to be held from 15 to 17 April, 2016, Shantou, China

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The 8th International Conference on TESOL, organised by The English language Centre (ELC), Shantou University has opened its call for papers. You can get more details from the conference website The conference theme is: Bridging ELT Theory and Practice: Innovations and Reservations in the Digital Age. As the development of technology has brought both opportunities and challenges to the ELT […]

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Social media and online accounts for the Applied Linguistics and Communication group at Newcastle University

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The Applied Linguistic and Communication group at Newcastle University are active through a variety of online and social media accounts. They say that through these they provide news, updates and discussions related to their research activities and interests, mostly in the areas of Applied Linguistics, language learning, TESOL, Cross-/Inter-Cultural Communication, and Discourse and social interaction. They invite us to have a […]

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Language Research, Performance and the Creative Arts

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Language Research, Performance and the Creative Arts Friday 16 October 2015 Coach House, School of Education, Hillary Place, University of Leeds Programme and abstracts 9.30 Registration & coffee 10.00 Welcome – Lou Harvey & Jessica Bradley 10.15 Presentations Jessica Bradley, University of Leeds “Why street performance? Linguistic ethnography in multilingual community arts” Zhuomin Huang, University of Manchester “Through the Eye […]

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New collection with free access to articles on international and Foreign language Students

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International & Foreign Language Students International education and foreign language learning is an area of education that has evolved dramatically in the last few decades. This collection covers many contemporary issues surrounding international and foreign language students, such as: Language learning Student experience Teaching Technology Curriculum Education policy Download articles here.

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New book on Online Intercultural exchange

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This is a new book edited by Robert O’Dowd and Tim Lewis, and includes contributions by several Cultnet people. (For more information on Cutlet, see reflections by Khwan and Min) The publishers say: This volume provides a state of the art overview of Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE) in university education and demonstrates how educators can use OIE to address current challenges […]

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Congratulations to Achilleas on his new post at the University of Graz, Austria

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Achilleas Kostoulas (PhD alumnus) is taking up a post at the University of Graz on 1st October in the ELT Research and Methodology centre. Huge congratulations from all of us in the LANTERN community Achilleas, and we look forward to following your new journey. Do come back and visit us from time to time. You can read Achilleas’ blog post about his move here.

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Annual conference of ESREA – European Society for Research on the Education of Adults Life History and Biography Network, Canterbury, March 2016

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‘Resources of Hope’: The place of hope in researching learning lives The Annual Conference in 2016 will be held in Canterbury, England, in the beautiful grounds of Canterbury Cathedral, from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th March 2016 Second Call for Papers Conference website link www.canterbury.ac.uk/education/resources-of-hope There is a huge amount of information on the website about the conference. its themes and the […]

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