Special issue of L2 journal: Critical Perspectives on Neoliberalism in Second/Foreign Language Education

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Critical Perspectives on Neoliberalism in Second/Foreign Language Education With guest editors Katie A. Bernstein, Emily A. Hellmich, Noah Katznelson, Jaran Shin, and Kimberly Vinall   Accountability, competitiveness, efficiency, profit: While it is not surprising to hear these terms in corporate offices around the world, it is slightly alarming to hear these terms in reference to schools, teachers, and students. Second/foreign language […]

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Using the creative arts in the research process

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I fly to Brussels later today for the 3rd Symposium of our AHRC-funded “Researching Multilingually at the Borders of Language, the Body, Law and the State” project. On this occasion, rather than giving a formal paper, I will form part of an 8-strong team of performers (including our colleague Mariam Attia) presenting a piece, collaboratively explored and then wonderfully ‘scriptified’ […]

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Important information on word count for the thesis

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Word Length – Latest Faculty Guidance Students must not make requests for extensions to the thesis word limit justified on the basis of the student doing interdisciplinary research (and thus having to address literature and debates across disciplines), and/or doing qualitative methods. The use of both is common in the Humanities, and themselves not justification for an increase in word […]

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Call for papers: Special Issue of Language Teaching Research on Intercultural citizenship in the (foreign) language classroom

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Language Teaching Research announces a call for abstracts for a special topic issue on intercultural citizenship in the (foreign) language classroom. The issue will address empirical, conceptual, and theoretical concerns related to the development of critical cultural awareness, which is of special importance particularly in the field of English language education, considering the status of English as a global language […]

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IALIC Conference in November in Beijing

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I am a long-standing member of IALIC and contributor at its conferences but this time, for the Beijing conference, I decided to go for something a bit different: Ethnomusicological bridges and social engagement through klezmer: interdisciplinary dialogues and intercultural performances Richard Fay, Ros Hawley and Elinor Sherwood (Music Department, The University of Manchester) ABSTRACT Whilst the concept of ‘culture’ has […]

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One day conference: Multilingualism in the digital age, Reading

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The Department of English Language an Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading will be hosting a one day conference on Multilingualism in the Digital Age. The conference will take place on the 19th of June and the plenary speakers are Professor Alexandra Georgakopoulou (King’s College London) and Professor Yaron Matras (University of Manchester). The event is free, but due to a limited amount of spaces, booking is […]

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Research seminar with Suresh Canagarajah: Theorizing a Language Competence for Negotiating Superdiversity, London

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This looks like an extremely interesting seminar from Suresh Canagarajah being held in London at the UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics on July 1st. Please see below for more details:  Theorizing a Language Competence for Negotiating Superdiversity   Suresh Canagarajah Pennsylvania State University 17:00-18:00 Wednesday 1st July 2015 Room 642, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL Abstract: Mary Louise Pratt (1987) initiated an […]

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Andy Kirkpatrick on ‘English as a Lingua Franca in Asia: Suggestions for ELT/ELF Policy and Pedagogy’, Bath

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Andy Kirkpatrick, Visiting Professor in the Language and Educational Practices research cluster of the Department of Education, University of Bath, will give his first research seminar presentation at Bath on Tuesday 16th June. Title:  English as a Lingua Franca in Asia: Suggestions for ELT/ELF Policy and Pedagogy Time: 2pm Place:  CB 4.1, Chancellors’ Building, University of Bath main campus, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY Abstract:  In this […]

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