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New issue of ‘Englishes in Practice’

08/05/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

The new issue of Englishes in Practice is now available. In his article Academic Rigour in Criticising English as a Lingua Franca, Tomokazu Ishikawa of Southampton’s Centre for Global Englishes responds to recent publications by Joseph Sung-Yul and Lionel Wee, John O’Regan and Suresh Canagarajah. http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eip.2015.2.issue-2/eip-2015-0002/eip-2015-0002.xml Englishes in Practice is the working papers of the Centre for Global Englishes, University […]

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With a Phd and a new job!

01/05/2015 Eljee 4 comments

It’s been an eventful year to say the least! Not only did I submit my thesis and passed my viva but I also got a new job! *cue happy dance* I think this was THE biggest post-PhD fear that I’ve been harbouring for a long time. The “What to do after the PhD?” kind of question. Being an international student […]

Life after the doctorate

Call for papers: Special issue on Intercultural Education and the 21st Century School

29/04/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

This is a special issue for the International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics (IJLAL) which is being edited by Elena Gómez Parra and Irina Golubeva. Elena spent six weeks with us here in Manchester recently, and both she and Irina were at CultNet. The special issue will be published in June 2016 and they invite you to submit your articles by 31st Dec. ’15. Further […]

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Call for Proposals: Mobile Apps for Language Learning & Teaching

29/04/2015 Volha Arkhipenka Leave a comment

TESOL Press seeks proposals for a booklet (75–100 pages) that offers a critical literature review of apps available for mobile language learning and teaching. The proposal should not only identify some of the best apps currently available but also explain the features that make these apps the best. The language and style of the booklet should be accessible to a […]

Getting published

References in reading and writing needed

27/04/2015 Mariam Attia 5 comments

Dear All, A colleague of mine is working on a publication on teaching foreign/second language reading and writing in the 21st century, and would highly appreciate it if you could share publications that you may have come across in these two areas. Please post any recommendations here or send them directly to me (mariam.attia@durham.ac.uk). Thank you.

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Posters presented at the IATEFL Research SIG Pre-conference event

23/04/2015 Susan Dawson One comment

Both Volha and I presented posters at this year’s Research SIG event. The theme was about developing as a researcher. The day was divided into three strands, with each strand given an ‘impulse’ by David Nunan, Sue Garton and Cynthia White. Volha’s poster formed part of Strand 1: A researchers’ journey: Challenges, issues and strategies. Mine was part of Strand 3: Identities, […]

Reflections in/on research(er) action

CultNet 2015 reflections

22/04/2015 Sutraphorn Tantiniranat One comment

At Cultnet this year I presented a paper entitled “The goal is to teach English, not London is the city with diverse culture. No.” : Some Implications for ELF Teacher Education. It was my second Cultnet and as Min and Susan have said, attending and presenting at the Cultnet is beneficial in many ways. For me, I used the opportunities […]

BAAL (IC-SIG) 2015 abstract accepted

22/04/2015 Sutraphorn Tantiniranat 2 comments

Hi LANTERNERS! An abstract by Richard and me has been accepted for the 2015 BAAL IC SIG (The British Association of Applied Linguistic- Intercultural Communication Special Interest Group) Annual Conference in Sheffield. It will be my second time for the BAAL IC SIG, but the first co-presentation with Richard (aka the boss!). I am looking forward to it 🙂 Please […]

Conference/article plans

New Book: Foreign Language Learning as Intercultural Experience

22/04/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

This is a new publication that forms part of the series on Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning. It is edited by Arnd Witte and Theo Harden and looks at the subjective dimension. Below is the synopsis: Learning a foreign language in its cultural context has a significant effect on the subjective mind, ranging from the unsettling to the inspirational. The […]

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Cultnet Reflections

21/04/2015 Zhuomin Huang 4 comments

Our Manchester ‘Cultgroup’ (Richard, Khwan, Susan, Miri, Miriam and me) had presented in the 18th Cultnet seminar at Durham University. I found it was very beneficial to hear other researchers’ studies in the same field as well as receive wonderful insights from them. Below, I would like to share some of my reflections of learning from this supportive environment. It […]

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Reflections on a week of conference experiences

21/04/2015 Susan Dawson 9 comments

Last week was a bit of a whirlwind: IATEFL, followed by the Roundtable on Complex Systems Theory and ELT, both here in Manchester, and then the CultNet seminar in Durham at the end of the week. Apart from the many great conversations and meals (I think I have been to more restaurants in Manchester in the last week than the last […]

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Collection of articles based on Cultural Diversity and Race in Education

21/04/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

This is a collection of articles put together by Routledge to link in with the AERA annual meeting theme: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education Research and Praxis. They are all free to access and are grouped under the following themes: Adapting for Diversity Multiculturalism in Education Policy & Politics Religious Diversity Social Structure The Language Barrier

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Language and Literacy among the Suri people in Ethiopia

19/04/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

This film was produced by a friend of mine working in Ethiopia and explores some of the literacy work being done among the Suri people.

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‘Chinese Education Today’: Call for Abstracts

09/04/2015 Mariam Attia Leave a comment

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS CERA-UK Annual Conference 2015 Chinese Education Today: Practice and Research 25th-26th June 2015, London, UK (Submission deadlines: 21st April 2015) The Chinese Educational Research Association-UK contributes to critical research and discussion relating to Chinese Education in its broadest sense. We provide opportunities for post-graduate students and professional academics to become involved and to share their interests. Ours […]

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Are academic journals becoming obsolete?

08/04/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

An interesting article on the continuing debate about the role and future of academic journals. Academic Journals: The Most Profitable Obsolete Technology in History by Jason Schmitt It does seem to me a bit of a vicious circle. The only publications that ‘count’ are those published in peer review journals and yet the knowledge that they share is only available to an elite few […]

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