…. to Min and Fida for successfully negotiating the “Progression to Main Study rite of passage … now the joy of ethics forms awaits 🙂 … and to Khwan for getting to the Finals of the 3-Minute Thesis and acquitting herself so well in them.
Read moreSeries Editor: Tim Stewart Deadline: 20 July 2015 Scope and Purpose The Voices series will explore the impact of practice on theory in TESOL classrooms around the world through novel participant inquiries. It will highlight the voices of student and teacher participants. The core of each chapter will be distinguished by personal narratives of discovery, challenge, change, and growth encountered […]
Read moreThis is a new book published by Routledge that the practitioners among us might find interesting. Here is what the publishers say about the book: David Nunan’s dynamic learner-centered teaching style has informed and inspired countless TESOL educators around the world. In this fresh, straightforward introduction to teaching English to speakers of other languages he presents teaching techniques and procedures […]
Read moreHi all, My paper for the Cambridge Open-Review Educational Research e-Journal (CORERJ) entitled “Some Intercultural Implications of ASEAN and Thai Educational Policies for Thai Higher Education” is now going through the open-review process. Please follow this link to see it. I’m not sure if anyone can post their comments on the website but please let me know if you are […]
Read moreDear all, I’ll be talking about my thesis in three minutes at the 3MT Manchester final round on Monday, 23 March from 16:00 to 18:00. The tickets are now sold out but if you’re interested (there’s a drink reception after the competition!), you can apply to be on the waiting list here. Thank you 🙂 Khwan
Read moreIATEFL is being held in Manchester this year, and even though I didn’t feel I had anything very concrete to say as I was in the middle of my data collection when I wrote the abstract, it seemed too good an opportunity to miss, so I submitted one away. Volha also submitted one which was accepted for the Research SIG day. […]
Read moreHi Everyone, I just submitted my abstract for the 11th Annual Conference of the BAAL-Language Learning and Teaching SIG. Thank you Susan Dawson for posting the conference call for papers in this blog 🙂 The title of my abstract is ‘The Introduction of English as a Medium of Instruction and its Reversal: Language Planning Insights from Multilingual Indonesia’. Fingers crossed […]
Read moreLast week I attended a two day writing workshop in Durham run by the NEDTC. It was a bit of a mixed experience, but I would like to share some reflections on the workshop that might possibly be useful for others too. There were 45 of us from a real cross section of disciplines, with very different projects from around the UK […]
Read moreThe newly created International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education website is now available here: http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-bias-identity-diversities/125026#indices The International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education (IJBIDE) investigates critically the positioning of diverse individuals in formal and informal contexts of education – from kindergarten to adult education, but also lifelong learning. Diversities here refer to different identity markers such as ethnicity, […]
Read moreThis talk is part of the 50th Anniversary series at Birkbeck College, London. Speaker: Professor Jennifer Jenkins Time: 18 March, 2015, 18:00-19:00 Venue: Birkbeck College, University of London (room information will be sent in an email after you have registered) How to book: Free entry; but booking required. Please go to the following website at: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internationalisation-on-campus-or-is-it-tickets-15632258506?aff=rss Abstract: Universities often claim […]
Read moreCurrent Perspectives on Pedagogy for English as a Lingua Franca edited by Yasemin Bayyurt and Sumru Akcan aims to examine how current theories and principles underlying English as a Lingua Franca studies contribute to research on present pedagogical practices in ELF contexts. The book includes selected papers from the Fifth International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca. It provides useful […]
Read moreI have just booked my place for this interesting panel presentation on English as a Lingua Franca. It could be relevant for most of us as they will discuss the implications of EFL for English language teaching and teacher education. Panel presentation by Alan Firth (Newcastle), Dr Andy Harris (MMU) and Dr Huw Bell (MMU) Monday 16th March 2015 5.30pm […]
Read moreHi all. I’ve just submitted an abstract to the 12TH UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE CONFERENCE ON APPLIED LINGUISTICS (ELIA) conference which will be held in Seville, Spain, July 1-3, 2015 (please see Susan’s earlier post). My abstract for this conference is the longest one I used to submit because there are some requirements which I’m not very familiar with i.e. proposal […]
Read moreI have just come across this interesting little website which is billed as a career resource for PhD researchers in the Humanities and Arts. There are podcasts, articles and videos to help people think through the different options after the PhD, mostly written by those who have gone on and beyond. Here is how the owners describe the site: ‘Beyond the […]
Read moreEnglishes in Practice is the title of the working papers of the Centre for Global Englishes, University of Southampton, UK. It provides a forum for both members of the Centre and other scholars to present research and explore matters related to global users and uses of Englishes, including English as a lingua franca (ELF). The journal welcomes submissions which report […]
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