New Journal: Language and Sociocultural Theory

The first issue of Language and Sociocultural Theory is published Equinox is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of the new journal Language and Sociocultural Theory. This international journal is devoted to the study of language from the perspective of Vygotskian sociocultural theory. The editor is James P. Lantolf, The Pennsylvania State University. There will be two issues per volume […]

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New Journal: CALICO

CALICO Journal is now being published by Equinox Publishing Ltd.   We are pleased to announce that CALICO Journal, founded in 1983, will move to Equinox in 2015. CALICO is the official publication of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) and is devoted to the dissemination of information concerning the application of technology to language teaching and language learning. The journal is published online-only, is […]

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Free access to International and Intercultural Communication articles

Enjoy free online access to our International and Intercultural Communication collection until the end of August. This year we are offering free access to articles from our Communication Studies journals exploring a different theme each month. Explore this month’s collection on International and Intercultural Communication with free online access until the end of August. This collection provides an important input to the latest research on […]

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New Book:The Impact of Study Abroad on the Acquisition of Sociopragmatic Variation Patterns: The Case of Non-Native-Speaker English Teachers

By Anne Marie Devlin This book investigates the study abroad profile of non-native speaker teachers of English, exploring the impact of studying abroad on the acquisition of sociopragmatic variation patterns and the relationship between such patterns and identity development. Introducing the concept of ‘loci of learning’, the book provides a compelling insight into the relationship between the duration of study […]

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A recent ‘informed consent’ scandal

Thanks to Sarah Darley-Nolan for bringing this very interesting BBC radio 4 programme to my notice. I thought it would be good to share it here. Informed consent Facebook has been under fire for running a controversial ’emotion manipulation’ study on 689,003 Facebook users. The experiment, to find out whether emotions were contagious on the social network, involved minor changes […]

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Bring it back home conference 2014

Thanks to all who presented yesterday and everybody who came. It all added up to a great day! We suggested yesterday that all presentations were uploaded. Either send them to me and I can upload them or you can upload them here yourself. Richard’s Presentation Khwan’s Presentation Magda’s Presentation Mariam’s Presentation Achilleas’ Presentation Susan’s Presentation Fitris Presentation

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