On the 22nd of February, I presented a talk at the Qatar TESOL conference, Promoting a Culture of Reading (21-22 Feb, 2014, College of the North Atlantic, Doha, Qatar), entitled It’s long, it’s hard, it’s boring: Student Voices on Reading. In my presentation I aimed to approach the issue of reading as an academic skill and a cultural activity from […]
Read moreRather than what I have learnt through the feedback, I would like to reflect on two mental notes I made to myself while actually writing the assignment – and I only did one, so it shouldn’t have been that strenuous a task really. There were moments though when it felt as if I was climbing Everest – the bit near […]
Read moreIt took me quite a while after my panel day (January 16th) to write this blog post. There have been lots of things going on after the big day and I don’t know where the time has gone! The following is what I have learned from presenting at my panel review. On the panel day I didn’t sleep well the […]
Read morePlease note that this book is aimed at undergraduates writing a dissertation, not postgraduates writing a PhD thesis. Nevertheless, it may be of interest to anyone involved in university work. Hi I am pleased to announce the publication of a new textbook (aimed at undergraduate students) focusing on the development of intercultural competence through thesis writing. I hope you’ll take […]
Read moreAs Khwan did, I also presented in the UoM Interdisciplinary Symposium on 31st January 2014. It was a really exciting experience (yet quite daunting 😀 ) sharing with many people from different disciplines. However, I felt quite at home as well as I see many familiar faces in the room. Thank you very much for the support everyone 🙂 In my […]
Read moreI gave a presentation at the Interdisciplinary Symposium here at the Manchester Institute of Education on January 31st, 2014. In my presentation titled “The challenges and possibilities of investigating English language teaching from an intercultural perspective,” I started off by briefly introducing myself and my topic before moving on to talk about the possibilities and challenges I have found from […]
Read moreThe first 2014 issue of Multilingua has just come out. It is a special issue devoted to Multilingualism at work, guest-edited by Jo Angouri and featuring the following articles: Multilingua Volume 33, Issue 1-2 (Jan 2014), Special Issue: Multilingualism at work Jo Angouri, Multilingualism in the workplace: Language practices in multilingual contexts Britt-Louise Gunnarsson, Multilingualism in European workplaces Ingrid Piller and Loy Lising, Language, employment, and settlement: Temporary meat workers in Australia (available […]
Read moreThere will be a (free) face-to-face and virtual event at Manchester and in Second Life: Reviewing current and future practice in the use of worlds in Higher Education Institutions on 14th March, 2014. This will take place physically in the Kanaris Lecture Theatre, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester: 9.30-16.00. The day is free and lunch is included. All welcome, please advertise on […]
Read moreTheoretical Turbulence in Intercultural Communication Studies Editor: Saila Poutiainen Date Of Publication: Jan 2014 Isbn13: 978-1-4438-5353-8 Isbn: 1-4438-5353-4 A number of researchers, trainers and educators in intercultural communication acknowledge that the most popular models and theories of the field are insufficient—even unsuitable—to describe or explain our practical multicultural experiences today. This collection of articles offers new insights and critical evaluations […]
Read moreThere is an online course on ‘Corpus linguistics: method, analysis and interpretation’ delivered by Prof Tony McEnery on Future Learn website. It will start on the 27th of January, and it will last 8 weeks. The course offers a practical introduction to the methodology of corpus linguistics for researchers in social sciences and humanities. I have already registered for the […]
Read morefrom Steve de Shazer ( 1940- 2005) “We have a saying in our shop – if you feel a hypothesis/theory coming on, take two aspirin and lie down”.
Read morePre-panel review: 9 outlines, 27 proposal drafts and 4 mock presentations! I have talked to many PhD students who passed their panel reviews and everybody said ‘You’ll be fine’. Deep down in my heart I know that I will, but all the nerves and worries I have don’t seem to go away. It’s my nature, I think, to be worried […]
Read moreInterculturalism and Multiculturalism: Similarities and Differences Edited by Martyn Barrett Published December 2013, Council of Europe Publishing, F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France ISBN 978-92-871-7692-9 €29,00/$58.00, Paperback, 188 pages Order online at: https://book.coe.int/eur/en/cultural-policies/5790-interculturalism-and-multiculturalism-similarities-and-differences.html This book examines the relationship between two policy approaches for managing the cultural diversity of contemporary societies: interculturalism and multiculturalism. The relationship between these two approaches has […]
Read moreWriting a panel proposal was quite an adventure to me 😀 starting from finding and understanding the topic, formulating reasonable RQ (s) and so on. As my topic was quite new to me (especially about educational policy and language policy aspects) I had to start by building up my understanding about the elements of my topic. Fortunately, I had quite […]
Read moreIn this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social class in applied linguistics. Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on aspects such as race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion and sexuality. Political economy, and social class, as an identity inscription, have been undervalued. This book argues that increasing socioeconomic inequality, which has come […]
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