Dr Stephen Rogers form Manchester Institute of Education (MIE), The University of Manchester, has won the Bera Dissertation Award 2013 for his thesis An Investigation Into New Labour Education Policy: Personalisation, Young People, Schools and Modernity. Stephen retired after 30 years in various roles in education, including that of headteacher and director of a national education charity. After completing his […]
Read moreDear all, Anyone is planning to attend the next IATEFL Conference in Harrogate? I plan to submit my abstract for this conference. Could you please give me comments and suggestions for my abstract below. Many thanks 🙂 Title: English-medium Instruction in Indonesia: Policies, Practicalities, and Problems (8) Abstract: 50-60 words In 2006, Indonesia, a linguistically diverse and complicated country, started […]
Read moreThis year, for the first time, my annual progress review involved an independent reviewer. Initially, I was unsure about what it meant for me personally, e.g., I immediately thought, is there something wrong my research progress so far? And, of course, panicked, thinking there might be… Also, I didn’t really know what the new format might entail in terms of […]
Read moreThe British Academy’s aim in making these awards is to offer opportunities for outstanding early career researchers to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in a university environment which will develop their curriculum vitae and improve their prospects of obtaining permanent lecturing posts by the end of the Fellowship. The primary emphasis is on completion of a significant piece […]
Read moreWe are pleased to announce the release of our interactive course for teachers, Changing Englishes, available via the British Council/BBC TeachingEnglish website at http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/top-stories/changing-englishes-interactive-course-teachers or directly at: http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/changing-englishes/changing-englishes.aspx The course is designed for experienced and trainee teachers of English, as well as teacher trainers. It will particularly benefit teachers who are open to new ways of thinking about their subject […]
Read moreIt’s a long time since I wrote a Newsletter for the blog – I had something monthly in mind but then life became too busy and the impetus was lost, ah well ! Anyway, with better intentions to the fore, I’m now thinking about the new academic year and hoping to post more regularly 🙂 What’s new in the world of […]
Read moreThe Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) is annoucing the following fellowships: Research Fellowship Program for International Students & Researchers Target Group: PhD students and young post-doctoral researchers who want to conduct research in Turkey. APPLICATION PERIOD DATES I. Period : 17 March 2014 – 21 April 2014 II. Period : 22 September 2014 – 31 October 2014 […]
Read moreBefore the Annual Review, I had a mixed of feeling: nervous, curious, worried and excited. Although I already had some information in hand about what happened in my colleagues’ AR, preparing for mine was still quite daunting. “Have I prepared enough? What questions will the reviewer ask? Will I be able to answer the questions? Have I had enough knowledge […]
Read moreDear All, Just a line to let you know that Adrian Holliday has just launched his new blog. You can access his posts here (for a full view of each post please click on the date).
Read moreI have now completed my first Annual Review (AR) so I think that my first year PhD has officially ended. I’m now sailing to my second year PhD studies and to becoming a senior student too! I was nervous before the AR meeting because I had to step out of the comfort zone of usual supervision meeting where there are […]
Read moreI conducted a pilot study titled “English Language Teachers’ Perceptions of Intercultural Competence: An Exploratory Case Study in a Thai University” in Thailand in June 2013.The main purpose of my pilot study was to try out data collection methods which included semi-structured interviews with English language teachers, a chat with Department Head, classroom observations and documents collecting. In addition, I […]
Read moreI was going to write up an account of my experience at the i-mean conference on identities I went to in Bristol in April. Rather than provide a full account, though, as a result of this conference I had a brain itch that has only just been scratched, and I thought I would share that instead. This starts with one […]
Read moreMy chapter for the Sage Cases in Methodology collection looks like it will be published, perhaps later in the year. The chapter is called “An ethnography of academic writing: on the very idea of an ethnography”, and it essentially about my struggles in characterising and naming (not to mention conducting and writing) my doctoral research. The SCM project itself looks […]
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