Hi All The end of November came and went without my finding time or inclination to finish this 3rd Newsletter. Now, it is the year’s end that approaches and, with it, here in Manchester, despite the mild weather, the wintry dark afternoons still encroach although at least the days are beginning to lengthen (albeit hardly perceptibly as yet). It’s a time to be […]
Read moreI have submitted a proposal for a paper at the next Qatar TESOL conference to take place in Doha, Qatar, 13-14 April 2012. Here are more details: Title Are we teaching / are they learning? Academic writing blues. Abstract This paper will focus on the trials and tribulations of teaching academic composition to pre-university students, with reflections on student motivation and teacher […]
Read moreI am pleased to have two book chapters out in quick succession: Davcheva, L, Fay, R. and Byram M. (Dec 2011). Zones of interculturality in postgraduate doctorate supervision. In F. Derwin, A. Gajardo A. and Lavanchy, F. (eds.), Politics of interculturality,(pp.127-149). Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press. Isbn13: 978-1-4438-3365-3 / Isbn: 1-4438-3365-7 http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Politics-of-Interculturality1-4438-3365-7.htm This volume also contains chapters by: Fred Dervin, Catherine Doherty, […]
Read moreFirst, in alphabetical author order, the full set of our nine Paper submissions, then the details of the Panel (with six potential contributions): PAPER SUBMISSIONS Mira Bekar – Co-constructing the social and interactive self in online text-based chats [abstract] Magdalena De Stefani — Reflexivity in action research: exploring the role of narratives [abstract] Richard Fay and Leah Davcheva – Being Jewish in Bulgaria: […]
Read moreIn an article titled ‘Empowerment as a Pedagogy of Possibility‘ (Language Arts 64 4), Roger Simon makes the following observation: As an introduction to, preparation for, and legitimation of particular forms of social life, education always presupposes a vision of the future. In this respect, a curriculum and its supporting pedagogy are a vision of our own dreams of ourselves, […]
Read moreThe 4th ENIEDA conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education took place in Vrshac, Serbia, 29 Sept- , 2011. The focus was placed on negotiating and constructing European identities across language and cultures. It was a small scale conference, a combination of plenary speakers (Cornelia Ilie, Maguelonne Dejant-Pons and Srikant Saranji), workshops and paper presentations. I personally, expected more interactivity both during workshops and […]
Read moreCalling all rebel researchers and naughty narrativists! The time has come for telling your subversive stories… The abstract for the panel currently reads like this: We all live storied lives. The stories that we tell, and are told of us, not only describe the world in which we live, but they help to create it, for they shape each and […]
Read moreSome good news – the editor of this Special Issue writes …. Thank you for your abstract submission for the special issue of Intercultural Education on “Media, Technology, and Intercultural Education.” Your proposed abstract “Becoming communicatively competent in the 21st century; Computer-mediated intercultural communication” aligns strongly with the goals of this special issue, and I am pleased to invite you […]
Read moreI have put together a few pictures from the recent TESOL conference in Doha. Please, take a look. Doha TESOL pictures Magda
Read moreLast weekend I participated in the international TESOL conference in Doha (1-3 Oct, 2011) on Putting Research into Practice. My presentation was on how Cooperative Development contributes to and enhances reflective teaching practice (“CD or the Art of Teacher Maintenance”), inspired by and based on Julian’s work. It went very well and, for the first time, I managed to present […]
Read moreI have just added (to the ‘Archived LTE papers’ thread) the ppt for the paper given by Leah and myself at this event in Vrsac in Serbia. The European Network for Intercultural Education and Activities (ENIEDA) is a new-ish grouping with very strong roots in the Balkans led by the dynamic Professor Cornelia Ilie (formerly of Romania and long-time based […]
Read moreJust a note to say that next Saturaday I will be delivering a talk at an event organised by a professional association (the Panhellenic Association of State Schools Teachers of English). The overarching theme of the event is “Empowering Language Learning and Teaching”, and I will be talking about how my conceptual framework of ELT in Greece can be used […]
Read moreAnother month has whizzed past – I shouldn’t be surprised because, for me, Septembers tend to be a blur as we rush around getting the new academic year up and running. So, it’s time to take stock via another newsletter as I sit in a conference venue in Vrsac in Serbia, not far from Romania. I’m here for the first time in Serbia, and for […]
Read moreIf you haven’t already got a copy, the latest special topic issue is out now. Haven’t read through it all yet but it is quite exciting to see several articles on narrative in TESOL!
Read moreOn the 22nd of September I gave a presentation at the Georgetown University Culture and Politics faculty seminar. It was called Language, culture, education in a Qatari English classroom – exploring areas of dialogue and tension in the diverse environment of the Academic Bridge Program, Education City, Doha, Qatar. I posted the ppt here. I discussed the main parameters and background […]
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