A (belated) Happy New Year to everyone – may it end more kindly than it began. Things to look forward to this year include: a steady stream of researchers moving, at slightly different speeds, towards the finish line (e.g. Ivy, Felix, Sue, Helen, and Huran) a new series of LANTERN alumni/associate talks (see below) further work developing the idea of […]
Read moreAlthough the Researching Multilingually at Borders project ended back in 2017, the work from it continues to inform my work with colleagues (e.g. Jane Andrews) both in terms of: content (e.g. the value of a translingual researcher mindset, and modality (e.g. the value placed on collaboration, especially interdisciplinary, interpractitionary, intercultural, and multilingual collaboration). This blog posting is mainly concerned with […]
Read moreFacebook group Applied Linguistics Research Methods–Discussion shared a Website Mapping Applied Linguistics: “A good map just got better. The first edition of this book gave real coherence to the field of applied linguistics. Now we see the terrain even more clearly through a wealth of good examples. It’s a map that truly facilitates exploration and discovery.” James Paul Gee, Arizona State University, US Website Mapping […]
Read moreSophia Mavridi is our MA alumna and she will hold a free panel discussion on hybrid learning in language teaching organisations on Tuesday 12 Jan 16.00 UK time with Thom Kiddle (NILE), Chris Farrell (CES), and John Glew-O’Leary (IH Manchester). If you are interested in hybrid learning, please book your place here. If you want to download and […]
Read moreSpecial Issue “Recent Developments in Language Testing and Assessment” Print Special Issue Flyer Special Issue Editors Special Issue Information Keywords Published Papers A special issue of Languages (ISSN 2226-471X). Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2021. Special Issue Editors Prof. Dina Tsagari Website Guest Editor Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher […]
Read moreTESOL Intercultural Communication Interest Section The Intercultural Communication Interest Section (ICIS) of #tesol International opens our 2021 call for Lightening Talks. Doctoral students are encouraged to submit a 200-word abstract describing their work in progress for the upcoming Lightening Talks hosted by ICIS on February 24, 2021. Send Submissions to: Jennifer Lacroix, Co-Chair (Elect) lacroixj@bu.edu
Read moreCall for Chapters Contemporary Perspectives on English as a Medium of Instruction New Volume in book series: Contemporary Perspectives on Learning Environments Publisher: Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC, USA Volume Editor Paul Chamness Iida, Akita International University (pchamness@gmail.com) About the Theme English Medium Instruction (EMI) is the use of English to teach academic content in countries where English is not […]
Read moreJob opportunity Please find below a job opportunity – assistant professor in international and comparative education – in the School of Education at Durham university. Researchers/teachers in the field of languages and intercultural communication are encouraged to apply. Closing date: 03-Feb-2021, 11:59:00 PM Link: https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=21000009&tz=GMT%2B00%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon
Read moreThe Culture Learning of Sojourning English Language Teachers Korea TESOL Journal Jeremy Slagoski University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Abstract: This qualitative study was designed to explore the culture learning of sojourning English language teachers (ELTs) in Japan and South Korea. Qualitative research methods were used to design the study and to collect the data. Using Holliday’s Host Culture Complex model […]
Read moreLast month, at the end of 2020, I was involved with hosting an online conference. The conference was called China and Higher Education: Navigating Uncertain Futures, and it was the third annual conference in the China and Higher Ed series. In the previous 2 years we hosted the conference in Manchester, but with Covid-19 and the many restrictions that followed, we […]
Read moreFormal education and intercultural capital: towards attachment beyond narrow ethno‐national boundaries? Abstract: Schooling and school management can play an important part in promoting inclusive forms of national attachment, intercultural dialogue and reflexive engagements with the “Unfamiliar”. The (inter) personal benefits of intercultural experiences and skills are widely acknowledged. But can we really learn to be intercultural? And what are the […]
Read moreAs many of you will know, for the last decade I have been teaching World Music Ensemble Performance (klezmer) – WMEP-klezmer for short – in our Music Department. I have a musical self (website) in addition to my TESOL and Intercultural Communication/Education academic roles. WMEP-klezmer is an area of my professional practice that has its conceptual underpinnings and its research […]
Read moreFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mahasarakham University, in conjunction with the educational partnerships, holds the 2nd Language, Society, and Culture International Conference (LSCIC) under the theme: Harmony in Diversity: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Glocalisation on 26-27 March 2021. Please see the poster below. If you want more detailed information on what kind of papers/presentations are needed and the specific deadlines, […]
Read moreCall for chapters in Understanding Rural Education (Bill Reynolds, Series Editor),a new volume in the book series: English Language Education in Rural Contexts: Theory, Research, and Practices. The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 1st, and full chapter deadline is June 1st. Possible topics might address one or more of the following (but not limited to these topics): · Effectiveness of […]
Read moreJournal – Migration and Language Education Editor-in-Chief: Sang Hwan Seong, Seoul National University, South Korea First Published: April 2020 Frequency: Two times per year ISSN: 2652-5984 (Online) Migration and Language Education is an innovative open access journal devoted to the research intersecting two different dimensions, namely migration and language education. When a person migrates, it is particularly difficult to adapt to a host country […]
Read more
You must be logged in to post a comment.