usable and useful (?)
Hi folks, At the conference, I mentioned a distinction that I thought could be useful to us between usable and useful knowledge. I said I would pass on the reference. Well, I had come across it in Wikely & Muschamp (2004) and I have since followed up their acknowledgement of Baker (2003). In so doing, however, I have discovered that […]
Read moreNew Dynamics of Language Learning (Complexity papers)
There is, I think, very little point on trying to complete or complete with Lou’s comprehensive and engaging narrative on the Jyväskylä conference, so I will confine myself to reporting on a few papers that were of particular interest to me. The theme which links these papers is that they are all informed by complexity thinking, which involves -in brief- […]
Read moreSome reflections on BAAL ICSIG event
We gave the following paper this week: Leah Davcheva and Richard Fay —– “Linguistic Identity-Play Amongst Sephardic Jews in Bulgaria: A Narrative Study”. Paper presented at the Language, Identity, and Intercultural Communication joint conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics Intercultural Communication Special Interest Group and The Annual Bloomsbury Round Table, 9th -10th June, 2011, Birkbeck College, University of […]
Read moreNew journal – families, relationships and societies ….
Families, relationships and societies Journal: Call for papers Families, Relationships and Societies An international journal of research and debate Joint Managing Editors: Tess Ridge, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath and Brid Featherstone, National University of Ireland, Galway Publisher: The Policy Press Aims and scope Starting in 2012, with 3 issues per annum, Families, Relationships and Societies […]
Read moreNew Dynamics conference 2011: Lou's reflections
Lou Harvey writes: Half a day back from Finland, exhausted but happy, and readjusting to dark nights, rainy days and a vegetarian diet, I post a link to my blog with a reflection on my first conference experience: http://louharvey-phd.blogspot.com/2011/06/finland-finland-finland.html
Read moreNarrative Works
Dear Narrative Matters 2010 Participant, We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 1, Issue 1, of Narrative Works: Issues, Investigations, & Interventions, the new online, peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. We invite you to visit the Narrative Works website to view the articles included […]
Read moreReflections on LTE Researcher Conference
As the first poster, I would like to thank Richard and Eljee for making this conference happen, and express my appreciation of Mariam and Peter’s technological wizardry which enabled Magdalena to join us remotely from Uruguay! It was great too, to finally meet Achilleas and Magda, having read so much of their writing here on this blog… I very much enjoyed all […]
Read moreSociopedia
sociopedia.isa ‘Living Social Science’ – a new concept — An online database for “state-of-the-art” entries in Sociology sociopedia.isa is a new concept in the production and dissemination of knowledge. It combines the best of two worlds: the opportunities the internet offers for rapid publication and the scientific quality guaranteed by thorough and imaginative editing and peer review. While experienced editors […]
Read moreAnother year, another ICQI…
…and after my third outing, I feel no less excited, engaged and exhilarated by the ideas expressed, the connections made in conversation and the potent sense of purpose that pervades everything at the Congress. Here is a body of scholars actively striving for a better world, for social justice in all its forms and for an education that is both […]
Read moreJournal of Language and Culture
Introducing ‘‘Journal of Language and Culture” The Journal of Language and Culture (JLC) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published monthly by Academic Journals (www.academicjournals.org/JLC). JLC is dedicated to increasing the depth of research across all areas language and culture. Call for Papers JLC welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence in […]
Read moreSchedule for Fri
So, as the event fast approaches, it’s time to decide a runing order. We’ll be in C2.18 unless there is last minute change (so go there first) …. First Session: 9.30 – 11.00 Paper 1 (9.30-9.50 + Qs) — Mariam Attia Paper 2 (10.00 – 10.20 + Qs) — Eljee Javier Paper 3 (10.30 – 10.50 + Qs) — Paul V […]
Read moreArticle out…
Achilleas Kostoulas in his neat piece “English as a Lingua Franca and Methodological Tension: Attitudes and Practices at a Language School in Greece” considers the case of a language school in Greece… Thus wrote the editor of in esse, where my article appears. One does feel rather nice about oneself today… Achilleas
Read moreNew books – Internationalization in HE
International Studies in Higher Education The Future University – Coming soon! Ideas and Possibilities Edited by Ronald Barnett The Future University explores new avenues opening up to universities and tackles fundamental issues facing their development. Contributors with interdisciplinary and international perspectives imagine ways to frame the university’s future. They consider the history of the university, its current status as […]
Read moreIATEFL conference downloads
Download IATEFL Brighton 2011 sessions free online from: https://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/iatefl-online-brighton-2011/id429674298?mt=10
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