Tag: EAP learners

New materials developed by MA Alumnus, Tyson Seburn: Academic Reading Circles

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Tyson Seburn has published an ebook aimed at teachers who teach Academic English, focussing particularly on academic reading skills. It seems to me that it would be useful for developing critical thinking too. Here is what Tyson says about his new materials:  ARC is an intensive reading approach whose components work on the basis that deep textual comprehension for language learners is developed better through initial collaboration […]

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SoE conference funding

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Lou writes: I found out today that I’ve been awarded School of Education funding to partially cover the New Dynamics conference in Finland. Splendid news! And I’ve finally set up my website and my PhD blog – please take a look: https://sites.google.com/site/ltharvey http://louharvey-phd.blogspot.com

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New Dynamics of Language Learning 2011

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I’ve recently been accepted to present at the New Dynamics of Language Learning conference in June in Jyvaskyla, Finland.   Harvey, L. (forthcoming 2011). The social and pragmatic parameters of L2 motivation: EAP teachers’ perceptions. Paper (to be) presented at New Dynamics of Language Learning (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland: Monday 6th – Thursday 9th June 2011).

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