Tag: language learning

{new book} Intercultural Competence Past, Present and Future Respecting the Past, Problems in the Present and Forging the Future

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Intercultural Competence Past, Present and Future Respecting the Past, Problems in the Present and Forging the Future Explores the benefits of teaching reflection upon one’s own culture to develop intercultural competence Sheds light on teacher’s feedback and students’ cultural differences and expectations Shows the closeness between language learning motivation and interculturality Editors: López-Jiménez, María Dolores, Sánchez-Torres, Jorge (Eds.) About this book: This […]

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{call for papers} International Journal of Education and Language Studies (IJELS)

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Exciting post from a facebook group – Teaching English & Teaching in English in global contexts Here’s an exciting new international academic  journal based in Herat, Afghanistan. Please consider supporting this journal by submitting your publications. Submission deadline for the initial issue is February 20, 2021. For more information:  http://www.ijels.net

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Call for Papers: Online Conference on Research into Using Technology for Language Learning

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This is an exciting new event organised by Laureate-Cambridge OLLReN and IATEFL’s LTSIG which will bring together researchers from around the world to share their work into investigating the impact of technology on language learning. Thursday 6th to Friday 7th October 2016 To submit a proposal click here Deadline: 4th July, 10:00 (BST)   Laureate-Cambridge OLLReN (Online Language Learning Research Network) is a virtual […]

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Dyslexia and language teaching MOOC

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This looks extremely interesting for anyone with an interest in dyslexia and language learning. This is the second run of the free online learning course on ‘Dyslexia and language teaching’  (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia) which will take place between the 18th of April – 15th of May 2016. This highly successful course is offered by Lancaster University in cooperation with FutureLearn and the Dystefl2 project and takes place […]

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Deadline for submissions approaching: Young Language Learners (YLL) Symposium 2016

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This symposium will take place in the Department of Education, University of Oxford University, July 6th – 8th, 2016 Deadline for submission of abstracts:January 30th, 2016 Call for Papers The organizing committee of the YLL Symposium 2016 invites the submission of abstracts on any research-oriented topic relating to the learning of a foreign, second or additional language by learners of primary […]

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TESOL Podcast site

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One of the MA TESOL students, Paul Jones, has alerted us to a site that hosts podcasts of various TESOL related issues. Here is one that Paul recommended … An interview with Adrian Holliday on Appropriate Methodology … and here are a few more interviews that might be of interest to our community: Tom Farrell on Reflective Practice Richard Smith on […]

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New collection with free access to articles on international and Foreign language Students

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International & Foreign Language Students International education and foreign language learning is an area of education that has evolved dramatically in the last few decades. This collection covers many contemporary issues surrounding international and foreign language students, such as: Language learning Student experience Teaching Technology Curriculum Education policy Download articles here.

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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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New Book: Foreign Language Learning as Intercultural Experience

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This is a new publication that forms part of the series on Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning. It is edited by Arnd Witte and Theo Harden and looks at the subjective dimension. Below is the synopsis: Learning a foreign language in its cultural context has a significant effect on the subjective mind, ranging from the unsettling to the inspirational. The […]

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Invitation to attend: FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENJOYMENT – TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN? by Prof. Jean-Marc Dewaele

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Hosted by the UCL Institute of Education, University College London 5:30 pm, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 Rm 731/736, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL The talk will explore the relationship between Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) in the FL classroom (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2014). Participants were 1746 current FL learners from around the world. The […]

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Who am I?

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This is a question I have been asking myself over the last couple of days as I started my pilot study. I am doing classroom-based research which means that I am researching my own learners. I’m using normal pedagogic activities to collect my data, so I’m not interviewing students or running focus groups or anything like that, I’m just doing […]

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