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![4th International Conference on Teaching Translation and Interpreting [Call for papers]](https://achilleaskostoulas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/translate-110777_640.jpg)
4th International Conference on Teaching Translation and Interpreting [Call for papers]
[Archive] This is a post advertising an academic event that took place in 2014. The content is no longer current.
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Cornish!
This post, focussing on the Cornish language, departs from the usual topics covered in this blog, and it has been prompted by the recent political decision to afford the language official protection under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. So, in celebration of this decision, here are some facts about the history and features…
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Predatory publishing, languages, quitting and persevering
This is an archived collection of news items about linguistics, lanaguage teaching and higher education that appeared in April 2014.
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On the ELT J debate, continued
A while ago, I wrote about this year’s ELT J debate, titled “This house believes that Primary ELT does more harm than good”. Janet Enever, who spoke against the motion, has since written a post outlining some additional ideas that bear on the topic of the debate. I think it is only fair to present a summary of…
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Sociocultural Competence & Language Learning in Multilingual Settings
This is a post advertising a conference that took place in Brussels in September 2014.
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Reviewing your supervisor’s work?
There was a blog post recently over at Peer Review Watch, reporting on a small scale survey among postgraduate students in City University London, regarding their views on peer review. In one of the questions, participants were asked how they would feel about providing peer review for papers submitted by their supervisors. The responses, I am afraid,…
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![Indigenous children’s language [Special Issue]](https://achilleaskostoulas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/9799052565_254909c14a_k.jpg)
Indigenous children’s language [Special Issue]
This post describes a special issue in First Language, which looks into the ways that minority languages are acquired and preserved, and how they evolve through children’s language.
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Ethical tensions in education
A collection of news stories that highlight various ethical (and occassionally trivial) tensions in education.
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Announcing the ELF7 Pre-conference event
With the 7th Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF7; link no longer active) drawing near, a pre-conference panel discussion will be held on 8th May 2014 (6-9pm, ALBA at The American College of Greece). This is definitely going to be an interesting discussion, as the panel members include: Yasemin Bayyurt, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Richard…