Category: All topics
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What has linguistics ever done for us, really?
Linguistics has evolved over time, shaping societal concerns. This post traces some of these changes, and attempts to answer what the value of linguistic inquiry has been across the ages.
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Children’s Literature in English Language Education Journal
A few words about the Literature in English Language Education Journal, a diamond open access journal for ELT teachers and researchers.
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ReaLiTea loading…
On 5th and 6th March 2024, the ReaLiTea team got together in Dortmund to work on resources for developing teacher research literacy. This post summarises some of the work accomplised during the meeting.
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Call for papers: Inclusion & Diversity in CALL
If you’re teaching and researching Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), you may be interested in the following Call for Papers for a special issue to be published in CALICO Journal, the official journal of the Computer Assisted Learning International Consortium. The special issue is edited by Carolyn Blume (TU Dortmund), Jules Bündgens-Kosten (Goethe University Frankfurt)…
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ELT and research: Invitation to a survey
I would appreciate it greatly if you could take part in this 10-minute survey.
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Developing research literacy skills for language teachers: The ReaLiTea project
The ReaLiTea project is an international collaboration that aims to develop research literacy among teachers. This post provides an overview of the project and explains why research literacy is necessary and urgent.
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Innovations in the Teaching of English and World Languages from a Decolonial Perspective [Call for Chapters]
Call for Chapters for an edited volume that will explore decolonial perspectives on language teacher preparation.
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Language education for refugees and migrants: An intentional dynamics perspective
Language education for refugees and migrants is a topic that has received much less attention than it deserves. Two recently completed MA dissertations provide some insights in this complex topic.
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An introduction to critical linguistics
More than a century ago, Prof. Jan Baudouin de Courtenay enraged Russian authorities by adding ‘indecent’ words to the Russian dictionary. What might this incident tell us about linguistics?