I am an applied linguist, specializing in language teacher education and TESOL.
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How to avoid desk rejections
Why are some manuscripts rejected before they are even sent out to reviewers? And what can you do to avoid ‘desk-rejections’?
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SKY Journal of Linguistics
Update (2015) The issue described below was published in December 2014, and can be accessed here. More recent information about the journal can be accessed through their homepage. Call for papers The Linguistic Association of Finland (SKY) are inviting papers reporting on research on any linguistics topic for their annual open-access publication, SKY Journal of…
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Designing questionnaires in language education research: Layout
Perhaps you already know how to write effective questionnaire questions and how to sequence them intelligently. But what about the more practical aspects of questionnaire design. This post gives you some ideas and tips.
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Adjuncting, publishing and redefining linguistics
About this post: This is a curated summary of articles, blog posts and other content about Higher Education and TESOL/ELT, which were published between 3rd and 9th February 2014. I was told off last week for posting too much depressing news. In view of this, it’s best that I begin this week’s selection of articles,…
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Is it ever OK to cite your own work?
When writing a new article, it can sometimes seem pretentious to cite your previous work. This post explains when it is appropriate to do so, and what are some things you should watch out for.
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Language Learning Strategies: Challenges for the Future (Call for papers)
The “Language Learning Strategies: Challenges for the Future” conference, organised by the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland and the Institute of Modern Languages, State School of Higher Professional Education, Konin, Poland, will take place on the 4th and 5th of June 2014. The conference will focus…
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How to use Likert scales effectively
Many questionnaires use Likert items & scales to elicit information about language teaching and learning. In this post, I discuss how to use these instruments effectively, by looking into the difference between items and scales, and explaining how to analyse the data that they produce.
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Some ugly aspects of academia
About this post: This is a collection of articles, stories and other web content that appeared online between 27th January and 2nd Febrary 2014. It was published as part of the ‘This week I read…’ segment of my blog (www.achilleaskostoulas.com) The Just-in-time Professor The US House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce have released…
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Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching (Call for Papers)
The Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland and the Institute of Modern Languages, State School of Higher Professional Education, Konin, Poland are organising the “Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching” conference which will take place in Konin, Poland, between 12 and 14 May 2014. Contributions, in English…