Category: Language Teaching & Learning (All)
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ReaLiTea: September 2024 update
A brief update on the progress of the ReaLiTea project so far, and some thoughts on the importance of teacher research literacy.
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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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Complex Dynamic Systems Theory as a meta-theory for language education
This post contains some reflections about how CDST can inform TESOL and language education, based on a recent publication I co-authored with Juup Stelma (Stelma & Kostoulas, 2024).
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Making a difference: The LRM teacher placement
My primary role in the Language Education for Refugees and Migrants programme is to coordinate the teching placement module. This post outlines what this involves, and why I think it is important.
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Thinking about the teaching-research gap
This reflective blog post discusses the teacher-research gap in language education.
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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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Rebuilding ELT as a Resilient Profession
Summary of the plenary talk I gave at the 10th ELT Malta cconference (8 October 2021) on resilience in ELT.
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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?