Category: Other
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A landmark and a thank you note
I am very happy to say that, in the past month this blog received 5,758 page views, which is the highest number of views since its creation. The previous record has stood since March 2014, when the blog had received 4,591 views, largely on account of the Fake Papers post. By way of comparison, in…
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Recently Read: Language wars, critical friends, and websites quoting me
This week’s collection of noteworthy items looks into what happens to the language of post-colonial polities; reports on the inevitable clash of cultures when authoritarian regimes and the last bastions of free speech share office space; reminds readers of the value of critical friends; and looks into the advantages of blogging. English in Ghana The first story…
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Upcoming complexity MOOCs
A collection of MOOCs about Complex Systems Theory.
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Fee waivers for new submissions to Language Testing in Asia
Open access journal waives publication fees for submissions sent in by 25 December.
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Academic fraud, assault rifles and conference coffee breaks
This week’s (15-21 September 2014) collection of noteworthy articles looks into academic publishing and problems associated with research malpractice. There is also a report about how campus security teams prepare to deal with extremely rowdy students, and advice on how to behave in an academic conference.
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Can a child left in the wild develop a new language on her own?
Rich linguistic input is necessary for first language acquisition. But what happens when it’s not there?
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Developing as a researcher [IATEFL pre-conference event]
The IATEFL Research Special Interest Group will be holding a pre-conference event on 10 April 2015, prior to the Annual IATEFL conference. The event will combine poster presentations, group discussions, panel discussions as well as ‘surgery sessions’ focussing on areas that participants might find challenging. David Nunan and Sue Garton will be participating, moderating the event…
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Interesting chapter on teacher cognition and educational technology
Teachers tend to teach as they were taught – but is this also true for edtech?
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[Call for papers] International Symposium on Bilingualism
[Archive] Call for papers for the 2015 International Symposium on Bilingualism.