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Leading partners in English as an Additional Language Programme
This is a new language programme that is funded by the Training Development Agency (TDA) in England and Wales to strengthen partnerships between universities and partner schools. The aim of the project is to: provide opportunities for trainee teachers to … Read More
Summer Conferences
Summer Conferences 1. Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice, Cardiff University, 23 – 24 June, 2011 http://www.caerdydd.ac.uk/encap//newsandevents/events/conferences/alapp/alapp2011detailprog.pdf This was the first interdisciplinary conference for applied linguistics and there was an interesting range of papers from researchers working in varied fields such … Read More
Metaphor in Language and Culture
In David Crystal’s language memoir Just a Phrase I’m Going Through: My Life in Language (2009), he suggests a range of metaphors to describe language: a tool; an instrument; a mouthful of air; an art; a symphony; a game; a … Read More
The Schools White Paper: December 2010
The last few months have been a turbulent time for universities and many debates have been opened up about education. Students and lecturers have taken to the streets together to defend higher education and campaign against the rise in fees … Read More
Bilingual Siblings
Bilingual sibling language use is described as being an uncharted area in the field of applied linguistics. I have a particular interest in this area of research and for my doctoral study looked at the emergence of biliteracy in Portuguese-English … Read More
Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice
The Journal of Applied Linguistcs was launched in 2004 to share research into language that was firmly rooted in ‘real world problems’. It encouraged an interdiscplinary approach to linguistics, but had a strong focus on research into language teaching and … Read More
Evolving English
I recently attended the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) 5th Annual Research Symposium for initial teacher education at the British Library. The symposium was linked with the free exhibition currently showing at the British Library (November 2010 … Read More
