Past BAAL/Cambridge University Press Seminars
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The following proposals were awarded BAAL-CUP Seminar funding in 2019:
Language teacher cognition research: theoretical stances and methodological choices
Date: Held on 18 January 2019
Place: University of Exeter
Website: https://exetertesolworkshop.github.io/
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Professor Simon Borg, ELT Consultant; Western Norway University of Applied Science
Professor Maggie Kubanyiova, University of Leeds
Workshop information: Over the past decade, there has been a surge of interest in language teacher cognition, as evidenced by special issues of Language Teaching Research (2010), System (2011), Language Learning Journal (2013), The Modern Language Journal (2015) along with more than 600 publications since the 1990s to date.
The main aim of this workshop will focus on the theoretical positions and methodological choices in studying language teacher cognition in different cultural and educational contexts in language learning. This workshop is open to everyone who is interested in researching teacher cognition in language education in contexts of EAL, EFL, ESL, EAP, ESP and EMI.
Organisers: Elaine Jingya Liu (University of Exeter); Dr Enjo Xuying Fan (South China Normal University); Dr Li Li (University of Exeter)
In addition, the following proposals were awarded BAAL-CUP Seminar funding in 2019:
| University of Leeds | Blowing away the dust: Illuminating the value of practitioner research in Applied Linguistics | Dr Loreto Aliaga Dr Judith Hanks Dr Harry Kuchah Dr Laura Grassick |
Monday 8th – Tuesday 9th April 2019 |
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| University of Leeds | Creative Inquiry in Applied Linguistics: Purposes, Practices, Possibilities | Dr Lou Harvey, University of Leeds Dr Jessica Bradley, Leeds Trinity University Dr Emilee Moore, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona |
Wednesday 10th-Thursday 11th July 2019 |
A repayable float was also awarded to the runners-up:
| University of Central Lancashire | Applied Linguistics and Transdisciplinary Impact: Critical Perspectives and Opportunities for Researcher Development | Professor Michael Thomas Dr Nicola Halenko |
June /July 2019 |
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| Manchester Metropolitan University | On the interplay of language, hospitality and social justice: interdisciplinary threads | Dr Khawla Badwan Dr Samantha Wilkinson Dr John Bellamy |
May 2019 |
Information about previous winners is available below:
| Dates | Location | Title | Organisers | Documents |
| 20 April 2018 | The Crime and Security Research Institute, Cardiff University, Wales | Forensic Intersections: Interdisciplinary and Multimethod Studies in Language and Law | Amanda Potts [contact], Michelle Aldridge-Waddon, Chris Heffer, Frances Rock | |
| 23–24 August 2018 | University of Oxford, Department of Education | (In)formal Second Language Learning: Implications for the Classroom | Henriette L. Arndt & Dr Jessica Briggs, University of Oxford; Christina Lyrigkou, Open University | |
| April 23-24 2017 | Sheffield Hallam University | Challenging the pathologisation of non-standard language | Dr Karen Grainger and Dr Peter E Jones | |
| 27–28 April 2017 | Aston University | Minority Languages in New Media: Towards language revitalisation in Europe and Africa | Elvis Yevudey and Colin Reilly | |
| w/c 11 September 2017 | Liverpool university | Discourses of Marriage | Dr Laura L. Paterson and Dr Georgina Turner | |
| 18-19 March 2015 | University of Essex | The learning of foreign languages in primary schools in England: issues and challenges | Professor Florence Myles & Professor Rosamond Mitchell | |
| 26-27 May 2016 | Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh | New plurilingual pathways for integration: Immigrants and language learning in the 21st Century | Nicola Bermingham & Gwennan Higham | |
| 27-28 June 2016 | University of Leicester | Historicizing the Digital: language practices in new and old media | Mel Evans & Caroline Tagg | Call for papers |
| 24-26 June 2015 | York St John University | (De)Constructing Englishes: Exploring the implications of ontologies of the language for learning, teaching, and assessment | Dr Christopher J Hall and Dr Rachel Wicaksono | Call for Papers |
| 12-13 June 2015 | The Open University | Eyetracking as a research method in online language education | Ursula Stickler and Lijing Shi | Call for Papers |
| 7-8 September 2015 | University of Roehampton | The Language of Money and Debt: the view from the ground | Dr Annabelle Mooney and Dr Evi Sifaki | Call for Papers |
| 29-30 May 2014 | Lews Castle College, University of the Highlands and Islands | Languages in the UK: Bridging the gap between the classroom and the community in language learning | Dr. Cassie Smith-Christmas | Call for Papers |
| 14 June 2014 | Leeds Metropolitan University | Learning and Teaching for Right to Left Scripted Languages: realities and possibilities | Dr. Naeema Hann | Call for Papers |
| 26-27 June 2014 | Anglia Ruskin University | Approaches to identity in language | Dr Bettina Beinhoff & Dr Sebastian Rasinger | Call for Papers |
| 4 July 2014 | Institute of Education | The Multilingual University: Linguistic diversity in higher education in English-dominant settings and English medium instructional contexts | Dr Siân Preece | |
| 8-9 July
2013 |
University of Southampton | Narrative inquiry in transnational migratory contexts: epistemological and methodological issues | Adriana Patino-Santos & Ana Maria Relaño-Pastor | Call for Papers |
| 11-12 June
2013 |
University of Birmingham | Conceptualising multilingualism under globalization: membership claims, social categories and emblems of authenticity | Angela Creese | Abstracts |
| 19 April
2013 |
Open University | Text trajectories – developing dynamic approaches to textual analysis | Janet Maybin & Theresa Lillis | Programme |
| 13 July
2012 |
University of Leeds | Adult ESOL in Multilingual Britain | Dr James Simpson | Details |
| 17-18 May
2012 |
University of Birmingham | Discourse and Technology: tools, methods and applications | Dr Nick Groom | Details |
| 26-27 Apr
2012 |
University of Leicester | Language and social media: new challenges for research and teaching linguistics | Dr Ruth Page | Call for papers |
| 30 Jun – 2 Jul
2011 |
University of Bristol | European Dialogue for Sign Language Learner Corpora and CEFR | Dr Maria Mertzani | |
| 24 Jun
2011 |
Oxford Brookes University | Reflection in the Round: Discourses and Practices of Reflection in HE | Dr Paul Wickens & Dr Jane Spiro | Announcement |
| 20 – 21 May
2011 |
University of Southampton | Multilingualism in Education | Julia Huettner & Gabriele Budach | |
| 19 – 20 Apr
2011 |
Sheffield Hallam | Language, Education & Disadvantage: a response to the deficit model of children’s language competence | Dr Karen Grainger and Dr Peter Jones | Announcement |
| 6-7 Jul
2010 |
The University of Huddersfield | Language in Conflict: a conversation with Peace Studies | Professor Lesley Jeffries, School of Music, Humanities and Media | Announcement |
| Jun
2010 |
The University of Birmingham | Using corpus evidence in the classroom: working with teachers & learners | Dr. Alison Sealey and Dr. Paul Thompson, Department of English | Call for Papers |
| 21 Apr
2010 |
The Open University | Academic Writing in the 21st century: towards a new framework for investigating, describing & explaining academic texts and literacy practices | Dr. Caroline Coffin and Dr. Jim Donohue, Centre for Language and Communication | Call for Papers |
| 9-10 Jul
2009 |
The University of Sheffield | Key Themes in Intercultural Communication Pedagogy | Ms Jane Woodin and Ms. Lesley Walker, School of Modern Languages and linguistics | Call for Papers |
| 15-16 May
2009 |
The University of Warwick | Connecting Discourses: Academic and Professional Worlds | Dr Steve Mann and Dr Sue Wharton, The Centre for Applied Linguistics | Call for Papers |
| 7-8 May
2009 |
The University of Edinburgh | Academic Language Corpora and Education (ALCE) | Dr Joan Cutting and Dr Bróna Murphy, The Moray House School of Education | Call for Papers |
| 1-2 Sep
2008 |
University of Strathclyde | Developing an applied linguistics curriculum for pre-service primary school teachers | Draft Programme | |
| 19-20 Jun
2008 |
Newcastle University | Conceptualising ‘Learning’ in Applied Linguistics | Call for Papers | |
| 18-19 Jun
2008 |
University of Leeds | Integration & Achievement in a Multilingual Europe: Languages for Learning and Life | Call for Papers | |
| 29-30 May
2008 |
University of Strathclyde | Applied linguistics: what do primary teachers need to understand? | Final Programme | |
| 25 Jun
2007 |
Birkbeck College, University of London | Communicative Competence Revisited: Multilingual, Multicultural and multidisciplinary perspectives | Website | |
| 22-23 Jun
2007 |
The Open University | Spoken Online Learning Events: the need for a new paradigm in languages research and practice | Website | |
| 18-19 Jun
2007 |
University of Bristol | Language Testing and Assessment in Applied Linguistics: identifying reciprocity in applied linguistic research | Call for Papers | |
| 15-16 Jun
2006 |
University of Leeds | Language, Migration and the Re-theorization of the Sociolinguistic Space: towards a research agenda for Applied Linguistics | Call for Papers | |
| 12-13 May
2006 |
University of Warwick | Research Perspectives on Listening in L1 and L2 Education | Call for Papers | |
| 2005 | Seminars Programme 2005 | Programme | ||
| 2004 | Seminars Programme 2004 | Programme | ||
| 1995-2002 | Seminars Programmes 1995-2002 | Programmes |
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