Past BAAL/Cambridge University Press Seminars

Information about previous winners is available below:

Dates	Location	Title	Organisers	Documents
18^th January 2019	University of Exeter	Language teacher cognition research: theoretical stances and methodological choices	Elaine Jingya Liu (University of Exeter); Dr Enjo Xuying Fan (South China Normal University); Dr Li Li (University of Exeter)	Website Call for papers
May 2019	Manchester Metropolitan University	On the interplay of language, hospitality and social justice: interdisciplinary threads	Dr Khawla Badwan Dr Samantha Wilkinson Dr John Bellamy
June /July 2019	University of Central Lancashire	Applied Linguistics and Transdisciplinary Impact: Critical Perspectives and Opportunities for Researcher Development	Professor Michael Thomas Dr Nicola Halenko
10th-11th July 2019	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
8th – 9th April 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	Proposal form
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 Further details	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 PROCEEDINGS
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 Information Programme
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 Website
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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