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Title: EBook: Creativity in English Language Teaching
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The ELT Council, Malta has published a free downloadable book, ‘Creativity in English Language Teaching’, edited by Daniel Xerri and Odette Vassallo. This book presents the views of a group of teachers, trainers and researchers, all of whom share the belief that creativity needs to be an intrinsic aspect of English Language Teaching.
Download a free copy from http://www.danielxerri.com/uploads/4/5/3/0/4530212/mede_creativity_in_english_language_teaching.pdf
Source: British Council
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Title: Book: Bilingualism Across the Lifespan
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From http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/212520?rskey=nRXK0A&format=G
Bilingualism Across the Lifespan: Factors Moderating Language Proficiency
Edited by Elena Nicoladis and Simona Montanari
Published by de Gruyter Mouton
This book pioneers the study of bilingualism across the lifespan and in all its diverse forms. In framing the newest research within a lifespan perspective, the editors highlight the importance of considering an individual's age in researching how bilingualism affects language acquisition and cognitive development. A key theme is the variability among bilinguals, which may be due to a host of individual and sociocultural factors, including the degree to which bilingualism is valued within a particular context. Thus, this book is a call for language researchers, psychologists, and educators to pursue a better understanding of bilingualism in our increasingly global society.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/212520?rskey=nRXK0A&format=G
Source: de Gruyter
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Title: Book: Conceptualising Integration in CLIL and Multilingual Education
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From http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783096138
Conceptualising Integration in CLIL and Multilingual Education
Edited by Tarja Nikula, Emma Dafouz, Pat Moore, and Ute Smit
Published by Multilingual Matters
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a form of education that combines language and content learning objectives, a shared concern with other models of bilingual education. While CLIL research has often addressed learning outcomes, this volume focuses on how integration can be conceptualised and investigated. Using different theoretical and methodological approaches, ranging from socioconstructivist learning theories to systemic functional linguistics, the book explores three intersecting perspectives on integration concerning curriculum and pedagogic planning, participant perceptions and classroom practices. The ensuing multidimensionality highlights that in the inherent connectedness of content and language, various institutional, pedagogical and personal aspects of integration also need to be considered.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783096138
Source: Multilingual Matters
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Title: Book: Language in the Digital Era. Challenges and Perspectives
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From http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/469435?rskey=tpwCSI&format=G
Language in the Digital Era. Challenges and Perspectives
Edited by Daniel Dejica, Gyde Hanses, Peter Sandrini, and Iulia Para
Published by de Gruyter
This collected volume brings together the contributions of several humanities scholars who focus on the evolution of language in the digital era. The first part of the volume explores general aspects of humanities and linguistics in the digital environment. The second part focuses on language and translation and includes topics that discuss the digital translation policy, new technologies and specialised translation, online resources for terminology management, translation of online advertising, or subtitling. The last part of the book focuses on language teaching and learning and addresses the changes, challenges and perspectives of didactics in the age of technology. Each contribution is divided into several sections that present the state of the art and the methodology used, and discuss the results and perspectives of the authors. The book is recommended to scholars, professionals, students and anyone interested in the changes within the humanities in conjunction with technological innovation or in the ways language is adapting to the challenges of today’s digitized world.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/469435?rskey=tpwCSI&format=G
Source: de Gruyter
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Title: Call for Expressions of Interest: Analytics in Online Language Learning and Teaching
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From the CALICO-L listserv:
The Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning is organising a special issue to investigate the role of learning analytics in online language learning and teaching. Learning Analytics is understood as “the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners in their context, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environment in which it occurs” (Siemens et al., 2011). In particular, articles should describe the potential of today’s new possibilities of tracking learners’ online and offline interactions, and analysing and visualising learner data. High quality and original articles are required on the following or related topics:
· analytics in online and offline language learning environments
· analytics inside and outside the language classroom
· analytics and adaptive language learning
· analytics for formative assessment, including portfolios
· the ethics of researching analytics in language education
· the use of instructor and learner dashboards for language learning
· sociocultural approaches to analytics in language learning
· analytics in game-based and immersive language learning environments
· instructor, learner and institutional resistance to the use of analytics
· preparing institutions (schools, colleges, higher education) for analytics
Expressions of interest are required by 15th October 2016 consisting of a detailed abstract of the proposed paper (between 300 and 500 words) stating the scope and focus of the submission. A brief 100-word biography of each author including their position, institutional affiliation and contact email address are also required. Please send expressions of interest to Michael Thomas (MThomas4@uclan.ac.uk) and Anouk Gelan (anouk.gelan@uhasselt.be).
Schedule of submissions
Expressions of interest deadline: 15th October 2016
First draft due: 1st April 2017
Final papers due: 1st July 2017
Publication: end 2017
Thomas, M. Language learning and learning analytics - call for expressions of interest. CALICO-L listserv (CALICO-L@LISTSERV.CALICO.ORG, 9 Sep 2016).
Source: CALICO-L
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Title: Call for Papers: UTA Student Conference in Linguistics and TESOL
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From http://linguistlist.org/issues/27/27-3505.html
The University of Texas at Arlington Student Conference in Linguistics & TESOL is a student-led conference specifically designed to give graduate students a chance to present their original research. UTASCILT 2016 will be held on Friday, November 4, 2016. This is a great opportunity to join students from across America and around the world to present research on language.
Call Deadline: September 30, 2016
For full details about the conference go to http://www.uta.edu/linguistics/current-students/lingua/conference/23-utascilt-2016/index.php
Source: University of Texas at Arlington
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Title: Call for Papers: Heritage Language Knowledge and Acquisition
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From http://linguistlist.org/issues/27/27-3543.html
Workshop III: Heritage Language Knowledge and Acquisition
March 14, 2017
Leiden, Netherlands
The organizers seek to bring together researchers on heritage languages to shed new light on the long standing issues that knowledge of language and acquisition raise. They invite submissions that address (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Native vs. heritage vs. second language knowledge and acquisition
- Heritage acquisition vs. language attrition
- Heritage speaker knowledge: comprehension vs. production
- How can HL research contribute to our knowledge of the language faculty and language development?
Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 15, 2016.
View the full call for papers at https://glow2017.wordpress.com/glow-2017-programme/workshop-iii-heritage-language-knowledge-and-acquisition/
Source: GLOW
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Title: Call for Proposals: ACTFL Research Priorities
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From https://www.actfl.org/assessment-professional-development/actfl-research-priorities
The purpose of the ACTFL Research Priorities initiative is to support empirical research on six priority areas that are currently critical to improving language education. Proposals can initiate a new research study, support/expand a study under way, or explore an emerging research area that is connected to one or more Research Priority areas. Recipients are expected to develop a publication for a peer-reviewed journal and grant ACTFL first refusal for submission for publication to Foreign Language Annals. The research grants are funded by ACTFL. Below each priority area is a list of sample research topics; research studies need not be limited to these topics.
Preference will be given to proposals that focus on the cognitive developments of foreign language learning.
Research Priority Area #1: Integration of Language, Culture, and Content
Content-based instruction
Interdisciplinary approaches
Dual language immersion and other innovative programs
Literacy
Heritage language programs
Research Priority Area #2: Language Teacher Development
Model teacher preparation programs
Mentoring/professional engagement
Preparing foreign language teachers for urban/rural settings
Research Priority Area #3: Classroom Discourse
Use of L1and L2
Interactional practices
Dialogic inquiry
Research Priority Area #4: High-Performing Language Programs
Profiles of effective PK-16 teachers
Profiles of effective PK-16 classrooms
Research-informed practices and/or assessment
Evidence-based decision making
Research Priority Area #5: Language Use in the Community
Service learning
Study abroad
Research Priority Area #6: Research on Practice in K-16 Settings
Assessment of learning outcomes associated with an instructional practice
Learning in blended and online contexts
Deadline: The deadline for proposals is October 14, 2016.
For full details go to https://www.actfl.org/assessment-professional-development/actfl-research-priorities
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Registration Open for Sixth International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education
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From http://carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2016/
Registration is open for the Sixth International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education, which will take place October 20-22 in Minneapolis, MN.
For full conference details go to http://carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2016/
Register at http://carla.umn.edu/conferences/immersion2016/registration.html. Registration fees go up on October 1.
Source: CARLA
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Title: Reminder: Digital Literacies and Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
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From https://cerclldiglit.wordpress.com/
Registration is now open for Digital Literacies and Technology-Enhanced Language Learning: Interdisciplinary Intersections and Interactions, a hybrid (in person and online) symposium to take place September 30-October 8.
The symposium begins on September 30 at 5 pm (MST) with a plenary presentation by Shelley Staples (University of Arizona). Digital presentations will be hosted online during the week of October 3 – October 8. Asynchronous fora (discussion threads) will allow for question-and-answer for the entire week, and some of the presenters will conduct synchronous chat at designated times as well. On October 8 there will be live webcast and in-person events from 9 am to 5 pm (MST), including keynotes by Heather Lotherington of York University and Steve Thorne of Portland State University/University of Groningen, and a panel presented by Joshua Thoms (Utah State University), Jill Castek (University of Arizona), and William Crawford (Northern Arizona University).
For full details about this opportunity, go to https://cerclldiglit.wordpress.com/
Source: CERCLL
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