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Please click here to register Abstract This presentation analyses four cases, two in education and two in transport, that demonstrate everyday forms of profiling. This profiling is based on an overdetermination of personhood in relation to how Muslims are perceived in relation to security concerns. This also reflects how surveillance has permeated various aspects...
This event is open to all colleagues, as well as postgraduate students, who are interested in using ethnography as a methodology for their research. Please click here to register. From an ethnography and critical youth studies perspective, how do we study identities, especially those of young people? This interactive session has two objectives. The first is...
The transition from primary school to secondary school is known to be problematic for some students for a number of reasons: social, academic, and linguistic. We researched the third of these issues, the linguistic challenge, using data gathered in the north of England. We worked with five secondary schools and eight primary schools to build...
Registration is required - please click here to register for this event. Please email Louise Williams-Lewis at CLER.leeds.ac.uk to provide any dietary and access requirements. Developing ‘good’ practice in multilingual research ‘Researching multilingually’ refers to how researchers draw on their own, and others’ linguistic resources in the researching, reporting, and representation of all aspects...
Please click here to book your place at this forthcoming event via Eventbrite. Silence and Silencing in the classroom: Rwandan girls’ epistemic exclusion in English Medium basic education Abstract In the research literature on the use of an unfamiliar language of learning and teaching (LoLT), such as English, in basic education, there is persistent evidence...
Novice EFL teacher self-efficacy in the first year: an insight into the impact of task-, domain-, and context-specific factors upon perceptions of efficacy - Natalie Donohue, PhD Self-efficacy beliefs are a key indicator of teachers’ self-perceptions of success in the classroom, however, novice teacher self-efficacy is recognised as being more susceptible to fluctuations whilst these...
The Centre for Language Education Research is hosting a Welcome Event with a special guest presentation by Professor Kristina Hultgren (abstract below). This presentation will take place in LT06, Lower Ground, Liberty Building on 16th November at 4pm, followed by a drinks and snacks reception. All colleagues, students, and friends are welcome. Kristina is Professor...
CLER Conversation: Culture and identity in the learning of L2 pragmatics during study abroad. A longitudinal narrative study - Xiaowen (Sherry) Liu Previous studies have suggested that study abroad is potentially a fruitful period for L2 pragmatics learning. Existing research in this field shows two tendencies: investigations are usually focused on specific pragmatic phenomena and...
A Re-conceptualisation of 'Culture Shock' through the Lens of Cognitive Dissonance Theory - Giorgia Faroni 'Culture shock' has been criticised terminologically and conceptually, yet it is still a frequent buzzword in academic and non-academic conversations. Through the lens of cognitive dissonance theory, I re-frame the concept of 'culture shock' and propose a new model to...
Join us for this concluding event organised by the ETHER (Ethics and Aesthetics of Encountering the Other) international research network, funded by the AHRC.