Under the influence of identity scholarship in applied linguistics at large, a growing body of research has investigated the relationship between identity and second language (L2) pragmatic use and development. This presentation will begin with a brief overview of how identity and agency have been investigated in L2 pragmatics research. In a multilingual turn in...
Without cultural knowledge, we may not fully understand the meaning of a message in an additional language (L2). Even with perfect grammar, we may unintentionally offend our conversational partner without using the language in a socially acceptable manner. Learners of an L2 need not only the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary but also pragmatic competence,...
Amidst an (inter)national hostile environment towards migrants, spaces of solidarity within language education are vital to understand. As expressed by critical educator, Paulo Freire, "language is never neutral”, and neither are the classrooms in which they are learned. My PhD involved an ethnographic case study of community-based ESOL for people seeking sanctuary in Yorkshire,...
You are warmly invited to join us to welcome Dr Sarah Daniel, who will present a talk on her recent research project. All welcome to attend, including MA students with an interest in language research. WAR, WALL and WATER metaphors for immigration: A product, process, and corpus-based study of translation and post-editing of French left-wing journalism...
Dr Thomas Hammond is currently Teaching Fellow in TESOL at the University of Leeds and recently passed his Viva at the University of Sheffield. His research background is in linguistics and second language acquisition, and his work explores how different theoretical frameworks and approaches can contribute towards insights for language education/pedagogy. Language and linguistics research,...
Siying Shen is a PhD candidate in the School of Education at the University of Leeds. She was previously an English language teacher in higher education in China. She has also taught the pre-sessional English language course in the Language Centre at Leeds. Her current research interests include L2 motivation and identity, classroom engagement, and...
Professor Annamaria Pinter, University of Warwick Abstract My book entitled ‘Engaging Children in Applied Linguistics Research’ ( CUP, 2023) is about promoting active roles for child participants involved in research. This talk is about why I wanted to write this book and what the main message of the book is. In addressing these two questions,...
(This event is organised in collaboration with the Language Centre) Refreshments provided In this session Dr Milada Walková will talk about a new book published by Bloomsbury, Linguistic Approaches in English for Academic Purposes. The book is part of the series New Perspectives in English for Academic Purposes. Professor Alex Ding, as Series Editor, will...
Dr Elina Stylianou, School of Education, University of Leeds Coach House, School of Education - Monday 13th May 2024 1:00-2:30pm (lunch from 12.30) There has been an increasing interest among TESOL teachers in the use of literary text as a resource in language learning (Lazar, 1993; Paran, 2008; Chalikendy, 2015). Existing research highlights that it enhances...
Thursday 25th April 2024, 12:30-2:30pm - 28 University Road LT (G.23) This mini-symposium brings together research interests of the Centre for Language Education Research (School of Education) and Multimodality (Language@Leeds satellite) to explore methodological, analytical and pedagogical opportunities of researching multimodally. The event puts into a conversation two research projects. One is concerned with capturing...
