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Book review of ‘Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes: Teaching and Learning in International Contexts’

Book review of: MacDiarmid, C. and MacDonald, J. J. eds. 2021. Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes: Teaching and Learning in International Contexts. Bloomsbury. eBook: £64.80. ISBN: 9781350164819. Rob Playfair, English Language Centre, University of Liverpool KEYWORDS: critical thinking, pedagogy, context, collaboration, EAP, practitioner INTRODUCTION Pedagogies in English for...

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We are looking for someone to review the newly published Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes: Teaching and Learning in International Contexts. Edited by Carole McDiarmid and Jennifer MacDonald, this volume is part of the New Perspectives for English for Academic Purposes series published by Bloomsbury. The reviewer will be...

The role of L1 in an EFL classroom

Hira Hanif Princess Noura University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT L1 can play several functions to aid language learning in an EFL classroom. However the use of L1 to teach L2 often tends to be discouraged in language classrooms. This article explores the role of L1 in EFL education by drawing...

A Review of the Criticality Symposium, University of Leeds, 19 December 2019

Natalia Fedorova Language Centre, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds KEYWORDS: criticality in disciplines, critical thinking, critical EAP, critical pedagogy, argument and debate What is criticality? The fact that the ‘Questioning Criticality: What is Criticality in Higher Education?’ Symposium held on 19 December 2019 posed this question...

#SEC2019: Learning Spaces: A review of the 2019 Annual Student Education Conference at The University of Leeds

The annual Student Education Conference in Leeds took place on 10th and 11th January. This presented a real opportunity to engage with some current thinking regarding pedagogy and, as the title of the conference suggests, learning spaces. Although a university-wide conference, this theme can appeal to language teachers at the...

Towards a learning culture; developing a culture that learns.

A review of the 2018 Annual ISSoTL Conference. The ISSoTL (International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) Conference was held in Bergen, Norway from 24th – 27th October 2018. Whilst not a conference that focuses on language education specifically, the connection to the overarching goals of the Language...

Daring to Speak.

A Review of the Language Learning and Teaching Conference: Developing Speaking Skills (University of Leeds, 15th September 2017) The development of speaking skills in a foreign language is for many learners the central focus of their language learning. It is also often linked to feelings of anxiety, fear and panic...

Full Steam Ahead At BALEAP. A Review of the BALEAP Bristol 2017 Conference

Brunel’s steamship SS Great Britain was an excellent start to my BALEAP conference experience[1]. Relaxing over a glass (or two) of chilled white wine under a cloudless blue sky, it was good to catch up with old colleagues and be introduced to new. In a moment of quiet reflection, with...

Dialogue Interpreting: A Guide to Interpreting in Public Services and the Community

1. INTRODUCTION In recent years, with more global attention being paid to migrant and asylum issues, people have noticed the important role of interpreting in this regard. In fact, interpreting in the community, or community-based interpreting has begun to attract attention since the 1980s when people were faced with mounting...

What does it mean to be a Language Centre? A Report of the AULC 2017 Annual Conference

There are two ways in which a language can be offered by a University: through a degree awarding programme or as a co-curricular class or course. The origin of most university language centres in the UK is as the home of co-curricular language provision. Given that one healthy facet of...