Tag Archives: applied linguistics

New research repository: LANGSNAP

A new research repository is now available on the research materials page. The 2011-2013 LANGSNAP project tracked the language learning and social integration of 57 students during their Year Abroad in France, Spain and Mexico. With support from Adam Field of iSolutions, and using ePrints technology, we have now created a repository which makes selected […]

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Me, myself or I?: article by Roumyana Slabakova on The Conversation

Professor Roumyana Slabakova, Chair of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR), has recently published an article about her research on The Conversation. Read more here: Me, myself or I? Why it’s hard to use pronouns in the right way

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CLLEAR seminar 12 May: Dr Boping Yuan

Please join us for the next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) research seminar. Tuesday 12th May 2015 5.00-7.00pm Building 46 Lecture Theatre B/room 2003 (Highfield Campus)   Speaker: Dr. Boping Yuan (Cambridge University) Topic: The effect of computational complexity on L1 transfer: evidence from L2 Chinese attitude-bearing wh-questions Abstract: This talk reports […]

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CGE Seminar 29 April: Christopher J Hall, York St John University

Centre for Global Englishes seminar Wednesday 29th April, 5-6.30pm, Lecture Theatre C (Avenue Campus) Reconceptualising grammar for a pedagogy of Global Englishes Christopher J Hall, York St John University In this talk I address the need to reconceptualise grammar for learning, teaching, and assessment in the light of new understandings of the nature of Global Englishes […]

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Meaning in Language Learning Network news

The AHRC-funded Meaning in Language Learning network (http://millnetwork.org) led by Professor Roumyana Slabakova (Director of CLLEAR) and Dr. Heather Marsden (York) held its first network event on Saturday, 24 of January, 2015. The aim of the network is to create opportunities for language teachers, language learning researchers, and language education policy makers to meet and […]

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CLLEAR Annual Lecture 28 January: Professor Jason Rothman

Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) Annual Lecture 5.00-7.00 pm Wednesday 28nd January 2015, Lecture Theatre C (Avenue Campus) Professor Jason Rothman University of Reading and University of Tromsoe Topic: Sourcing (some) differences in heritage language bilingualism and why different is NOT deviant NOR incomplete In this talk, I will first introduce […]

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Next CLLEAR Seminar: Wednesday 10 December Prof. John De Jong

Please join us for the next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) Seminar on Wednesday 10 December from 5.00-7.00pm. Seminar title: Measurement Principles and Language Facts Speaker: Prof. John De Jong (Senior VP Global Assessment Standards at Pearson, Professor of Language Testing at VU University Amsterdam, and Programme Director of Framework Development […]

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CLLEAR Seminar 26 November: Judit Kormos, Lancaster University

Please join us for the next CLLEAR Seminar on 26 November: Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) Seminar The language learning processes of students with dyslexia Dr. Judit Kormos, Lancaster University 5.00-7.00pm Wednesday 26th November 2014, Lecture Theatre C (Avenue Campus) Abstract: Learning another language either in a foreign language context or […]

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CLLEAR seminar Wed 29 Oct: Professor Marit Westergard, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Please join us for the next CLLEAR Seminar: “Linguistic variation in monolingual and bilingual contexts: The size of rules & the role of economy, complexity and frequency” Wednesday 29 October 2014  17:00 – 18:30 Avenue Campus, Lecture Theatre C Professor Marit Westergaard (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) Abstract: In this talk I will first sketch a […]

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CLLEAR Seminar: Dr Roger Barnard, University of Waikato

Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) Seminar Language Learner Autonomy: Asian perspectives Dr. Roger Barnard, University of Waikato 5.00-7.00pm Wednesday 22nd October 2014, Lecture Theatre C (Avenue Campus) Abstract: Developing language learner autonomy has been discussed and applied in many contexts for more than thirty years. However, as Borg & Al-Busaidi (2012) […]

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