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Next CLLEAR seminar: “The effect of computational complexity on L1 transfer: evidence from L2 Chinese attitude-bearing wh-questions”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Tuesday 12 May 2015 from 5:00-7:00pm in Building 46, Lecture Theatre B, Room 2003, Highfield Campus. The talk is entitled “The effect of computational complexity on L1 transfer: evidence from L2 Chinese attitude-bearing wh-questions” and will be delivered by Dr. Boping Yuan (Cambridge University). Continue reading →

Next CLLEAR seminar: “Sourcing (some) differences in heritage language bilingualism and why different is NOT deviant NOR incomplete”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 28 January 2015 from 5:00-7:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “Sourcing (some) differences in heritage language bilingualism and why different is NOT deviant NOR incomplete” and will be delivered by Professor Jason Rothman from the University of Reading and University of Tromsoe. Continue reading →

Next CLLEAR seminar: “Measurement Principles and Language Facts”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 10 December 2014 from 5:00-7:00pm in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “Measurement Principles and Language Facts” and will be delivered by Professor John De Jong, Senior VP Global Assessment Standards at Pearson, Professor of Language Testing at VU University Amsterdam, and Programme Director of Framework Development for PISA 2015 and 2018. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar: “The language learning processes of students with dyslexia”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 26 November 2014 from 5:00-7:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “The language learning processes of students with dyslexia” and will be delivered by Dr Judit Kormos from Lancaster University. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar: “Linguistic variation in monolingual and bilingual contexts: The size of rules & the role of economy, complexity and frequency”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2014 from 5:00-6:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “Linguistic variation in monolingual and bilingual contexts: The size of rules & the role of economy, complexity and frequency” and will be delivered by Professor Marit Westergaard from UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar: Language Learner Autonomy: Asian perspectives

The first Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar of the new academic year will take place on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 5:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled ‘Language Learner Autonomy: Asian perspectives’, and will be delivered by Dr Roger Barnard from the University of Waikato. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar: ‘The loci of inherent variability: what young children reveal’

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 14th May 2014 at 5.00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled: ‘The loci of inherent variability: what young children reveal’ and will be delivered by Dr. Jennifer Smith from the University of Glasgow. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar: ‘Researching task-based language teaching: A focus on task-based processes’

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 30th April at 5.00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled ‘Researching task-based language teaching: A focus on task-based processes’ and will be delivered by Dr. Andrea Revesz from the Institute of Education, University of London. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar tomorrow – ‘Representational deficit or processing effect? An RT study of noun-noun compound processing by very advanced L2 speakers of English’

The next CLLEAR seminar of the semester will be taking place on Wednesday 19th March 2014 from 5.00-6.30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus, at the University of Southampton. The session is entitled ‘Representational deficit or processing effect? An RT study of noun-noun compound processing by very advanced L2 speakers of English’ and will be presented by Dr. Cecile De Cat from the University of Leeds. Continue reading →

Joint CLLEAR/CGE seminar: ‘English-medium education in multilingual university settings: A sociolinguistic examination of interactive explaining in the classroom’

The Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) and the Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) are running a joint seminar on Wednesday 19th February at 5pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton. The seminar is entitled: ‘English-medium education in multilingual university settings: A sociolinguistic examination of interactive explaining in the classroom’ and will be presented by Professor Ute Smit from the University of Vienna. Continue reading →