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The Center for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) to host the 14th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition conference (GASLA 14) 6-9 April 2017

The Center for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) is pleased to announce the 14th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition conference (GASLA 14) to be held at the University of Southampton, the United Kingdom on 6-9 April 2017. The conference provides a forum for discussion of recent, high quality research on second language acquisition, bilingual and multilingual acquisition, psycholinguistics and neurocognition. Continue reading →

CLLEAR Seminar Wed 16th March: Dr Nigel Harwood

Please join us for the next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar. When: Wednesday 16th March, 4-6pm Where: Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus Who: Dr Nigel Harwood, University of Sheffield Experiencing master’s dissertation supervision: two supervisors’ perspectives Using a multiple case study approach (e.g. Continue reading →

CGE seminar Wed 14th October: Dr Ying Wang

When: Wed 14th October, 5-7pm Where: Avenue Campus, 65/LTC Who: Dr Ying Wang, University of Southampton Chinese university students’ ELF awareness: Impacts of language education in China A wealth of research into the global phenomenon of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has motivated the call for the development of ELF awareness in language pedagogies. Continue reading →

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 and of language as a cognitive phenomenon. Continue reading →

Recent CGE seminar: Andrew Blair, University of Sussex

The Centre for Global Englishes welcomed Andrew Blair from the University of Sussex on 4 February 2015 for a research seminar entitled: Rethinking competence: goals for lingua franca pedagogy and teacher education competence    noun [C or U]: the ability to do something well. –       Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable. –       He reached a reasonable level of competence in his English. Opposite: incompetence. Continue reading →