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 […]

The Institute for Language and Culture held its annual celebration of research on 7 January 2015. Here is a snapshot of our most recently published work — 2 posters – from Oct. 2013-Dec. 2014.   We also feted Southampton’s excellent results in Modern Languages in REF2014 (UoA28). More news to follow.  

Ayotzinapa: Human Rights and Violence in Mexico Seminar in response to the disappearance of the 43 student teachers from Ayotzinapa, Mexico, and to mark Human Rights Day 3pm – 10 December 2014 Room 1007, Building 67, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton Since 26 September 2014, 43 students from the rural teacher-training college in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, […]

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 […]

The next Centre for Global Englishes seminar is on Wednesday 3rd December at 5:00 PM. The speaker is Dr Martin Dewey (King’s College London), a leading researcher into English as a Lingua Franca-related pedagogy.  A Squash and a Squeeze: Timetabling ELF in teacher training course Martin Dewey, King’s College London 3 December, 5-6:30 PM 65/LTC […]

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 […]

Please join us for the next seminar in the Centre for Transnational Studies/ILC seminar series: ‘Now you see it, now you don’t!’  It features two compelling speakers from Birkbeck, University of London: Dr Andrew Asibong and Dr Silke Arnold-de Simine. Wednesday, 19th November 2014 5.00pm-7.00pm Venue: 65/1177 Dr Andrew Asibong (Birkbeck, University of London) ‘Nothing to […]

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 […]

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) […]

English as a lingua franca – Broken English? Please join us for today’s seminar by the Diamond Jubilee Fellowship visitor Professor Anna Mauranen, Vice-Rector of the University of Helsinki and Professor of English. Wednesday 15th October 2015, Lecture Theatre C (Avenue Campus) 17:00-18:30 Abstract: Although it has become generally accepted that English is the global […]