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CLER Conversation: The challenge of the primary-secondary school transition: The language of mathematics and science
CLER conversation with Prof Alice Deignan and Dr Duygu Candarli “The transition from primary school to secondary school is known to be problematic for some students for a number of reasons: social, academic, and linguistic.” We researched the third of these issues, the linguistic challenge, using data gathered in the north of England. We worked…
Translation Studies meets Social Semiotics. Recontextualization of images and changing multimodal depictions of agency, gender and diversity in translated picture books and media for children
Dr. Sara van Meerbergen, Stockholm University, Sweden Translation Studies meets Social Semiotics. Recontextualization of images and changing multimodal depictions of agency, gender and diversity in translated picture books and media for children. To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality….
Museums and Communication in the 21st Century
Prof. Louise Ravelli, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Museums and Communication in the 21st Century To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for dialogue for advancing multimodal research…
Distinguished Speaker 2023: Prof Alison Phipps
Languaged in Place: People; Pēpēhā and the resources of Peace Professor Alison Phipps As a second decolonial turn is taken in the wake of #BlackLivesMatters, the reappraisal of the histories of the British Empire languages and their propagations are called to account. In this lecture I will consider the myriad ways in which the challenges…
Tradition, modernity, and Chinese masculinity: The multimodal construction of ideal manhood in a reality dating show
Dr. William Feng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HongKong Tradition, modernity, and Chinese masculinity: The multimodal construction of ideal manhood in a reality dating show To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for…
Rethinking play and ‘play deficits’ in autism through multimodal analysis of playground video data.
Dr Lauran Doak, Nottingham Trent University, UK Rethinking play and ‘play deficits’ in autism through multimodal analysis of playground video data. To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for dialogue for…
A multimodal approach to English for academic purposes in contexts of diversity
Prof. Arlene Archer, University of Cape Town, South Africa A multimodal approach to English for academic purposes in contexts of diversity To attend the talk, please register here MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide a platform for dialogue for advancing multimodal research…
Symposium – Language education in the (post-)digital era – lessons learnt from the pandemic
What did we learn during the enforced move to online teaching and learning during the pandemic? What skills did we develop? What worked well and what didn’t work so well? What might the future of digital/hybrid language education look like? This one-day symposium will bring together staff working in HE language departments to reflect on…
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The multimodal construction of interculturality, authenticity and authority in YouTube videos
The multimodal construction of interculturality, authenticity and authority in YouTube videos Dr Jenifer Ho, City University of Hong Kong [Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/multimodality-talks-series-jenifer-ho-tickets-247167533747 and you’ll receive a zoom link.] Abstract YouTube is increasingly used as a platform for knowledge sharing and construction. This trend is reinforced and popularised by the COVID-19 pandemic which results in an increasing…
Mel Evans – Interjections, historical repertoires, and socio-pragmatic variation in early modern English
Interjections, historical repertoires, and socio-pragmatic variation in early modern English Dr Mel Evans (School of English, University of Leeds) Interjections, so the traditional view goes, are troublesome for linguists. Their formal properties do not fit with the criteria conventionally used to differentiate language from non-language, yet most speakers of a language, such as English, would…
Paula Clarke – Teaching assistant delivered 1:1 reading intervention for children in Key Stage 2 of primary education
Teaching assistant delivered 1:1 reading intervention for children in Key Stage 2 of primary education Dr Paula Clarke – School of Education, University of Leeds This presentation will provide an overview of the REACH Primary project which was a randomised controlled efficacy trial funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). It will cover the development…
Language@Leeds triennal showcase
Please come and see the breadth of L@L research through presentations and a poster session and discuss opportunities for new interdisciplinary collaborations. https://www.latl.leeds.ac.uk/languageleeds-triennal-showcase-2022/ The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simone Buitendijk, will formally open the proceedings at 16.00
Language and Climate Change
This Thursday’s Conversation is jointly organised by the Centre for Language Education Research (CLER) and the Centre for Global Development (CGD) at Leeds University. Keynote Speakers: Dr Rosalie Edmonds, UCLA will bring a sociolinguistic perspective and consider questions of linguistic diversity, language ideologies and the politics of participation in relation to her research in the context of Cameroonian wildlife…
Uğur Ümit Üngör – Cultural Genocide: Unpacking a Contested Concept
Cultural Genocide: Unpacking a Contested Concept Professor Uğur Ümit Üngör Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Amsterdam. He has published widely on mass violence and has received awards such as the Heineken Young Scientist Award by the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences and the Keetje Hodshon Prize from the Royal Netherlands…
James Rosindell – Making up our Minds about Extinction
Making up our Minds about Extinction Dr James Rosindell It is well known that humans are causing the extinction of species at an unprecedented rate. It is obvious to many of us that we should take steps to mitigate this catastrophe, and that our joint efforts so far have not been enough. A less obvious…
The Love to Read project: Co-designing a reading for pleasure programme with children, young people, teachers and other professionals
The Love to Read project: Co-designing a reading for pleasure programme with children, young people, teachers and other professionals Dr Emily Oxley (University of Edinburgh) Collaborative research practices, which involve children, young people, teachers and/or stakeholders partnering in research, draws upon the distinct, yet complementary knowledge, expertise and experience of each. Collaborative research approaches have potential…
WORKSHOP: Gender-inclusive language in language teaching: opportunities for the classroom
What is gender-inclusive and gender-neutral language? Why is it important? How does it work in different languages, particularly in languages with grammatical gender? How might we include gender-inclusive and gender-neutral language in language teaching? In this workshop, we will discuss the above questions and try to find realistic and workable answers together. The workshop will…
Predicting biological invasions to prevent extinctions
ThiPredicting biological invasions to prevent extinctions Professor Helen Roy from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology This talk is part of the seminar series connecting the themes of the Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Ecosystems and the Extinction Studies doctoral training program. Abstract: The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)…