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Huw Jarvis, Editor

 

TESOLacdemic.org is edited by Huw Jarvis who is a senior ELT lecturer in the School of Languages at the University of Salford  in the UK.

 

Huw has an extensive publication record and is a regular presenter at national and international conferences, frequently as a keynote or plenary speaker.  

 

Huw has 28 years’ experience in the field and, in addition to the UK, he has lived and worked in Sudan, Kuwait and Thailand. He has won research bids and delivered numerous presentations, consultancies, guest lectures and workshops in many parts of the world including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and the UAE.  He also undertakes external validation and examining activities.  CLICK HERE for more details of these esteem indicators.

 

Huw is a senior advisor to the editorial board of the Asian EFL Journal , an editorial board reader for the The Journal of Asia TEFL and a reader for the newly established TESOL Journal

 

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Publications - recent

 

Jarvis, H. and Szymczyk, M. (2010). 'Student views on learning grammar with web and book-based materials.'  English Language Teaching Journal. Vol. 61. No. 1. pp.32-44.  (LINK TO TALK  about this paper)

 

Jarvis, H. (2009).  'Computers in EAP:  change, issues and challenges.'  Modern English Teacher.  Vol. 18. No. 2. pp. 51-54.

 

Jarvis, H. (2008). 'Computers and independent study:  practices and perceptions of students.' In  P. Torres, and R. Marriot,   (eds), Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition. PA:  Information Science Reference.  pp. 367-386.

 

Jarvis, H. and Pastuszka, L.  (2008). 'Electronic literacy, reading skills and non-native speakers:  issues for EAP.'  CALL-EJ Online.  Vol. 10. No. 1. 

 

Jarvis, H. (2008). 'Resource centres and self-study: issues in computer assisted language learning.' In E. O'Doherty, (ed.) The Fourth Education in a Changing Environment Conference Book 2007. Informing Science Press.  pp. 137-154.

 

Figura, K., and Jarvis, H. ( 2007). 'Computer-based materials:  a study of learner autonomy and strategies.'  System.  Vol. 35.  No. 4.  pp.  448-468. 

 

Jarvis, H. (2006). 'Issues of computer-mediated communication for English Language Teaching.'  British Journal of Education Technology.  Vol. 37.  No. 4.  pp.  643-645.

 

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Conferences - recent & indicative

 

August, 2009.  The Language and Language Teaching Conference (LLTC).  Thailand. Plenary speaker on ‘The changing role of computers in language pedagogy.’

 

April, 2009. The Oman International ELT Conference.  Oman. Keynote speaker on ‘The changing role of computers in independent learning.’

 

December, 2007.  The 12th English in South East Asia Conference .Trends and Directions. Thailand.  Featured speaker 'From the role of computers in the language classroom to the role of the language classroom in a computer age.'

 

September, 2006.  The 15th IATEFL Poland Annual Conference Poland. Plenary speaker and conference panellist ‘Computers and the challenges for English Language Teaching.’

 

May, 2006. The 1st World Congress on the Power of Language. Thailand. Plenary speaker ‘The impact of computers on changing notions of language, language learning and language pedagogy.’ 

 

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