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16 Keynotes talks (2008-2013)
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Our 2008-2013 Keynotes section contains 16 talks on a range of topics as follows:
Nina Spada on CLT and form-focused instruction;
Mike McCarthy on spoken corpora;
Adrian Holliday on intercultural communication;
Ted Rodgers on methodology and personal pedagogy;
Robert Phillipson on linguistic imperialism;
Tony Lynch on second language listening;
Vivian Cook on key ideas in SLA for language teachers;
Alastair Pennycook on critical dimensions in applied linguistics;
Jennifer Jenkins on shifting to English as a Lingua Franca (ELF);
Martin Cortazzi on transcultural issues in TESOL;
Paul Nation on vocabulary size tests and implications for pedagogy;
David Little on issues in learner autonomy;
Amy Tsui on expertise in teaching and teacher development;
David Nunan on the growth of ELT, implications for teaching young learners and for TESOL professionalism;
Anne Burns on action research in TESOL;
Keith Johnson on the development of and issues in applied linguistics.
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CLT and form-focused instruction
Recent publication details (indicative):
Spada, N. (2011). Beyond form-focused instruction: Reflections on past, present and future research. Language Teaching. 44/2. 225-236.
Spada, N. (2006). Communicative language teaching: Current status and future prospects. In J. Cummins & C. Davis (Eds.), International handbook of English language teaching. Springer.
Duration: 35:07 (#56) LINK TO TALK and SLIDES
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Reflections on spoken corpora
Recent publication details (indicative):
O'Keeffe, A., McCarthy, M. and Carter, R. (2007). From Corpus to Classroom. Cambridge: CUP.
Carter, R. and McCarthy, M. (2006). Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge: CUP.
Duration: 25:13 (#53) LINK TO TALK
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Intercultural communication and its implications for practice
Recent publication details (indicative):
Holliday, A. (2011). Intercultural Communication and Ideology. London: Sage.
Holliday, A. (2012). ‘Interrogating researcher participation in an interview study of intercultural contribution in the workplace’. Qualitative Enquiry. 18/6. 504-515.
Duration: 28:44 (#52) LINK TO TALK
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Methodology and personal pedagogy in ELT
Recent publication details (indicative):
Richards, J and Rodgers, T. (2001 second edition). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge: CUP.
Duration: 12:54 (#51) LINK TO TALK
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Linguistic imperialism and ELT
Recent publication details (indicative):
Phillipson, R. (2010). Linguistic Imperialism Continued. London: Routledge.
Phillipson, R. (1992). Linguistic Imperialism. Oxford: OUP.
Duration: 30:31 (#41) LINK TO TALK
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Challenges and issues in second language listening
Recent publication details (indicative):
Lynch T. (2009). Teaching Second Language Listening. Oxford: OUP.
Lynch T. (2004) Study Listening . 2nd edition. Cambridge: CUP.
Duration: 32:10 (#38) LINK TO TALK
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Key ideas in SLA for language teachers
Recent publication detials (indicative):
Cook, V. and Bassetti, B. (2011). (Eds). Language and Bilingual Cognition. Psychology Press.
Cook, V. and Wei, L. (2009). (Eds). Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 1 Language Teaching and Learning. Continuum.
Duration: 23:28 (#36) LINK TO TALK
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Critical dimensions in applied linguistics
Recent publication details (indicative):
Pennycook, A. (2010). Language as Local Practice. London & New York: Routledge.
Alim, S., Ibrahim, A., Pennycook, A. (2008). (Eds). Global Linguistic Flows: Hip Hop Cultures, Youth Identities, and the Politics of Language. London & New York: Routledge.
Duration: 34:34 (#35) LINK TO TALK
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Shifting to English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
Recent publication details (indicative):
Murata, K., and Jenkins, J. (2009). (Eds). Global Englishes in Asian Contexts: Current and Future Debates. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jenkins, J. (2009) World Englishes. A resource book for students. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
Duration: 29:35 (#23) LINK TO TALK
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Transcultural issues in TESOL
Recent publication details (indicative):
Jin, L. and Cortazzi, M. (Eds.) (2011) Researching Chinese Learners, skills, perceptions and intercultural adaptations, Houndmills, Palgrave Macmillan.
Jin, L. and Cortazzi, M. (2011) Re-Evaluating Traditional Approaches to Second Language Teaching and Learning, In E. Hinkel (Ed.) Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning, Vol. 2, New York: Routledge. pp. 558-575.
Duration: 29:14 (#22) LINK TO TALK
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Vocabulary size tests and implications for pedagogy
Recent publication details (indicative):
Nation, P. (2008). Teaching Vocabulary: Strategies and Techniques. Heinle Cengage Learning.
Nation, P. and Gu, P. (2007). Focus on Vocabulary. NCELTR.
Duration: 27:57 (#21) LINK TO TALK
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Issues in learner autonomy
Recent publication details (indicative):
Little, D. (2009). Language learner autonomy and the European Language Portfolio: Two L2 English examples. Language Teaching. 42/2. 222-233.
Little, D. (2006). The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: content, purpose, origin, reception and impact. Language Teaching. 39/3. 167-190.
Duration: 23:34 (#17) LINK TO TALK
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Expertise in teaching & teacher development
Recent publication details (indicative):
Tsui, A. B. M. (2003). Understanding Expertise in Teaching. CUP.
Tsui, A. B. M., Edwards, G. and Lopez-Real, F. (2009). Learning in School-University Partnership: Sociocultural Perspectives. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
Duration: 26:54 (#13) LINK TO TALK
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The growth of ELT and its implications for teaching young learners and for TESOL professionalism
Recent publication details (indicative):
Nunan, D. and Bailey, K. (2009). Exploring Second Language Classroom Research. Heinle.
Nunan, D. (2004). Task-based language teaching. CUP.
Duration: 22:13 (#11) LINK TO TALK
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Action research in TESOL
Recent publication details (indicative):
Burns, A. (1999). Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers. CUP.
Burns, A. (Ed). (2005). Teaching English from a Global Perspective. TESOL International.
Duration: 37:05 (#9) LINK TO TALK
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Reflections on the development of and issues in applied linguistics
Recent publication details (indicative):
Johnson, K. (2008). (Second Edition). An Introduction to Foreign Language Teaching. Pearson.
Johnson, K. (Ed). (2008). Expertise in Second Language Learning and Teaching, Palgrave Macmillan.
Duration: 24:36 (#4) LINK TO TALK
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