[Note from editor (Ben): Unfortunately, technical issues with WordPress service led to a delay of all blogposts. This is now resolved!] As we now move into the autumn, teaching is underway and the months grow colder, Ben asked his fellow Applied Linguistics colleagues to reflect on all they got up to in the very busy…Continue Reading Staff research updates! (Autumn 2023)
Earth Day, Applied approaches and ecolinguistics by Benjamin A. Jones.
Linguistics and environmental analysis Earth Day (Saturday 22nd April) gives us pause to consider our relationship with the planet we call home. Now over fifty years old, themes have been numerous over the decades. From initially tackling pollution, global warming and promoting clean energy to providing decent water quality and combatting food management and ‘fast…Continue Reading Earth Day, Applied approaches and ecolinguistics by Benjamin A. Jones.
From EFL teacher to Pro-Vice-Chancellor, International – by Professor Judith Lamie
In this month’s blog we welcome an insight into Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Professor Judith Lamie’s career. An accomplished researcher in EFL (English as Foreign Language), Professor Lamie joined Swansea University in 2021. International Higher Education has always had its challenges. We’ve seen changing patterns of demand and delivery, higher student expectations, changing employer needs and increasingly…Continue Reading From EFL teacher to Pro-Vice-Chancellor, International – by Professor Judith Lamie
Being a Teacher Trainer in Afghanistan with Joe Seaton
In this second post with Joe Seaton, Martin Lee-Paterson talks about teacher training in Afghanistan. If you are interested in anything Joe has discussed, you can access his website here….Continue Reading Being a Teacher Trainer in Afghanistan with Joe Seaton
Teaching in Remote and Hostile Environments with Joe Seaton
In this first post with Joe Seaton, Martin Lee-Paterson talks about teaching in remote and hostile environments….Continue Reading Teaching in Remote and Hostile Environments with Joe Seaton
A Few Words about ‘Gairglo’, the Welsh Language ‘Wordle’, by Steve Morris
This is a translation of a short comment piece (in Welsh) by Applied Linguistics Honorary Research Fellow Steve Morris which appeared on the Golwg 360 website in February 2020 It relates to a Welsh language version of ‘Wordle’ – ‘Gairglo’ – created by Dr Rodolfo Piskorski, a Brazilian who has learnt Welsh and was the…Continue Reading A Few Words about ‘Gairglo’, the Welsh Language ‘Wordle’, by Steve Morris
Dr Vivienne Rogers talks to Joe East about her teaching and research in Applied Linguistics…and ‘Muttering Robots’!
In this interview Joe East talks to Dr Vivienne Rogers about her work as senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and all the exciting projects she’s done! If you’re interested in contacting Dr Rogers you can email her at V.E.rogers@swansea.ac.uk, look at her website or send her a Tweet. If you’re interested in the work she…Continue Reading Dr Vivienne Rogers talks to Joe East about her teaching and research in Applied Linguistics…and ‘Muttering Robots’!
Interview with Dr Ben Jones on Welsh English
This interview with Ben Jones discusses the nature of Welsh English and his latest book with Dr Rob Penhallurick and Dr Heli Paulasto, Welsh English: Dialects of English (2020), published by De Gruyter Mouton. You can read more about Ben and Rob’s work here:…Continue Reading Interview with Dr Ben Jones on Welsh English
Dr Jill Boggs talks to Shawn Lee about ESL Learning and Teaching.
As intern for the Applied Linguistics and English Language department this year, I was lucky enough to speak to one of our members of staff, Dr Jill Boggs who taught two of my modules, ALE108 Tools for English Language Teaching and ALE200 English Language Teaching. I enjoyed her modules and also look up to her…Continue Reading Dr Jill Boggs talks to Shawn Lee about ESL Learning and Teaching.
Staff Research at Swansea University: Interview with Prof. Nuria Lorenzo-Dus
Welcome to the July edition of the blog. This month we interview Prof. Nuria Lorenzo-Dus about her research. A discourse analysis specialist, links to her recent projects and articles about her work are below the embedded video. We hope you enjoy the interview. (Interviewed by Joe East, finalist BA English Language and Media, and produced…Continue Reading Staff Research at Swansea University: Interview with Prof. Nuria Lorenzo-Dus