[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)
Learning, Sharing and Losing Words, Prof. Tess Fitzpatrick at Abralin Ao Vivo
In our latest blog, we thought we’d share Prof. Tess Fitzpatrick’s talk on ‘Learning, Sharing and Losing Words’, given at this year’s Linguists Online, an innovative series of talks organised by Abralin Ao Vivo, the Linguistics Association based in Brazil. Throughout the year, but most usually though the summer period, academics often attend conferences, giving…Continue Reading Learning, Sharing and Losing Words, Prof. Tess Fitzpatrick at Abralin Ao Vivo
Rob Penhallurick at the Deutscher Sprachatlas
On 19 June 2019, Rob Penhallurick gave a guest talk at the prestigious Deutscher Sprachatlas, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany. The title of Rob’s talk was ‘Change and Continuity in Dialect Study’, based on the extensive research done for his 2018 book, Studying Dialect (Palgrave Macmillan International Higher Education). Marburg University is a major centre of dialect…Continue Reading Rob Penhallurick at the Deutscher Sprachatlas
My Life in Applied Linguistics – Prof. Tess Fitzpatrick Interview, 50th Anniversary BAAL Annual Meeting, University of Leeds, Sept. 2017
The Head of Applied Linguistics at Swansea University, Professor Tess Fitzpatrick, is currently the Chair of BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics). In this video, as one of the six plenary Round Table participants, Tess discusses the discipline and her views of the field….Continue Reading My Life in Applied Linguistics – Prof. Tess Fitzpatrick Interview, 50th Anniversary BAAL Annual Meeting, University of Leeds, Sept. 2017
Meet the Staff: Neal Evans (ELTS & Applied Linguistics)
Neal Evans currently works in both the Applied Linguistics department and English Language Training Services and teaches on the TEFL/TESOL strand embedded in our degree programmes. He is also a CELTA trainer. I am lucky enough to share an office with Neal and so he couldn’t escape my blogging clutches when I asked him for an…Continue Reading Meet the Staff: Neal Evans (ELTS & Applied Linguistics)
What We Did This Summer 2017
It’s been a busy summer with conference attending (see July’s post about the English Association event in Newcastle), clearing, module reviews and preparation for this new academic year. Here’s a round up of some of the events. The end of the summer and the beginning of the academic year saw Swansea University host the launch…Continue Reading What We Did This Summer 2017
Interview with Dr Chris Shei
Dr Chris Shei is an associate professor in Chinese linguistics and Chinese-English translation at Swansea University, where he has worked since 2003. Chris directs our Masters programme in Chinese-English Translation and Language Teaching and his modules include (amongst many others), Chinese Language Studies, Applied Translation, Chinese-English Translation: Theory and Practice, Classroom Teaching Practice for Chinese students….Continue Reading Interview with Dr Chris Shei
Professor Tess Fitzpatrick on Studying English Language at Swansea University
What exactly is Applied Linguistics? Well, our head of department, Professor Tess Fitzpatrick talks about what we do at Swansea University. For detailed information about our courses, please visit: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/english/…Continue Reading Professor Tess Fitzpatrick on Studying English Language at Swansea University
Out and About: Adventures Off-Campus – The English Association’s ‘English: Shared Futures’ Conference at Newcastle
This month I attended the English Association’s ‘English: Shared Futures’, held in Newcastle 5-7 July 2017. It was the first of its kind: a version of the U.S. ‘super-conference’, with over 500 delegates and 150 panels over the three days (and, sadly, no lunch break). Based at Leicester University, the association was established in 1906 with…Continue Reading Out and About: Adventures Off-Campus – The English Association’s ‘English: Shared Futures’ Conference at Newcastle
Language at the Movies: Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016)
This week’s blog post is about language at the movies. What do you mean by ‘language at the movies’, I hear you ask? Well, in teaching undergraduate English language courses, I often use film to demonstrate and tease out particular linguistic concepts. I regularly come across movies that take language, or philosophies of language, as…Continue Reading Language at the Movies: Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016)