Examining Different Learners’ Development of Critical Learning Skills in Postgraduate Taught Programmes: A Comparative Study in Accounting and Finance and in Applied Linguistics and TESOL

Posted on 19th October 202310th July 2025 by Michelle

Lana Liu, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance in NUBS and Mei Lin, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistic in ECLS describe how they developed a critical learning skills (CLS) framework, which identifies critical moments in students’ learning journey and pedagogical strategies focusing on knowledge application and critical evaluations and helps inform critical thinking (CT) in curriculum design.

Critical intercultural incidents

Posted on 30th May 2023 by Michelle

Alina Schartner, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics collaborated with Nathan Rousseau, from Indiana University-Purdue University, Columbus (IUPUC) on a 4-week curriculum-embedded virtual exchange activity entitled ‘critical intercultural incidents’, involving MA Cross-Cultural Communication students at Newcastle University and undergraduate sociology students at (IUPUC).

Virtual Summer School: Decolonising Research Methodologies in Applied Linguistics and Education

Posted on 21st October 202221st October 2022 by Michelle

Dr Sarah Ganassin oversaw a highly successful Virtual Summer School, bringing together students and staff from Newcastle University and the University of Nicosia in Cyprus to explore a wide range of issues, including decolonising theoretical perspectives, intercultural communication and collaboration, with the aim of equipping doctoral students with the research skills needed to progress their academic career.

Using structural and stylistic domains within formative feedback to enhance students’ writing and communication at Level 3

Posted on 21st September 202122nd September 2021 by Claire Burnham

Professor Caroline Walker-Gleaves used formative feedback extensively with final year students to improve professional skills.

Virtual Exchange for Internationalisation

Posted on 15th August 201918th October 2021 by Claire Burnham

Virtual exchanges can support internationalisation of curricula as well as developing a range of skills that students might need to live and work internationally. This collaborative case study covers the who, how and why of incorporating virtual exchanges into the MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL.

Blogs for big questions

Posted on 5th April 201920th August 2021 by Claire Burnham

“Will robots replace teachers in the future? Discuss” Dr James Stanfield uses blogs to encourage MA students to answer this and other big questions. This case study outlines how he does this and what the outcomes are.

Class generated content

Posted on 7th August 201818th September 2019 by Claire Burnham

Dr Helen Stringer describes how she introduced group seminar debates and a class book which includes essays from all students on the module. You can also read some feedback from one of the students on the module.