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.

Test-enhanced learning with Canvas Quizzes

Posted on 20th November 20208th September 2021 by Claire Burnham

Canvas quizzes can encourage students to keep up with the pace of the course and engage with the learning material. Hear from Dr Nick Riches who shares how he successfully embedded quizzes in his module.

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.