Proceedings of the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference (ALLT) 2018: Teaching and Learning in a Globalised World


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Edited by: Wafa Zoghbor, Suhair Al Alami, & Thomaï Alexiou This volume contains a selection of eighteen articles that originated as papers presented at the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching International Conference and Exhibition (ALLT 2018), which was held at Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in March 2018. The articles selected for inclusion showcase high quality contributions that document theory, research, and pedagogy within the field of Applied Linguistics and language teaching in the Arab Gulf and beyond. The articles are grouped into the following five broad sections: • Teaching of Writing Skills • Professional Development • Young Learners • Teaching, Learning, and Pedagogy • Language Teaching and Attitude The articles included in this volume represent the diverse background, experiences, and research interests of the ALLT presenters. The contributions are a mix of theoretical, empirical and pedagogical practices with a strong emphasis on English language use and function along with language teaching. This makes the Proceedings of the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching (ALLT 2018) Conference an invaluable resource, addressing important aspects of contemporary research topics and lesson plans on language teaching.




Advancing English Language Education


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Advancing English Language Education Edited by Wafa Zoghbor & Thomaï Alexiou This volume contains a selection of nineteen articles that focus on skills and strategies for advancing English language teacher education in several contexts where English is taught to speakers of other language. The volume focuses on the teachers and learners as the prime participants in the learning process. The papers selected for inclusion represent the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and research interests of EFL educators and showcase contribution that document theory, research and pedagogy. The volume comprises six sections: Teacher Education and Professional Development; Young Learners; Testing and Assessment; Teaching of Writing Skills; Context-Specic Issues in EFL; Teaching, Learning, and Pedagogy Contributors: Alessandro Ursic, Alison Larkin Koushki, Athanasios Karasimos, Daria Grits, David Rear, Irshat Madyarov, Ivan Ivanov, James Milton, Laila Khalil, Larysa Nikolayeva, Mariam Al Nasser, Marianthi Serafeim, Marielle Risse, Marta Tryzna, Mher Davtyan, Michael M. Parrish, Nikita Berezin, Nour Al Okla, Peter Davidson, Richard D. Miller, Syuzanna Torosyan, Talin Grigorian, Thomaï Alexiou, Wafa Zoghbor, Zainab Rashed Aldhanhani




Proceedings of the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference 2019 : Engaging in Change: New Perspectives of Teaching and Learning


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This volume contains a selection of eighteen articles that originated as papers presented at the Second Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching International Conference and Exhibition (ALLT): Engaging in Change: New Perspectives of Teaching and Learning which was held from 7 to 9 March 2019 at Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The papers selected for inclusion showcase contributions that document theory, research, and pedagogy within the field of ALLT in the Arab Gulf and beyond. The volume is divided into five sections: · Teaching of Language Skills and Subskills · Student Engagement, Motivation and Wellbeing · Curriculum Development and Pedagogy · English Language Teaching and Technology · Language-Based and Classroom-Based Research The papers included in this volume represent the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and research interests of the ALLT presenters. The contributions are a mix of theoretical, empirical and pedagogical practices with a strong emphasis on language teaching. While most of the papers in the proceedings focus on English language, the findings gained and lessons learned are also useful to the teaching of any language. This makes the Proceedings of the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching (ALLT 2019) Conference: Engaging in Change: New Perspectives of Teaching and Learning an invaluable resource, addressing important aspects of contemporary research topics and the pedagogy of language teaching




NGLISH ACROSS DISCIPLINES: Proceedings of the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference 2022


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This volume contains a selection of articles that were originally presented at the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching International Conference and Exhibition (ALLT 2022), held at Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in March 2022. The articles in this volume represent the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and research interests of the ALLT presenters. They cover a range of theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical practices with a strong emphasis on language teaching. While most of the papers focus on English language, the findings and lessons are applicable to the teaching of any language. This makes the volume an invaluable resource, addressing important aspects of contemporary research topics and the pedagogy of language teaching.




Integrating Engineering Education and Humanities for Global Intercultural Perspectives


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This book presents papers from the International Conference on Integrating Engineering Education and Humanities for Global Intercultural Perspectives (IEEHGIP 2020), held on 25–27 March 2020. The conference brought together researchers and practitioners from various disciplines within engineering and humanities to offer a range of perspectives. Focusing on, but not limited to, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Russian education the book will appeal to a wide academic audience seeking ways to initiate positive changes in education.




Internationalisation in Vietnamese Higher Education


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This book focuses on models, strengths, opportunities, constraints and tensions in internationalisation in Vietnamese higher education. It reflects on key concepts from contemporary theories and models of internationalisation and discusses the implications for innovation, flexibility and responsiveness to local needs in Vietnam. Based on empirical research, theoretical knowledge and the experiences of researchers from Vietnam and overseas, the book draws out the distinctiveness and complexity of internationalisation practices and charts a way forward. It examines the key drivers and dimensions of internationalising Vietnamese higher education, and compares internationalisation in Vietnam to that in other countries. It clarifies and discusses tensions related to the appropriation of ‘Western’ internationalisation practice and models, and neo-liberal ideologies, to the local context of Vietnam. It provides readers with insights into government policy, quality assurance and benchmarking strategies, curriculum, the impact of international organisations on higher education, international student mobility, transnational education, employability, brain drain and brain gain and brain circulation.




Proceedings of IAC 2022 in Prague


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International Academic Conferences: -Management, Economics and Marketing (IAC-MEM) -Teaching, Learning and E-learning (IAC-TLEl) -Transport, Logistics, Tourism and Sport Science (IAC-TLTS)




Integration of Engineering Education and the Humanities: Global Intercultural Perspectives


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This book tackles the problems of engineering students and teachers while developing language skills through language education, transforming students’ mind-set through cultural studies, developing students’ intellectual abilities and personal qualities, and the use of information technologies in order to enhance the educational process. The International Conference Integration of Engineering Education and the Humanities: Global Intercultural Perspectives will take place 20–22 April 2022. It will be organized by Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University (Saint Petersburg, Russia) in collaboration with Research Centre Kairos (Tomsk, Russia). The event aims to raise discussions around a variety of aspects related to the integration of the humanities into engineering education. As such, the book will be of interest to the teachers, researchers and institutional leaders looking for the latest insights, experiences and research results on the topic.




English Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching in a Changing Era


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This book offers a wide range of topics for the scholar interested in the study of English in this unsettling era of disruption in our lives – from linguistics to literature to language teaching and learning. The chapters present snippets of thoughts and critical reflections, findings from action research and other methodologies, and essays on troubling topics for language teachers. The authors are researchers, experienced teachers, and students engaged in exploratory research. The many ideas and suggestions for further reflection and research will inspire teachers and researchers working in many different contexts, both educational and regional. There is something in this book for everybody.




ELT in Asia in the Digital Era: Global Citizenship and Identity


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This proceedings book captures a wide range of timely themes for readers to be able to foresee the digital era's impact on English teaching in non-English speaking countries. English used in the global environment, the frequent mobile communication, and the use of AI-based translators are bringing about dramatic changes in our English language learning and teaching. Who can provide us the wisdom to know what to do? Those scholars going through these complex environmental changes! A collection of puzzle pieces may bring us a better contour for the future than a perfectly edited book. It's indeed a pleasure reading these insightful pieces to gain wisdom for the future of ELT practices in global contexts.