Hey, teachers, leave those kids alone
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This somewhat provocative Pink Floyd title refers to a phenomenon that we came across in a series of PhD studies of student-teacher and student-student interaction in primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands: students show a higher degree of language proficiency (read more ...)
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Dr. Tom Koole is Professor Emeritus of Language and Social Interaction Communication and Information Studies at Groningen University (Netherlands). He is author or co-author of numerous publications on interactional analysis in many different professional settings, including educational contexts.
Participation on the periphery
Although the notion of participation has long been considered an integral component of interactional competence, it still remains under-explored. The way speakers (re)configure participant constellations (read more ...).
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Dr. Tim Greer is a professor in the School of Languages and Communication at Kobe University, Japan. His research draws on Conversation Analysis to investigate L2 interactional competence both in and beyond the language classroom, including in homestay talk, service encounters and oral proficiency testing contexts.
Language on the side: Teaching and learning manual skills in second language contexts
More Ethnomethodological and conversation analytical research has brought about detailed understanding about the accomplishment of instructions in different teaching and learning environments – especially in classrooms. However, so far limited attention has been paid to the specific ways instructions are designed in the context of manual and physical work. (read more...)
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Dr. Niina Lilja works as Senior Lecturer of Finnish at Tampere University (Finland). She is especially interested in role of embodiment in second language use and learning. She has published on the use and learning of Finnish as second language in various interactional contexts, such as everyday interactions, construction sites, language classrooms, and social circus workshops.
Dr. Daniel Lam
University of Glasgow
GREIP research team
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Dr. Spencer Hazel
Newcastle University
Updated workshop title & abstract!
Cancelled
We will hold the conference dinner on September 8th at the lovely La Pomarada Restaurant in the iconic Passeig de Grà cia avenue. The restaurant is located in a unique Modernist-style building and features traditional Catalan cuisine. Great surroundings for more relaxed interactions with fellow colleagues.
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The meal costs 30€ and should be booked ahead of time with the registration.