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Call for Papers - Digital Methodologies in Educational Research. 16-17th May 2013.

Venue: Brockholes Conference Centre in Preston, UK: http://www.brockholes.org/
Invited Speakers: Professor Martin Weller (The Open University, UK) and Stephen Downes (National Research Council, Canada)
Call for papers: 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013
Abstract submissions to: Dr Michael Thomas (MThomas4@uclan.ac.uk)

Call for Papers
The purpose of this two-day symposium is to develop and support digitally-enabled research across the field of education. By providing a forum for the discussion of digital approaches, the event will enable the exchange of methodologies, ideas, expertise and knowledge and present educational researchers, practitioners and doctoral students with opportunities to develop new networks and share good practice. The use of new digital research methodologies in education is rapidly developing in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches. Across education digital methods are being used to address new practices related to the changing landscape of research collaboration, observation, analysis and dissemination. As a result of Web 2.0 technologies, educational researchers are also increasingly turning to new approaches to research computer-mediated communication, involving social media, social networks and virtual immersive environments. The symposium will address the key issues related to the Digital Social Research Strategy, particularly in relation to the challenges posed by data collection and analysis in the digital age, including trust and quality, interoperability and data preservation in an educational context. The event is aimed at established as well as early career researchers and postgraduate students.
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CEF grid for teachers

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European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML), Centre européen pour les langues vivantes (CELV)
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Help for estimating the CER level of teaching materials.  PDF free to download once registered with ECML.

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You’re not listening! I didn’t hear!!

You’re not listening! I didn’t hear!! | TELT | Scoop.it

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"When we do listenings, we are teaching listening skills. But what are these skills and how do we teach them?"

 

A lengthy post by ELT teacher and trainer Hugh Dellar on the problems of teaching listening comprehension, with references to schema theory and McCarthy's notion of listenership.

 

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Word Family Framework: CER levels

Word Family Framework: CER levels | TELT | Scoop.it

Type in a word, choose your CER level(s) (or all) and see which forms of the word are used for different proficiency speakers.

 

I have just learned that "debt" is categorised as A2, while "in debt" is B1 and "debtor" C1.  There are 22,000 words in the database.

 

The programme takes a while to churn out a result, and a bit longer if you want it in PDF format, and I must admit I've glad no-one requires me to take this kind of information into account when planning lessons or courses, but I assume it's meeting a pressing ELT demand ...

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Introductory guide to CEFR for English language teachers: Cambridge University Press

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10-page PDF on the CER - short and to the point.

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Word Family Framework: CER levels for English vocabulary

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Here is a how-to guide and some background on the Word Family Framework (WFF), a searchable resource of 22 000 words developed by Richard West to help "institutions, teachers and learners to construct target vocabularies or individual learning, syllabus and lesson planning, materials design and exam preparation" with respect to the Common European Reference (CER) framework.

 

I admit to some scepticism regarding both word lists and the CER, but I'm sure the post will be relevant to many EFL/ESL teachers.

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EPOSTL European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages

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"The European Portfolio for Student Teachers of Languages is a tool for reflection and self-assessment of the didactic knowledge and skills necessary to teach languages. It builds on insights from the Common European Framework of Reference and the European Language Portfolio as well as the European Profile for Language Teacher Education."

 

This link includes videos explaining this portfolio, an overview of the chapters in the publication, and links to free download in 12 languages.

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