Corpus linguistics, applied linguistics & technology in language education
LCR 2015 Call for Papers @LCR2015 Book of abstracts available Following the successful initial conference in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) in 2011, and the second conference in Bergen (Norway) in 2013, the third conference in this biannual series will be hosted by Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, from September 11-13, 2015. See the conference website http://www.ru.nl/lcr2015/ for more … Read more
Can technology improve the way we learn and think? Google’s head of research argues we’re headed into a new era of education. Source: www.bbc.com See on Scoop.it – Applied linguistics and knowledge engineering
The highest-level executive thinking, making connections, and “aha” moments of insight and creative innovation are more likely to occur in an atmosphere of what Alfie Kohn calls exuberant discovery, where students of all ages retain that kindergarten enthusiasm of embracing each day with the joy of learning. Source: www.edutopia.org See on Scoop.it – Applied linguistics … Read more
The results of the project have been published in a form of a magazine “Designing the future classroom” Nº2, available in five languages. The articles include stories from teachers and project partners, as well as a preview to the iTEC school pilot results and training activities, including the Future Classroom Scenarios course. Source: fcl.eun.org See … Read more
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/59665/feast-your-eyes-beautiful-linguistic-family-tree Page on Nordic languages by the same author: http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=195