From EFL to EMI

There is a fast-moving worldwide shift from English being taught as a foreign language (EFL) to English being the medium of instruction (EMI) for academic subjects” (Dearden, 2014, p. 2). Dearden, J. (2014). English as a medium of instruction-a growing global phenomenon: Phase 1. London: British Council.

#CFP CLS12: Corpus studies at the lexis-grammar interface NEW deadline March 10

CLS12 will take place on Saturday 2 April 2016 at Edge Hill University. The focus of CLS12 is the interaction of lexis and grammar. The focus is influenced by Halliday’s view of lexis and grammar as “complementary perspectives” (1991: 32), and his conception of the two as notional ends of a continuum (lexicogrammar), in that … Read more

New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges

  CALL FOR PAPERS BAAL / Cambridge University Press Applied Linguistics Seminar Programme 2015-2016 and COST Action IS1306 New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges New plurilingual pathways for integration: Immigrants and language learning in the 21st Century Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 26th & 27th May 2016 The 21st Century is witnessing increased discussions … Read more