Researching multilingualism: concepts, methods and issues
This 5-day residential course is designed for post-Foundation doctoral researchers and for (early careers) post-doctoral researchers who are engaged in research on multilingualism. It is being organised as part of an advanced research training project on Researching multilingualism, multilingualism in research practice (RES 046-25-0004), funded by the ESRC under its Researcher Development Initiative (RDI), from May 2010 to April 2013.
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Apr 04, 2011 08:30 AM
to Apr 08, 2011 07:00 PM |
| Where | Birmingham, UK |
| Contact Name | Deirdre Martin |
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post-Foundation doctoral researchers and for (early careers) post-doctoral researchers who are engaged in research on multilingualism |
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Residential Course: April 4-8, 2011 Application deadline: January 28, 2011
The MOSAIC Centre for Research on Multilingualism
School of Education
University of Birmingham
This 5-day residential course is designed for post-Foundation doctoral researchers and for (early careers) post-doctoral researchers who are engaged in research on multilingualism.
It is being organised as part of an advanced research training project on Researching multilingualism, multilingualism in research practice (RES 046-25-0004), funded by the ESRC under its Researcher Development Initiative (RDI), from May 2010 to April 2013.
The sessions will draw on different orienting theories and will address different methodological issues. The themes are as follows:
Session 1: Researching multilingualism: why, what and how?
Session 2: Discourses about multilingualism
Session 3: From policy to communicative practice in multilingual schools and classrooms
Session 4: Bilingual practitioners in monolingual institutional contexts
Session 5: Creating multilingual spaces: complementary schools and local life worlds
Session 6: From language policy to bilingual education practice
Session 7: Literacy practices in bilingual and multilingual educational contexts
Session 8: Multilingual literacy practices in local life worlds (including the internet)
Session 9: Multilingualism in research practice
Organisers:
Deirdre Martin d.m.martin@bham.ac.uk
Marilyn Martin-Jones m.martinjones@bham.ac.uk
Applications:
The number of participants on the April 2011 course is limited to 30, so early application is recommended. Application forms and further details are available on
www.education.bham.ac.uk/research/MOSAIC/News_and_Events.shtml. They can also be requested from Sally Cliff ( s.l.cliff@bham.ac.uk). The deadline for submission of applications is January 28, 2011. Applications for accommodation bursaries can also be submitted.
