Hi Everyone, This is just a quick reminder on - the deadline of the IATEFL Research SIG scholarship for attending the Research SIG one-day workshop led by...
Although video extract from the event will be available on the BALEAP website early next year, I thought the ResTES was very useful because firstly, Judith...
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Hello, Please can you post the following call for papers in your group? http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/laelpgconference/callforpapers.htm Many thanks, ...
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Call for Papers We are pleased to announce the Seventh Lancaster University International Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and English Language (LAEL PG...
Dear All Welcome to our first Article Discussion week on 'Language teacher research engagement' with Simon Borg! Simon Borg is Professor of TESOL at the School...
Hi Simon and All This is Ana, in Recife, northeast Brazil , and here's a brief intro and quick comments on today's questions. I’ve got two MAs (Cognitive...
Hello to all, As a recently joined member of RESIG, I was happy to see this discussion beginning. I have already asked some background questions regarding...
Dear Ana Thanks for your contribution to the discussion. I am sure many teachers will relate to the situation you outline - there is unfortunately often a big...
Dear Glen Many thanks for joining RESIG and for providing your perspective from Japan. Your background in the sciences provides an interesting filter for this...
Thank you for all of your comments, Simon. As a hard sciences person, I constantly find it very difficult to not think about "research" in terms other than...
Thanks for the opportunity to be involved with this activity. In response to Simon Borg's questions: 1. Are there any claims in the study which either...
Dear all,  Find a 'summary' of, and a link to a recording of my webinar session last Sunday below. The videos in the session were very noisy due to a...
Hello Simon and the discussion group I could relate to your comments Simon about the issues around teachers engaging in research. I have been working as an EAP...
3. How do you feel about the notion of teachers as consumers of published research? And why not. How does one improve one's ability to teach if one does not...
Dear All Thanks for the various contributions so far. Here are some thoughts on some of the issues that have been raised. 1. Glen raised the issue of finding a...
Day Two: questions 3 to 5 3. How do you feel about the notion of teachers as consumers of published research? As an EAP teacher, I would not want to be...
Hi Simon Thank you for your response. Just a couple of minor comments: - It is clear in your article that research should be seen as a professional development...
Hi Both Thank you for this interesting exchange. I like the idea of providing 'more space in conferences for novice presenters to receive constructive feedback...
Hi Margot, Thank you for your comments and for keeping things tidy! :) Simon's dealt with your first question - teacher research and action research and I just...
Hi All, I know this is late, but I thought of posting it nevertheless... 3. How do you feel about the notion of teachers as consumers of published research? I...
What day are we on? That is, what questions are we supposed to address today? Simon, I am sorry, but your answer to finding a topic for research just does not ...
Hi Glen and All Here are Day Three questions: 6. The literature raises concerns about the quality of the classroom-oriented inquiries that practising teachers...
Dear Glen and all I am sorry if I gave the impression that reflection will suffice when it comes to teacher research - it clearly does not. Reflection, though,...
6. The literature raises concerns about the quality of the classroom-oriented inquiries that practising teachers often undertake. Is it fair to assess such...
I think your point at Q5 raises the question as to what is the definition of published. Does and INSETT session mean it is published? While it may not be in...
6. The literature raises concerns about the quality of the classroom-oriented inquiries that practising teachers often undertake. Is it fair to assess such...
Hi Ana, yes it was totally informal arrangements, but I had hoped they would trial the way I teach writing because I had proven it to be a successful approach...
Nice idea for inexperienced presenters and I hope that happens. Just to say, I am not a novice presenter. I am an experienced presenter and have done many...
I agree with Yasmin about research not only being used for academic publishing, but also for improving professional development. Everyone will have a different...
