http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/feed/? Latest topics Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:33:07 GMT 10 http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/pglinguistics/2007/images/ecls_logo.gif http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/feed/? http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/books-journals-conferences-f5/why-didn-t-you-submit-to-arecls-t14.htm ebidlake Hello ECLS colleagues, The deadline for ARECLS submissions has passed for another year. From the looks of things there were about a dozen submissions, which is a pretty poor turnout for such a large school. So my question is: if you didn't submit (and chances are, you didn't) why not? What can ARECLS do to convince you to submit next year? Why submit? Here are a few reasons: -you get a publication credit, which will be key to getting an academic job once you've completed your studies -you ... Books, journals, conferences Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:33:07 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/books-journals-conferences-f5/why-didn-t-you-submit-to-arecls-t14.htm#24 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/books-journals-conferences-f5/why-didn-t-you-submit-to-arecls-t14.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/tesol-f3/useful-links-authentic-resources-t13.htm feather The following are websites which post news items aimed at children. These could be useful for providing authentic and interesting materials for the English language classroom. Some articles could also be used for adult learners. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/default.stm http://www.headliners.org/aboutus/ http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/ http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/ These ... TESOL Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:39:58 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/tesol-f3/useful-links-authentic-resources-t13.htm#23 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/tesol-f3/useful-links-authentic-resources-t13.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/tesol-f3/web-20-applications-for-tesol-t11.htm shhush Can anyone think of ideas, how to use the interactivity of the Web to enhance TESOL contexts? I'm wondering how blogs could be used, photo galleries, vlogs, social networking sites etc could provide opportunities for students to actually use their language skills. TESOL Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:01:18 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/tesol-f3/web-20-applications-for-tesol-t11.htm#20 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/tesol-f3/web-20-applications-for-tesol-t11.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/qualitative-data-analysis-software-t12.htm ebidlake I'm working off-campus and don't have access to Nvivo, one of the more popular software packages for managing qualitative data. I've been looking around for some freeware that I could use instead, and came across AnSWR, freeware that works similarly to Nvivo put out by the US centre for disease prevention and control. Has anyone ever come across or used AnSWR before? So far the installation process has been fraught with random error messages, and I'm thinking that it might have a lot of bugs ... Research and research tools Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:37:50 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/qualitative-data-analysis-software-t12.htm#21 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/qualitative-data-analysis-software-t12.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/social-room-f8/the-sad-death-of-one-of-our-colleagues-t10.htm gooner2
The death of Khalid Alfaraj comes as a shock to all the people who have known him as he was a bright and intelligent student. He was also full of life and very nice to everyone.

My thoughts are with his family and friends.]]> Social room Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:36:38 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/social-room-f8/the-sad-death-of-one-of-our-colleagues-t10.htm#19 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/social-room-f8/the-sad-death-of-one-of-our-colleagues-t10.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/social-room-f8/let-s-socialize-t5.htm Saad Hi all, As some of ECLS students are from different areas of the world with varying experiences and views, it seems a good idea (to me at least ) to sit together and exchange ideas and experiences in an informal way. I hope to see this happens on a weekly or biweekly basis. It's not all about the academic efforts we involve in but also about developing other skills and ways of thinking and looking at the world. Any suggestions!!!!? .... ... .. . Social room Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:36:50 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/social-room-f8/let-s-socialize-t5.htm#6 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/social-room-f8/let-s-socialize-t5.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/language-f6/language-courses-in-newcastle-t1.htm anonymousredhead Hi everybody, If anyone is interested in taking a language course here in Newcastle, the Centre for Lifelong Learning is a good place to start: http://cll.sunderland.ac.uk/ They offer 10 week courses in a huge variety of languages, and at fairly good prices (£33 for students). Plus they are based on Newcastle University campus. Most courses this term start in the second week of October. I've attended language classes at CLL before, and will again this year (although ... Language Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:37:50 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/language-f6/language-courses-in-newcastle-t1.htm#1 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/language-f6/language-courses-in-newcastle-t1.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/culture-f7/the-production-of-whiteness-in-education-t9.htm orpheus I’m posting a link to an article entitled ‘The Production of Whiteness in Education: Asian International Students in a College Classroom’ (DiAngelo, 2006). While I do not necessarily endorse the positions taken in this article and certainly have reservations with the methodology and constructs employed, it resonates with recent personal experiences in higher education and I feel it may be an interesting stepping stone for discussion. What do you think? http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=12719 BTW… ... Culture Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:16:47 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/culture-f7/the-production-of-whiteness-in-education-t9.htm#13 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/culture-f7/the-production-of-whiteness-in-education-t9.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/electronic-questionnaire-software-t8.htm Gillian
I'm putting together an electronic questionnaire as part of my research and I was just wondering what software anyone else was using and how it was set up as I really want it to look professional and work well!
Thanks.]]> Research and research tools Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:11:48 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/electronic-questionnaire-software-t8.htm#12 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/electronic-questionnaire-software-t8.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/transana-help-t4.htm Saad
Cheers!]]> Research and research tools Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:23:56 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/transana-help-t4.htm#5 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/transana-help-t4.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/conversation-analysis-online-resources-t2.htm anonymousredhead Hi all, If anybody is interested in using CA in their research (or who is already using it), here are some interesting websites: http://marg.ncl.googlepages.com/ http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~ssca1/sitemenu.htm http://www.paultenhave.nl/EMCA.htm And some good software to use for analysing data: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://www.transana.org/ (This last one costs money though ) Please add other websites if you know of any Research and research tools Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:11:02 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/conversation-analysis-online-resources-t2.htm#2 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/conversation-analysis-online-resources-t2.htm http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/speech-analysis-and-transcription-software-t3.htm Saad
For those interested in speech transcription I found a collection of tools in one web page. It gives a taste of what each tool can do and a screen shot of the program.

Speech analysis and transcription software

Cheers,

Saad.]]> Research and research tools Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:18:12 GMT http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/speech-analysis-and-transcription-software-t3.htm#3 http://lccnewcastle.forumotion.com/research-and-research-tools-f4/speech-analysis-and-transcription-software-t3.htm