ReSIG suppported events
2021
August
'MA TESOL Quick Fire Event 2021'
If you are a postgraduate student in the last stages of your final piece of work, the dissertation, IATEFL and Applied Linguistics (University of Warwick) would like to invite you to an event where you can share what you have found out in your research with other students also at the same stage in their career from all over UK. Date: 3 August 2021 Time: 9.30 am - 17.00 pm UK Time Info: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/events/ma_quick_fire_2021/ Registration link: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/events/ma_quick_fire_2021/registration_2021 |
July
ReSIG supported event: Lessons from Teacher Research in Difficult Circumstances
On Saturday 24 July 2021, the TfT Network* organised a one-day virtual symposium on teacher research. The theme of the symposium is: Lessons from Teacher Research in Difficult Circumstances Dr. Richard Smith and Dr. Paula Rebolledo were the plenary speakers for the symposium. A panel discussion on the experiences and the future of teacher research in difficult circumstances was moderated by Dr. Prem Phyak. The panelists included: Dr. Ganga Ram Gautam, Dr. Rama Mathew, Dinesh Thapa, Dr. Tasnima Aktar and Anju Lama. Fifteen teachers from Nepal and India shared the process and findings from their research before and during the pandemic. More information: [email protected] * Teachers for Teachers Network (TfT-Network) is a teacher support group where teachers from all levels of education volunteer to share their ideas with their fellow teachers from across the globe. The group promotes teacher research activities through workshops, webinars, mentoring, research, and other forms of professional discussions and collaborations. |
'South-South Teacher Research Conference and Panel Discussion'
On Saturday the 3rd of July 2021 our SIG supported the ‘South–South teacher-research conference and panel discussion’ with a focus on the topic of "Possibilities, value, and sustainability of teacher research in the Global South". The event included presentations from Sierra Leone, DR Congo, Guinea Bissau, Cameroon and Mexico, followed by a panel discussion with Rafael Cervantes, Rama Mathew, Paula Rebolledo, Ernesto Vargas and Francis Vernyuy. The recordings of the event can be accessed here: Video |
June
'Inauguration of TESOL BD Research SIG'
Inauguration Workshop: ‘An Invitation to Teacher Research’ On Saturday 26 June 2021, the TESOL Society celebrated the creation of its new teacher research special interest group. This SIG has the expressed aims to promote and develop research knowledge and skills among ELT practitioners of all levels. It also hopes to cater to the needs and interests of post/graduate researchers, new and early career researchers, as well as experienced researchers in the field of ELT in Bangladesh and beyond. To celebrate the occasion, Dr Richard Smith (University of Warwick, UK) and Prof Rama Mathew (University of Dehli, India) conducted a workshop entitled ‘An invitation to Teacher Research’. The recording of the event can be accessed here: Video |