From the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington 1 November 2019 David Coulson, Professor, Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan How quickly does second language memory knowledge develop? Humans do not have very strong working memory, and it seems to […]
Past Events
NATESOL AGM
NATESOL AGM and meeting, 30 October 2019. Agenda 3.45–4:00pm NATESOL AGM (all welcome) 4:15–5:00pm Education and training in Nelson for former refugees Contributors: English Language Partners, Red Cross Pathways to Employment, Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls. Former refugees in Nelson come from very diverse backgrounds, bringing a variety of […]
VUW Linguistics Seminar
From the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington 30 October 2019 Kimberly Skjelde, PhD Candidate, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen, Norway What do Norwegian EFL learners do? The study I will present examined how first-year students taking a college preparatory English course chose […]
VUW Linguistics Seminar
From the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington 25 October 2019 Multiple case studies on the practice of EFL teachers at a Vietnamese university Hao Dao – LALS PhD Candidate – How did teachers implement the task-based textbook and what did they say about their […]
VUW Linguistics Seminar
From the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington 21 October 2019 Introducing innovations in EFL teaching: Case studies from Thailand and Vietnam. In this talk, LALS PhD candidates Paweena and Thao share insights from their case study research in Thailand and Vietnam respectively. Paweena investigated […]
VUW Linguistics Seminar
From the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington 18 October 2019 Judy Wei – LALS PhD Candidate – A listening textbook in the EFL classrooms at a Chinese university How does the textbook represent listening instruction? Recent studies on L2/EFL listening instruction suggest a mismatch between […]