Sep 17, 2019Field Research: Language learning - attitude, ability, teaching and materials in JordanFocusing on refugee and host community youth (18-35) in Jordan, this piece of British Council research took place over three weeks in Feb...
May 10, 2019Presentation: "Cross-disciplinary perspectives on the role of language inenhancing the resilience"This presentation was delivered at UCL-IOE's "ANGEL Conference" in London on May 9th, 2019. Abstract: The focus on language in the 2019 G...
Aug 1, 2018Academic lead: Language for Resilience Research HubIn 2016 the British Council published its initial 'Language for Resilience' report, which identified five principles for planning languag...
May 8, 2018Steering Group Member: Organizational Perspectives on Accountability and LearningI am a member of the steering group for the ESRC-Funded project “Organizational Perspectives on Accountability and Learning: School Manag...
Apr 8, 2018Editor: Global Issues in an Uncertain WorldAs joint coorindator of IATEFL's Global Issues SIG, I was also the editor of 'Global Issues in an Uncertain World', a fascinating insight...
Apr 2, 2018Presentation: How UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 Fails Minority-Language-Speaking ChildrenThis presentation was delivered at IATEFL Slovenia 2018. A pdf of my PowerPoint slides at this event can be downloaded here.
Mar 19, 2018Researcher and Writer: Online and F2F Networks in MENATeachers groups and networks (both online and offline) are crucially important for creating shared identities, building capacity and shar...