系列讲座｜Vincent Greenier 博士：书评论文写作 & 外语教师工作投入

主讲人：Vincent Greenier 博士

主持人：刘宏刚 教授

专家简介

Vincent Greenier is a Lecturer in Linguistics & TESOL at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He served as book reviews editor for System journal before moving into his current role as Associate Editor. He has been an ESL/EFL teacher and teacher educator for nearly two decades and has lived and taught in several countries across four continents. His main research interests include creative approaches to language teaching and learning, leadership and professionalism in ELT, language teacher education, language teacher identity, and innovative approaches to qualitative research. His articles can be found in journals such as TESOL Quarterly, System, RELC, The Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, and others.

讲座一

讲座题目

How to write a book review for academic journals

讲座时间

2021年10月25日 下午 3:30-5:00

讲座平台

腾讯会议 683 108 628

内容摘要

Writing a book review is a good entry point into academic journals for early career researchers and an important contribution to the field for more experienced scholars. Book reviews allow others to get a better understanding of the content and quality of a book before making the financial commitment to buy it. Moreover, well written reviews promote the work of professional colleagues, advance matters of interest to the field, and offer an organized, concise, and well-supported analysis of the major contributions and insights of the volume. This talk will cover the major elements of writing a book review from start to finish, including:

·       getting started

·       reviewing in one’s own voice

·       balancing critical analysis and commendation (or at least courtesy)

·       supporting one’s critiques and opinions

·       offering recommendations

·       ensuring it is an analysis, not a summary (the #1 reason for rejection)

Writing a book review can be a rewarding experience; it can allow one’s voice to be heard on a topic, act as a network builder for connecting with others working in a subject area, and even improve future volumes. It has been my pleasure serving as Book Reviews Editor for System journal for the past four years and I look forward to sharing what I’ve learned with you.

讲座二

讲座题目

How Love and Creativity affect Work Engagement in ELT: A Multinational Study

讲座时间

2021年10月29日 下午 3:30-5:00

讲座平台

腾讯会议 332 771 791

内容摘要

In the field of education, second language education in particular, the concept of love has received little attention despite its essential contribution to the emotional and learning outcomes of learners and its impact on teacher work engagement and wellbeing. Indeed, the nascent literature on pedagogical love strongly suggests that it is an undervalued, even neglected, aspect of teaching, even though I would argue it should be of central concern if one is to truly care about their learners’ success and lives. The renowned educator, Paulo Freire put it this way, “…it is not possible to be a teacher without loving one’s students, even realizing that love alone is not enough. It is not possible to be a teacher without loving teaching.” In contrast, the concept of creativity has recently flourished in the field of second language education and applied linguistics and the ever-expanding body of research on the topic has made teachers more cognizant of its benefits to the language learning experience. Nonetheless, while an understanding of its importance has progressed, its link to teacher work engagement is still not well understood. This presentation will examine the relationship between these three constructs, pedagogical love, creativity, and work engagement, in the field of ELT. The talk will begin with an overview of these constructs and how they may be defined in language teaching before explaining the early findings of a large-scale multinational/multicultural study examining how love and creativity correlate with each other, and what they suggest about teacher work engagement and wellbeing.

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