great talk by @chris_elt at #ELTRIA2024

#ELTRIA2024 Morning sessions with Elizabeth Erling, Miriam Weidl (University of Vienna) and Anna Mears (British Council)

#ELTRIA2024 Morning sessions with Burcu Kayarkaya (Yildiz Technical University, Istambul) & Chris Richards (British Council School, Madrid)

#ELTRIA2024 Workshop sessions with Monica Canavan & Jim Fuller

Opening #PLL5 IAPLL this morning

Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe explores the development of English as an L3 in 3 different school modalities in the Basque country. In case you're wondering, they are listed as Model A, Model B and Model D as there is no letter 'C' in Basque!

#PLL5 IAPLL Day 2 plenary: Meagan Driver - Expanding positive psychology through a heritage language lens: an outsider-in approach. Defines heritage speakers and the role they often play on the family

#PLL5 IAPLL Day 2. Peter McIntyre introduces Meagan Driver

Astrid Mairitisch (Uni of Graz) presents her findings on status and appreciation of teachers in Austria

Astrid Mairitisch (Uni of Graz) analyses how teachers were portrayed in the most- read newspaper in Austria during the pandemic and how this affected teacher morale and attrition.

#PLL5 IAPLL Astrid Mairitisch (Uni of Graz) teachers portrayed as ‘spreaders of the virus’ during the COVID-19 pandemic

#PLL5 IAPLL Miroslaw Pawlak & Sarah Mercer Investigating language teacher curiosity: towards a tentative model

#PLL5 IAPLL Miroslaw Pawlak & Sarah Mercer Investigating language teacher curiosity: towards a tentative model. Curiosity as a trait - a characteristic, and as a state, as Sarah says - your hobbyhorse - what’s your ‘thing’?

For teachers in Spain planning to take the Oposiciones docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Teresa is giving her free workshop tomorrow (May 24th) to a lucky group of local teachers at the EIM, Universitat de Barcelona as part of our Teacher Development programme.

Last week GRAL members and colleagues Jessica Mackay Elsa Tragant Bridget Murphy and Maria Andria were in Madrid, Spain at the wonderful #PLL5 (the Psychology of Language Learning 2024 Conference) by IAPLL held at UNED. 👏 iapll.com/pll5

EIM-Universitat de Barcelona: Free Teacher Development workshop with Scott Thornbury on Friday 14th June, 12-13.30. TEACHING EFL AND TEACHING MODERN LANGUAGES: THE SAME OR DIFFERENT? Places are limited so sign up soon! eim.ub.edu/language-teach…

📢 Call for papers for our #48thAnnualNationalConvention is now open❗ tesolspainburgos2025.com/callforpapers 📍Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Burgos 📅 14-16th March 2025 #TESOLSPAINBurgos2025 💙More info about #tesolspain : tesol-spain.org #tesol #burgos #englishteachers

Language learning motivation. Another potential idea for using AI to help learners develop a clear and vivid Ideal L2 self vision.

If you are a 2023-2024 MA ELT student in the UK, come present your work at our MA ELT Quickfire presentation event 2024! (Hybrid) Deadline for submissions: 19th July! Check out all details on our website: tinyurl.com/MAELT2024 #elt #MAELT