The WATESOL 2019 AGM will be held on 13 November 2019. Guest speaker: Associate Professor Averil Coxhead Word lists: something old, something new Word lists have a great deal to offer learners and teachers, but they need to be handled carefully to be used effectively. I will begin this talk […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]