LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

Research into teaching and learning in languages, linguistics and area studies

What lies beneath? An ethnographic analysis of translator behaviour
Event date: 10 March, 2009
Location: School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, Elvet Riverside, room 148, Durham DH1 3JT

Teaching quantitive methods and statistics to linguistics students
Event date: 23 January, 2009
Location: Seminar Room 3.06, Baines Wing, University of Leeds

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research in Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Event date: 8 May, 2008
Location: University of Glasgow (Melville Room)

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (6 February 08)
Event date: 6 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY

Stage 2: Methods for pedagogic research (7 February 08)
Event date: 7 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY

Stage 2: Methods for pedagogic research (22 May 07)
Event date: 22 May, 2007
Location: Senate House, Malet Street, University of London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (Dundee, 16 May 07)
Event date: 16 May, 2007
Location: University of Dundee

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (London, 2 May 07)
Event date: 2 May, 2007
Location: Senate House, Malet Street, University of London

Rough guide to MFL postgraduate research (20 Nov 06)
Event date: 20 November, 2006
Location: CILT, London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (17 May 06)
Event date: 17 May, 2006
Location: CILT, London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (9 Feb 06)
Event date: 9 February, 2006
Location: CILT, London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (17 June 05)
Event date: 17 June, 2005
Location: CILT, London

Pedagogic research: Issues in Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
This article outlines issues about the status and nature of pedagogic research in the present intellectual and evaluative environment of Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.

Yes, but is PEL the same as ELP?
In September 2003, Leeds Metropolitan University started delivering a new French specialist route on its BA(Hons) Primary Education and was paired with the IUFM of Montpellier in France. As lecturers from both institutions started collaborating together, we decided to look into the use of the Common European Framework and in particular the European Language Portfolio (ELP) as tools offering an element of commonality between France and the UK. How is the use of these interpreted differently in both countries? How much do these interpretations reflect a different approach to language learning and the means to achieve that learning?

Case study: The role of the moderators in focus group interviews: Practical considerations
Focus group interviews are an increasingly popular, albeit poorly documented, tool in education research. This case study details the authors first experiences of using a focus group interview in a small-scale qualitative inquiry and documents some of the practical issues surrounding the responsibilities of focus group moderators. A redefinition of the facilitative, recording, checking and analytical roles of the Moderator and Assistant Moderator is considered.