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Materials from today’s study-abroad session

October 26, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

Wonderful turn-out at today’s LAEL study-abroad information session! Great to see C89 packed with students wanting to study abroad next year. Thanks to Jane Atkinson (International Office), Julia Devaux (LUSU Global Explorations) and Ellie Berry (UG student) for agreeing to speak at our event as well.

Having attended today’s session, this is what you need to do next:

1. Attend “Outgoing Study Abroad Briefing” (organized by the International Office). Pick one of these sessions:

Wednesday, November 9th, 1pm, Elizabeth Livingston LT
Wednesday, November 9th, 5pm, LEC LT1
Friday, November 11th, 1pm, LUMS LT1

2. Submit online application with your preferred host universities to the International Office by January 3, 2017.

3. The Department will tell you where you are allocated to study in January 2017.

4. Attend the LAEL study-abroad session in March for outgoing students. During this session, we will match your modules (home-host institution) and deal with things like accommodation abroad.

As promised, today’s materials can be downloaded here:

LAEL study-abroad slides: General overview
LUSU Global Explorations slides
Link to LAEL International pages
Link to LUSU Overseas pages

Visit from Shanghai International Studies University

October 26, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

We greatly enjoyed meeting a delegation from Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) today. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences very well-represented by the Department of Linguistics and English Language, the Department of Languages and Cultures, and the Department of Politics, Philsophy and Religion. We look forward to a productive partnership!

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Dr Jenefer Philp: Lecture visit to our partners at South China Normal University

October 19, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

Dr Jenefer Philp has just returned from a four-day trip to our partners at South China Normal University. Jenefer taught several classes in her area of expertise (second language teaching) and met with postgraduate students and staff to provide feedback on their work. We look forward to future exchanges!

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Two ESRC Global Challenges Research Fund Fellowships for LAEL!

October 7, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

We are delighted to announce that two former Linguistics PhD students have been awarded highly-competitive post-doctoral research fellowships in the ESRC NWDTC Global Challenges Research Fund scheme.

Together with her mentor Judit Kormos, Bimali Indrarathne will pursue research and impact-related activities relating to the inclusion of learners with specific learning differences in teaching English as a foreign language in Sri Lanka.

Diana Mazgutova, with her mentor Tineke Brunfaut, will do research and carry out impact activities to empower language teachers and learners in Uzbekistan through formal English reading and writing development initiatives.

Congratulations to both Bimali and Diana on this fantastic news!

The ESRC GCRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme provides a career development opportunity for those at a relatively early stage of their academic career who can demonstrate great potential in social science research, with an international development focus.

Sunny “Hello!” from Tübingen

October 5, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

A sunny “Hello!” from our Year 2 student Helen Joules, currently spending an Erasmus year abroad at the University of Tübingen. Helen met with our former MA student Simon Ruiz and our former Erasmus student Katharina Braungart today, both of whom are pursuing their PhDs in Tuebingen.

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Welcome to our new students!

October 5, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

A warm welcome to our new undergraduate and postgraduate students!

Our 198 new students come from 38 different countries, reflecting the global reputation of Lancaster’s Department of Linguistics and English Language and the international dimension of research in the language sciences.

Where do your students come from?

Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan and Vietnam

A truly international community of students!

Welcoming our new exchange students!

October 4, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

A warm welcome to our exchange students!! The Department spent a happy three hours welcoming students from across the globe and registering their module choices for the academic year 2016-2017.

Universidad Chileno-Britanica de Cultura

October 1, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

We are delighted to announce that the Department of Linguistics and English Language has signed a new agreement with the Universidad Chileno-Britanica de Cultura. This four-year agreement will primarily focus on staff exchanges between the two institutions.

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Important events for students interested in studying abroad 2017-2018

September 30, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

If you are interested in studying abroad in the academic year 2017-2018, please attend the following important event:

Study-abroad information session for students in Linguistics and English Language (October 26, 10:00 to 12:00, County South C89)

After this event, you will also need to attend one of the study-abroad initial briefings and the study-abroad fair in November. These are organized by the International Office. Please click here for more information on the International Office event, including locations and times.

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Willem Hollmann and LAEL students visiting Boston and New York

September 5, 2016 / Patrick Rebuschat

From March 27 to April 8, 2016, Dr Willem Hollmann led a group of LAEL students to and around Boston and New York, travelling along with around 70 students from other departments from FASS and other faculties. Everyone especially enjoyed the lecture about authorial style and forensic linguistics by the well-known Prof. David Hoover at NYU. Another highlight was the visit to the Endangered Language Alliance, which tries to document the incredible linguistic diversity in NYC and help revitalise endangered languages spoken there, sometimes by only a handful of people. The programme was packed with other interesting activities as well, including a visit to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, a talk at MIT and a visit to the UN Headquarters. Needless to say there was also some time for relaxation, with some catching a basketball game at Madison Square Garden and others enjoying a musical on Broadway. We’re very happy to say that this optional visit will be offered next year again. Please click here for more information regarding the spring 2017 trip.

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