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Communities, Sense of Belonging and Friendships

Communities, Sense of Belonging and Friendships by Kashmir Kaur, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies with additional material from Nicky Bray and Colin Ryder A sense of belonging and community are very much part of the University’s 2020-2030 vision. Well, these ideals were first practised at Leeds as long ago...

Beginning the Research Journey

This is the second blog post discussing our scholarship project titled ‘Digital Language Education – A Language Centre Case Study’. Beginning the literature review process is an essential part of any research project, and it involves an in-depth analysis of the existing literature on a particular topic. Despite being a...

Scholarship Project: Digital Language Education – A Language Centre Case Study

This study focuses on digital pedagogies in the Language Centre at the University of Leeds, a centre for teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP), which provides pre- and in-sessional language courses for students entering programmes at the university at all levels. The centre leads the field in the provision of...

What’s in a name?

By Milena Marinkova and Milada Walková Deborah Cameron (2021) discusses referencing sources from a feminist perspective. On the one hand, gender identity of female academics becomes hidden in citations by default (as in Cameron, 2021) and in references when only initials but not full first names are given (as in...

Tough Love: What employers want from Chinese students

By Marc Steward – Careers Consultant – University of Leeds    Background-Author I have worked as a Careers Consultant for 22 years, the last four of which have been at the University of Leeds. My core work at the UoL is with both LUBS and Earth & Environment students, but...

Stepping into the shoes of the learner – reflections

By James Moore – Teaching Fellow – Language Centre   A personal reflection on the experience of running a workshop  The abstract to my workshop at the 2019 LC Summer Conference contained the following assertions: “To put yourself in someone else’s shoes, you must first untie your own. As an...

Co-curricular activities: Presenting with Confidence

By Carolin Schneider and Gilly Langley – Leeds Language Zone   The University of Leeds is investing heavily into supporting internationalisation in a meaningful way and enhancing the student experience by developing skills, improving employability and promoting intercultural understanding. Part of the Language Centre, the Language Zone offers students help with language...

What’s the point? A reflection.

By Alex Holloway, Teaching Fellow & Co-Programme Leader for the General English Programme This is a reflection aimed at the reluctant speaker, for the teacher who questions the idea of sharing everyday practice, for the busy innovator focused on planning and delivering education who may not have headspace for preparing...