EMC CPD Online: Next Steps in A Level English Language – Moving on From the Basics
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Availability -
Places available
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Price - £45 per place
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Location - Online
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Duration - 2-4.30pm
This webinar is included in the EMC Webinar Package Autumn 24. Click here for details.
This afternoon webinar is aimed at new and relatively new teachers of A Level English Language, especially, but not limited to, those who have attended one of Dan’s Starting to Teach courses. This conference features four speakers - two linguists and two teachers - offering ideas for how to move your own teaching on from the basics. It will help you develop more sophisticated analytical toolkits, deal with the complexities of language study and look at ways to start dealing with language change and language and identity.
In this session you will:
- Look at critical discourse analysis and ways to apply these tools to a range of texts
- Explore intersectional approaches to language variation and diversity
- Start looking at ways to approach contemporary language change
- Consider different activities and forms of assessment for students.
Christian Ilbury: Staying on Top of Contemporary Language Change
Rizz, slay, yaas, ate it up. One thing is sure: Language changes. But where did these words come from? Why do people use them? And why does language change? In this talk, I explore some contemporary patterns of language change. We consider current issues such as the role of social media in language change and claims of a new 'gen Z’ or ‘TikTok’ language.Online, via Zoom. Details of how to join will be sent before the session.
- If relevant, course materials will be sent the day before the course in the email with your joining instructions. Please either print these out or have them available on screen during the session.
- After the session you will receive the PowerPoint presentation, any resources used on the course and a £10 voucher to use against any purchase on www.englishandmedia.co.uk
- Vouchers can only be redeemed online.
- Only one voucher can be used per purchase.
- Vouchers expire after 6 weeks.
- A recording of the session will be available for 7 days after the event.
- This course will be recorded but participants will not be audible or visible.
Dan Clayton
Dan Clayton is an education consultant at the EMC and specialises in English Language work at A Level and language education across the secondary curriculum. He has been a teacher of A Level English for over 20 years, senior examiner and moderator for different awarding bodies and is author/editor of many books for A Level English Language, including ones for Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press & Routledge, as well as publications for the EMC and NATE. Dan has worked closely with many universities to help develop links between A level and HE, worked as a research fellow at UCL and runs the EngLangBlog site and @EngLangBlog twitter account, as well as being part of the Lexis Podcast team. He has also taught Media and Film Studies and is Associate Editor of emagazine and MediaMagazine.
Christian Ilbury
Christian Ilbury is a lecturer in the department of Linguistics and English Language at The University of Edinburgh. His main recent work has been in the interrelation of digital culture and language variation and change, focussing on the digital and linguistic practices of young people. He is also interested in language, politics, and globalisation.
Jess Aiston
Jessica Aiston is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film at Queen Mary University of London. In her research, she uses approaches from critical discourse studies to analyse data from social media, especially in relation to issues of language, gender, and neurodiversity. She gained her PhD from Lancaster University in 2023, where her thesis investigated sexist language on Reddit.
Jacky Glancey
Jacky Glancey is an experienced teacher, examiner and teacher trainer, ECT Lead and Quality Assurance Officer.
This webinar is included in the EMC Webinar Package Autumn 24. Click here for details.
- Bookings for this course will close at 8am (London, UK) on Friday 11th October, or when capacity is reached, whichever is the sooner.
- This course is part of our 2 for 1 offer
- Book a place on this course and you’ll be sent a voucher code entitling you to book a further place on the same course for a colleague at your school. Your code will be emailed to you as soon as we have received your booking.
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(Any issues please email Lucy.)
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- Afternoon and twilight webinars must be paid for by card at the time of booking.
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