PLL5 Pre-Conference Event:

On Wednesday 15th May, we will be organising a pre-conference event for PLL5 Conference in Madrid.

FOLLM will organise the afternoon session “Methodological Innovations in Language Learning Motivation Research”, having Professor Ema Ushioda (University of Warwick, UK) and Professor Gary Barkhuizen (University of Auckland, New Zealand).

Event Detail:

• 15:15–16:15: Plenary by Ema Ushioda on the topic of Methodological progress in motivation research
• 16:15–16:45: Coffee Break
• 16:45–17:45: A poster session for people to share their work on the topics of methodological innovations in motivation research
• Invited commentators: Sal Consoli, Ema Ushioda, Gary Barkhuizen, Takumi Aoyama, Sarah Mercer
• 17:15–18:15: Plenary by Gary Barkhuizen on the topic of narrative inquiry and motivation research

Proposal Submission:

The aim of this event is to encourage interaction in the poster sessions with all participants moving around, asking questions, and commenting on the studies and work reported on.

If you would like to submit an abstract for the afternoon poster session, please submit a 250-word abstract by 20th September to: sal.consoli@ed.ac.uk.

Fore more information on PLL5 and PCE event, please visit https://www.iapll.com/pll5-pce-day

We look forward to chatting and thinking with you in Madrid!

Novel Insights into Motivation and Emotions Research

Organised by Research Centre for Professional Communication in English (RCPCE), Department of English and Communication, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Forum on Language Learning Motivation (FOLLM)

Date: 21 March 2022 (Monday) [Live webinar via Zoom]
Time:  5 – 7 pm HK time
Speakers:
Professor Jean-Marc Dewaele (Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom)
Professor Stephen Ryan (Waseda University, Japan)

For more details and registration, please visit RCPCE’s EVENT PAGE

A list of past FOLLM events is now available!

Forum on Language Learning Motivation (FOLLM) will host an online event on Friday 17th July, 2020 (10am UK Time).

The event will be delivered on YouTube live, and we welcome everyone who is working/studying in the area of language education, applied linguistics, etc.

To attend the event, please sign up for the event from the link below.

REGISTRATION PAGE (Closes on Thursday 16th July)

Celebrating methodological diversity in the research community

We are delighted to announce that Newcastle University will host the next FOLLM one-day event entitled Celebrating methodological diversity in the research community on 19th February, 2020. This time, we will focus on research design and methodology for aspects of psychology in language education research.

More details including speakers and discussants will follow shortly…

Event Details

Date & Time: 19th February 2020, 11:00–17:00

Venue: Newcastle University, UK

Room: Biomedicine West Wing Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, ICFL (INFO)

Speakers (Discussants)

• Christina Gkonou (University of Essex); Discussant: Zi Wang (University of Warwick), Lorena Kamstra
• Takumi Aoyama (Shinshu University, University of Warwick); Discussant: Simon Ness (Durham University)
• Martin Lamb (University of Leeds); Discussant: Christine Muir (University of Nottingham)

Please register for the event at: REGISTRATION PAGE

This event is supported by Multilingual Matters

FOLLM Go Global 2019 Sydney

We are delighted to announce that the FOLLM “Go Global” event will take place at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia on 13th August, 2019.

Date & Time: Tuesday, 13th August 2019, Registration opens at 9.30 AM

Venue: University of Technology Sydney

Room: Room CB08.08.03 (Building 8, Level 8, Room 3), UTS Business School (Dr Chau Chak Wing Building: shown as CB08 on the map)

Invited Speakers:

Dr Andy Gao (Associate Professor, University of New South Wales)

“Theorizing language learners’ motivation to learn languages other than English: the case of Chinese learners of Japanese in mainland China“

Dr Peter Roger (Associate Professor, Macquarie University)

“Language learning motivation: A role for the L1?”

Presenters:

Dr Emily Edwards, Dr Rosalie Goldsmith, Dr Caroline Havery, & Dr Deborah Nixon (University of Technology Sydney)

“How can we stimulate commencing university students’ L2 motivation through discipline-specific, embedded English language tutorials? Emerging insights from a new initiative”

Yeong Ju Lee (Macquarie University)

“Short-term and Long-term Experiences of Study Abroad in Australia: Narrative Inquiry on language learning motivation“

Sal Consoli (University of Warwick, UK; Macquarie University)

“Understanding motivation through ecological research“

Takumi Aoyama (University of Warwick, UK; Shinshu University, Japan)

“Longitudinal dynamics of WTC and international posture in the Japanese EFL context“

Registration

In order to secure the suitable room for the event, we appreciate your online registration via the link below.

Registration page: https://forms.gle/YvMu21u7t8gMTAvB9

We look forward to your active participation!

Event Title: Doing an MA dissertation on Motivation 

Date: Saturday 16th February, 2019

Time: 10.30–13.30

Venue: A1.11 Social Sciences Building, University of Warwick

Registration Page: FOLLM for MA research

We would like to invite all current MA students on TESOL, ELT and/or Applied Linguistics programmes with an interest in the area of motivation for language learning and teaching. This will be an event packed with stories, tips and recommendations on how to plan, develop and successfully complete a master’s dissertation in this topic area. Plenty of time and space for questions, and more importantly inspiration and MOTIVATION!

Talk 1. Dr. Taguhi Sahakyan (University of Leeds)

‘Researching L2 Motivation: MA Students’ Perceptions and Reality‘

Talk 2. Denny Vlaeva (University of Nottingham)

‘The dissertation expedition: Navigating data, analysis and self-doubt‘

Talk 3. Kathryn Sidaway (University of Warwick)

‘Writing a Dissertation on Motivation for an MA in English Language Teaching – challenges and opportunities‘

More details will be posted soon…

We are very happy to announce that the next FOLLM event will take place at Dublin City University on Friday, 23rd November 2018

Date & Time: 14.00–17.00, 23rd November 2018 (Friday)

Venue: Dublin City University, Room AHCPG01 (Purcell House)

Click HERE for online registration

PDF version of the flyer