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Some photos from a recent student-initiated Language Cafe led by our 3rd year BA English Language students here at UWS Languages Section, in which they take turns sharing and peer-teaching to develop their English language knowledge. #language #english #peerlearning

Huge congratulations to Dr Amira Lagha (Amira Lagha) of UWS who successfully defended her PhD thesis last Friday, and to her supervisor Yonah Matemba. Thanks to Martin Mullen of UWS Languages Section for acting as internal examiner, and to Dr McAuliffe for chairing.

Dr Paula Barrowcliffe (Dr Paula A Barrowcliffe) of UWS Languages Section is off to Istanbul next month to present at a very worthwhile event!

A few days left until the deadline for this, so get your submission in, and encourage others to do so!

Dr Luke Holmes of UWS and UWS Languages Section was at Stockholm University recently, presenting on Linguistic Internationalism at the English department’s higher seminar, with co-presenter, Professor Linus Salö, and Professor Josep Soler, who invited him to present.

Just one week away from the 2025 Scottish TESOL and Applied Linguistics PGR Conference here at UWS Paisley Campus. Really looking forward to this event hosted by UWS Languages Section. More info, including the conference programme, available here: sway.cloud.microsoft/CVYcgdJkRSAEXz…

Super day of presentations at UWS at the Scottish TESOL and Applied Linguistics PGR Conference, hosted by UWS Languages Section at the Paisley campus, with students joining us from The University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, and University of Strathclyde as well as our own students.

Dr Katy Highet (Dr Katy Highet) from UWS was on a research visit to Belfast today to attend the launch of the 16+ Education Proposal for Refugees and Asylum Seekers at City Hall, Belfast - incredible work led by the team at Anaka Women’s Collective (Anaka Women's Collective)!

A very busy and productive day indeed for L. Giraud and Martin Mullen of UWS Languages Section, exploring teaching and study mobility opportunities with Marianne Vonck from Odisee De Co-Hogelschool Belgium for BACommunity Education, BA Childhood & BA English Language Programmes.

Update: Dr Paula A Barrowcliffe from UWS Languages Section presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Social Justice in English Language Education hosted by Bahçeşehir Uni (BAU). 'How can we foster inclusive practices in the multilingual classroom without a diverse body of teachers?' ELINET

Are you an English language learner interested in University study? Join us for the open day at UWS Paisley campus this Saturday for taster sessions, tours and more! Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-under…

Martin Mullen (Martin Mullen) of UWS Languages Section has been busy back in Ireland!

Looks like an interesting ESOL event!

Just a reminder that this is tomorrow!

New publication by Dr Katy Highet of UWS Languages Section!

Laurence Giraud (L. Giraud) , Global Opportunities coordinator at UWS, joined a #Comenius meeting in Strasbourg, exploring European Teacher Education projects with Comenius colleagues. Always uplifting to share innovative practices with this European family!

In Applied Linguistics, Luke Holmes of UWS Languages Section reviews the analytical insights of Bakhtin and the ROAD-MAPPING framework📚 Researching English-Medium Higher Education (Dafouz & Smit) Tension-Filled English at the Multilingual University (Kuteeva) doi.org/10.1093/applin…

Excited to attend the IELLI - St Andrews launch of CILTER (Centre for International, Language and Teacher Education Research) at University of St Andrews this morning. It looks like a really interesting and impactful project. cilter.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

If you're at #NATECLA2025, make sure to stop by the UWS Languages Section stall and chat with Dr Luke Holmes about the UWS Languagea Section, the BA English Language programme, and the MEd TESOL programme.

Very proud of our new UWS BA (Hons) ESL graduates! Congratulations to all of you, and to those who couldn't make it to the ceremony today 🥳