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Tony Liddicoat appointed as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Many congratulations to Professor Tony Liddicoat on becoming a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. The Academy’s Fellowship is made up of distinguished individuals from academic, public, private and third sectors, across the full spectrum of the social sciences. Through leadership, scholarship, applied research, policymaking, and practice, they have helped to deepen the understanding of, and address, some of the toughest challenges facing our society and the world.
Warwick Esports team in the top three at the 'Oscars of Esports'
We’re delighted that Warwick Esports ranked second in the world in The Esports collegiate Programme of the year and as well as this, our Head of Esports, Jack Fenton (Applied Linguistics alumnus in BA Language, Culture and Communication, 2020) placed third as Esports Collegiate Ambassador of the Year. Read more about the team and their achievements hereLink opens in a new window.
What constitutes teacher expertise? New research points to the answer
Assistant Professor Jason Anderson, of the Department of Applied Linguistics, has conducted the largest ever review of teacher expertise, which includes data from over 1,000 teachers from around the world in primary and secondary school education. Read more about the study hereLink opens in a new window and the 73 common features in expert teachers that have been identified.
Esports Success for Applied Linguistics Alumnus
We are delighted that Warwick Esports and its Head Coach, Jack Fenton (an Applied Linguistics alumnus in BA Language, Culture and Communication, 2020) are the first UK finalists amongst an otherwise all-American shortlist at this year's Esports Awards! Read more here.
Applied Linguistics features on BBC Programme 'The 3rd Degree’
On Monday 11th July students from the University of Warwick pitted their wits against a team of Warwick academics on BBC's programme ‘The 3rd Degree’ including one of our undergraduate students Mia Harris up against Dr Matthew Voice.
Listen again on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00193ts
Success for Applied Linguistics MA TESOL Graduate
Congratulations to Elyanora Menglieva (MA TESOL, 2019), an advocate for teaching and children’s literacy, who was a 2022 Uzbekistan national finalist in the British Council Study UK Alumni Awards (Social Action category) and was awarded ‘Ambassador’s Choice’.
More information can be found here: https://warwick.ac.uk/alumni/news-events/news/british_council_study/