PG Forum timetable 2015 - 2016
2015-16 Term 3 (14:00 - 15:00, PB113)
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2016 | Dr Szilvia Papp | An investigation into the effect of test taker characteristics on achievement in Cambridge English Young Learners tests |
| 27th April 2016 | Dr Liz Hamp-Lyons | Advanced Research Methods (3) - From questionnaires to Ground Theory |
| 11 May 2016 | Shaida Mohammadi | Enhancing Employability of Postgraduate Students |
| 25 May 2016 | Roy Wilson | TBC |
| 9 June 2016 (Thursday) | Dr Liz Hamp-Lyons | Advanced Research Methods (4) |
| 7 July 2016 | CRELLA | CRELLA Summer Research Seminar |
2015-16 Term 2 (14:00 - 15:00, PB113)
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2016 | Emma Bruce | The impact of varying time conditions on an academic English reading-to-write assessment task |
| 27 January 2016 | Dr Chihiro Inoue & Nuzhat Jafari | NVivo Hands-on Session |
| 10 February 2016 | Prof Liz Hamp-Lyons | Postponed to 24 February 2016 |
| 24 February 2016 | Prof Liz Hamp Lyons Menglin Xia (University of Cambridge) | Advanced Research Methods (2) Automated text readability assessment for second language learners |
| 2 March 2016 | CRELLA | CRELLA Spring Research Seminar |
| 17 March 2016 | Alun Roger | Measuring the Effect of Rater Personality on Candidates' L2 Speaking Proficiency Scores |
2015-16 Term 1 (14:00 - 15:00, PB113)
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 14 October 2015 | Dr Chihiro Inoue | Introduction & 'How (not) to get a PhD' |
| 28 October 2015 | Dr Chihiro Inoue | How to use the NVivo software |
| 4 November 2015 | Tanzeela Anbreen | An Investigation of the Revision Processes of Candidates on a Computer-based Academic Writing Test: A Pilot Report |
| 18 November 2015 | Prof Liz Hamp-Lyons | Advanced Research Methods: Taster Session (TBC) |
| 3 December 2015 | CRELLA | CRELLA Winter Research Seminar |
2014-15 Term 3 (14:00 - 15:00, PB101)
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2015 | Edit Ficzere | Assessing L2 Learners' Pragmatic Competence |
| 29 April 2015 | Dr Sathena Chan | How to Organise Your PhD Studies |
| 06 May 2015 | Open Session | Dealing with References and Making Use of Library Resources |
| 13 May 2015 | Gillian Horton-Krueger | Impact of Cambridge ESOL Examinations in German Contexts |
| 20 May 2015 | Dr Fumiyo Nakatsuhara and Dr Sathena Chan | Statistics Analysis in Language Testing: Some Case Studies |
| 27 May 2015 | Daniel Waller | Mock Viva - Benchmarking the UCLan Examinations to the Common European Framework |
| 03 June 2015 | Open Session | Dealing with References and Making Use of Library Resources |
| 10 June 2015 | Dr Sathena Chan | How to Organise Your PhD Studies |
| 18 June 2015 | CRELLA | CRELLA Eyetracking Research Day |
| 24 June 2015 | Hosam Darwish | Research Proposal - Meta-discourse in ELT/TEFL Master Theses in English L1 & L2 |
| 02 July 2015 | CRELLA | CRELLA Summer Research Seminar |
| 08 July 2015 | Tanzeela Anbreen | Mock RS4 Presentation - An Investigation of the Revision Process of Candidates on a Computer-based Academic Writing Test |
| 22 July 2015 | Gillian Horton-Krueger | Mock RS4 Presentation - Impact of Cambridge ESOL Examinations in German Contexts |
| 29 July 2015 | Nuzhat Jafari | An investigation of the factors involved in lexical progression: evidence from implicit and explicit vocabulary acquisition |
2014-15 Term 2 (14:00 - 15:00, PB101)
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 07 January 2015 | Open Forum | All PhD students to present research progress |
| 04 February 2015 | Shumaila Aijaz | Viva Experience |
| 18 February 2015 | Nuzhat Jafari | Presentation Topics |
| 25 February 2015 | Yumiko Moore | Investigating the Constructs Measured by EAP Writing Tests for use in Japanese University Entrance Examinations |
| 04 March 2015 | Barbara Clark | Aviation English |
| 12 March 2015 | CRELLA | CRELLA Spring Research Seminar |
| 18 March 2015 | Prof Stephen Bax | Preparing for the PhD Viva and Examination Process |
| 25 March 2015 | Michael Corrigan | Construct Representation of First Certificate in English (FCE) Reading |
| 01 April 2015 | Gwen Cauldwell | Moving Towards a Framework of Reference for Spoken Production of Young Learners Aged 13 - 15 |
| 08 April 2015 | Dr Lyn May | Test Preparation: Classroom Discourse and Stakeholder Perspectives |
| 15 April 2015 | No PG Forum |
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Professor Tony Green
Director of CRELLA
University of Bedfordshire
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