Program schedule for the Open Day on July 6th

Registration is free but required for attending the Online Open Day: https://forms.gle/viZdbQMvQnydeLP27

Don't miss the opportunity to join our online Open Day

Registration is free but required for attending the Online Open Day: https://forms.gle/viZdbQMvQnydeLP27

Dissertation talk: Impact of Duolingo on Students’ Motivation and Language Accuracy

Don't miss this Friday (29 May) at 10:30am (UK time) the dissertation talk "Impact of Duolingo on Students’ Motivation and Language Accuracy" by our student Irena Bielicka. Irena will present her dissertation, talk about her experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.
The link for the virtual room: http://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/r8fi3nk0ena/

Dissertation talk: The effects of mobile devices on JUFE students’ metacognitive skills while developing oral English tasks

Don't miss this Friday (15 May) at 10:30am (UK time) the dissertation talk "The effects of mobile devices on JUFE students’ metacognitive skills while developing oral English tasks" by our student Leonardo Bermudez Chingate. Leonardo will present his dissertation, talk about his experience, and reply to questions related with the research subject.
The link for the virtual room: https://uni-of-nottingham.adobeconnect.com/_a908729032/r8fi3nk0ena/

Our student Karina Pearl Thorne presents her course on Creative Writing on #LearningRevolution Conference

Don't miss tomorrow, Saturday (9 May) at 11:00pm (UK time) the presentation by Karina Pearl Thorne at the Learning Revolution online conference on the design of her online course on Creative Writer Identity Development as part of her dissertation.
The presentation, titled "Creative Writer Identity Development for English Language Learners" is a call for English language learners and teachers to join a free online course in creative writing. The presentation will introduce the online course, the main digital tools, the weekly study schedule and the benefits for taking part.

Karina is a language learner, online English tutor, Masters student and Creative Writing enthusiast. She leads a small online community called Share Your Story with Confidence, focusing on reading, writing and positive thinking to boost creative output. When she can, Karina combines her personal passions with her academic studies, such as the project that will be presented in the learning revolution conference.

The link for the conference website: https://learningrevolution.com/page/gmt-1-1

Publication based on a students' dissertation project

We are very proud to announce the publication of the article "Design of a Gamified Twitter Environment: Investigation of how Students' Personality and Attitude in Language Learning Affect their Participation" at the Digital Innovations and Research in Language Learning (edited by S. Mavridi and V. Saumell). The study is based on the dissertation project that one of our students, Bryan Kilvinski, designed and developed under the supervision of our tutors Angelos Konstantinidis and Ivan Lombardi.

Studentships for studying online at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for language Teaching

The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies is offering a number of studentships and fee waivers for students of the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching. Masters studentships include home fees-only awards and home-fees plus stipend awards.
Application deadline: 11 May 2020

To be eligible to apply for School funding, you must be holding an offer of a place to study at the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching of the University of Nottingham. You are advised to apply at least one month in advance to be eligible to apply for the studentship.
More info about the Master of Arts in Digital Technologies for Language Teaching and application form: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/course/taught/digital-technologies-for-language-teaching-(distance-learning)-ma

More info about the studentships: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/prospective/funding.aspx (search for the heading Masters Degree Funding and then click on School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies Masters Studentships)