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Professionalising Multilingualism in Higher Education, International Conference, February 4-6, 2010
January 28th, 2010Following the previous conferences held in Freiburg (Switzerland), Helsinki (Finland) and Bolzano (Italy), the University of Luxembourg will host the fourth scientific conference on Multilingual Universities from the 4th to the 6th February 2010 within the multilingual landscape of the officially trilingual Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The scientific contributions will discuss, examine and analyse how to further professionalise multilingualism in higher education. Contributors will present different perspectives on a variety of topics, ranging from policy issues to economics and biographical aspects of the multilingual individual (student, administrative assistant, lecturer, etc.).
http://multilingualuniversities.net/blog/
Congratulations: Chris Siry gets ASTE Award on “Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers”
December 23rd, 2009The ASTE Awards Committee has selected Chris Siry’s paper,
“Learning to teach science through collaboration: Coteaching and cogenerative dialogue in elementary science methods courses”
for Award IV: Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers.
The recipient of this award will be presented with individual plaques from ASTE at the 2010 Annual ASTE International Conference Awards and Business Lunch on Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Sacramento, CA., and a tribute in the awards issue of the ASTE Newsletter.
Scientific monitoring of the Semlang project and outlook on language teacher training in Europe
November 30th, 2009Ass.-Prof. Gudrun Ziegler is presenting a) the results of the scientific monitoring of the Semlang project and b) recommendations on optimising language teacher training in Europe, at the final conference of the Semlang consortium (7 institutions) in Venice (I) on November 30, 2009. More information about the event (texts, videos, recommendations) can be found at the following address:www.semlang.eu
Colloque: Les dispositifs de médiation
November 26th, 2009Professeur Charles Max a contribué en tant que membre du comité scientifique au 2e colloque transfrontalier de l’AJC CREM en présentant ses réflexions dans l’allocution de clôture.
Les dispositifs de médiation: Théories, méthodes et enjeux
Metz/Nancy, 19-20 novembre 2009
organisé par l’Association des Jeunes Chercheurs du Centre de Recherche sur les Médiations.
June 9, 2009: Cultural Psychology and Education Processes (Prof. Dr. Jaan Valsiner)
June 3rd, 2009Public lecture given by Professor Jaan Valsiner - Clark University Worcester U.S.A.
9 June 2009 16:00 – 18:00
Campus Walferdange Building XII Room 1.09
Dr. Valsiner is one of the leading international scholars in theory and research on cultural and developmental psychology. He takes special interest in the cultural organization of mental and affective processes in human development across the whole life span. Dr. Valsiner won the Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Prize in Germany in 1995, and is affiliated with research groups in Brazil, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Australia and Estonia.