For the second episode of ‘It’s Just Research: Critically questioning the world we live in’, hosts Dr Sara Black and Pippa Sterk are joined by Dr. Mel Cooke, a Senior Lecturer in ESOL & Applied Linguistics. They are conversing about Dr Mel's language teaching practice and research and how language is often used as a weapon in immigration policy.
Glossary terms
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages
H.E - Higher Education
ECS - School of Education, Communication and Society
Pedagogy - The method and practice of teaching. It encompasses teaching approaches, teaching theory, and feedback and assessment. [Tes]
Semantic - Connected with the meanings of words. [Cambridge Dictionary]
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