UoP TESOL

Here at the University of Portsmouth we run an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (campus or DL). We also have undergraduate TESOL and PhD opportunities.

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

Is it possible to 'personally thank' everyone in an all staff email?

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

My Spanish isn't great, so apologies if I'm wrong, but the keys to successful reading are having parents that read, not too much screen time and starting early. Probably predictable but of course kids themselves don't choose those things https://t.co/AqQN8azJ0D

[UoP TESOL @UoPTESOL]

A paper on extensive reading in Saudi Arabia @FaizaHabib16 and @PeterWatkinsELT

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

Here's a link to a paper on ER in Saudi Arabia - Faiza Habib was the lead author https://t.co/BXyORxZQ4z It's always a huge pleasure and satisfaction to work with former students!!!

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

Here's a blog post on using the learners' own language in the classroom https://t.co/04eXY7UsvL

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

Published yesterday! I feel very lucky to have worked with @thornburyscott again and @sandymillin for the first time. And of course thank you to everyone at @CambridgeEng, and @JoTimEFL and others!

[Dr Helen Ringrow @HelenRingrow]

This is tomorrow! Everyone welcome. Details below. #tisthedamnseason

[Dr Glenn Hadikin @Glenn_Hadikin]

The call for papers for BAAL2023 is now open. We look forward to seeing you all in York. https://t.co/3vP8rolqej @__BAAL #BAAL2023York Deadline is 17th March 2023.

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

It was such a pleasure to work on this project - I was very privileged

[Karen Forbes @karen_forbes]

Great to see this come out! Thanks so much ⁦@PeterWatkinsELT⁩ for the opportunity to contribute 😀

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

I think this is so true: "The moral dimension of teaching has rarely been talked about, and most of the time teachers are not consciously aware of it; yet there is a great need to uncover and examine the values that inform teaching..." Johnston, 2003

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

I'm looking forward to being part of this event at the weekend https://t.co/0OzTd7jGtF

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

"...extensive reading plays a key role in moving learners beyond the basic levels of proficiency required for basic communication so that they are well positioned to achieve personal and professional goals." Horst, 2009

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

"[Expert teachers] are able to relate their lessons to the
entire curriculum and to other curricula and to establish
coherence between lessons. Novice teachers, by contrast, see individual lessons as discrete units rather than as units in an organized curriculum."
Amy Tsui (2009)

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

I had the great pleasure to be Alessandra's PhD supervisor and now we have a publication based on one part of that research. (Hopefully more papers to come!) https://t.co/kGNI4l7A3A

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

A quote from 50 years ago and still well worth remembering: "The fact is that while without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed." (Wilkins, 1972:111)

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

Food for classroom thought: “’Speaking’ is so much part of daily life that we take it for granted. However, learning speaking, whether in a first or other language, involves developing subtle and detailed knowledge about why, how and when to communicate”Burns and Seidlhofer, 2020

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

So much research shows that phonics must be part of reading instruction that it amazes me it is still a debate. https://t.co/inAry1YTXT But I enjoyed the article and grateful for the link to @ehanford 's article https://t.co/PLX9jUf7ge

[Dr Helen Ringrow @HelenRingrow]

The best line in a book I’ve read recently —
There is not even a Scrabble
word for how bad I feel.
💔

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

I'm looking forward to speaking (online) at the 4th annual ELT symposium next Thursday! https://t.co/hWTMRMyAdD

[Dr Peter Watkins @PeterWatkinsELT]

I instinctively like the idea of shorter papers! Not least because really busy people, such as teachers, can still benefit.