Teaching English as a form of political activism

11/07/23 • 28 min

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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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]

Click here to access the links to the articles mentioned throughout the episode and to learn more about the new podcast.

Follow us:

Instagram: @itsjustresearchpodcast

Twitter: @justresearchpod

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/its-just-research-an-ecs-podcast

It’s Just Research is hosted by ECS academics and PhD students. The podcast is executive produced by Sylvie Carlos, PhD student in ECS and award-winning audio producer.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It’s Just Research is hosted by ECS academics and PhD students and executive produced by Sylvie Carlos, PhD student in ECS and award-winning audio producer.

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Website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/its-just-research-an-ecs-podcast

It’s Just Research is hosted by ECS academics and PhD students. The podcast is executive produced by Sylvie Carlos, PhD student in ECS and award-winning audio producer.

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