prosperity and resilience
CeLM Seminar Series
L022-103 London Road London Road Campus, Reading, United KingdomDevelopment of a vocabulary screener for young children speaking multiple languages by Dr Claudine Bowyer-Crane, Dept of Education, University of York The number of children in UK primary schools learning English as an additional language is growing. A consistent achievement gap is found in national assessments of language and literacy between children learning EAL […]
Trumps’s First 100 Days
Chancellors Building Whiteknights Campus, Reading, United KingdomReading Interdisciplinary Research Network for the Study of Political History & Politics in America This is a one day conference to mark the launch of the new reading Interdisciplinary research network - The Monroe Group for the study of politics in the Americas. The Monroe Group, is designed to encourage dialogue between scholars in the […]
Wolfenden Lecture
Van Emden Lecture Theatre Edith Morley Building, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomTHE INAUGURAL WOLFENDEN LECTURE LGBT equality: past, present and future Thursday 4 May - 7.00pm | doors at 6.30pm Van Emden Theatre, Edith Morley We are delighted to welcome guest speaker Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive, Stonewall to the University of Reading to deliver our inaugural Wolfenden Lecture. Ruth will be discussing 'LGBT Equality: Past, Present […]
The Fate of Europe and the West Book Launch
Van Emden Lecture Theatre Edith Morley Building, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomThe Fate of the West The Decline and Revival of the World's Most Successful Political Idea Bill Emmott, former editor of the Economist Free entry. No reservation necessary. The idea of ‘the West’ has underpinned our prosperity and security for over seven decades. It stands for democratic institutions and values, a rules-based system of steadily […]
CeLM Seminars: deaf children
Chancellors Building G.04 Whiteknights Campus, United Kingdom‘How do you read a language you can’t hear? Insights into literacy from children who are deaf.’ Mairead McSweeney, University College London
CeLM Seminar Series
Chancellors Building G.04 Whiteknights Campus, United Kingdom‘Fine-grained patterns of language use contribute to variance in bilingual language processing.’ Joanna John, University of Reading 3-4.15pm ‘Effect of socio-economic status on cognitive control in non-literate bilingual speakers.’ Dr […]
CeLM Week Public Lecture
L022 G01 L022 G01, London Road Campus, ReadingProfessor Rhona Stainthorp will be giving a public lecture about multilingual literacy development. The event, hosted by the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM), aims to raise awareness of the […]
Workshop: Bi-/Multilingualism and the Declining Brain
L022 G01 L022 G01, London Road Campus, ReadingThis free event will look into contemporary suggestions about the neuroprotective effects of bi-/multilingualism against brain decline in healthy and patient populations. It will bring together early career and established researchers […]
Workshop: Language impairment in bilingual children
L022 G01 L022 G01, London Road Campus, ReadingThis free event organised by the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) will bring together researchers and practitioners from France, the UK, and the USA who work with bilingual children with language impairment. The workshop will address the challenge of identifying language impairment in bilingual children. It will illustrate assessment material for bilingual children, explore […]
Early Career Fellowship Schemes: Event for potential supervisors
A joint session for Heritage & Creativity and Prosperity & Resilience on the topic of Early Career (Independent Post-doctoral) Fellowship Schemes. This session will introduce the range of schemes and the support provided by the University to develop applications. You will hear from current post-doctoral fellows and their mentors on what makes a successful application. […]