Manchester Roundtable on Complexity Theory and English Language Teaching
Timetable
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and introductions
Morning presentations
9:15 - 9:45 Sarah Mercer (University of Graz)
Complexity theories and language teaching practice – a compatible pairing?
9:45 - 10:15 Susan Dawson (University of Manchester and INTO Manchester)
Exploring the compatibility of Complex Systems Thinking and Exploratory Practice
10:15 - 10:45 Achilleas Kostoulas (University of Manchester)
Resisting Change: Using Complexity to Understand the Resilience of Traditional Pedagogy
10:45 - 11:20 Working groups: Discussion of the first three presentations
11:30 - 12:15 Lunch
Afternoon presentations
12:30 - 1:00 Lynne Cameron (Open University)
The Discourse Dynamics Model: Developing a complexity metaphor for ELT
1:00 - 1:30 Juup Stelma (University of Manchester)
Images of Complexity in the Practice of Language Teaching and Learning
1:30 - 2:00 Working groups: Discussion of the final two presentations
2:00 - 3:00 Brief reports from the working groups
Plenary Discussion & Closing