This one-day symposium addresses research in the areas of Transmedia, Digital Media, Languages and Pedagogy. We have invited five leading academics to present their research in 40-minute presentations followed by 15-20 minutes of Q&A. With the support of the AHRC OWRI Cross-Language Dynamics.
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09:30 |
10:00 |
Registration |
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10:00 |
10:15 |
Welcome |
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10:15 |
11:15 |
Dr Paul Wake and Dr Sam Illingworth (Manchester Metropolitan University) |
Talking a good game: Using games to teach English as a foreign language |
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[10 minute break] |
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11:25 |
12:25 |
Liz Cable (Leeds Trinity University) |
The Locked Box and other stories: using escape games for learning and assessment
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12:30 |
1:30 |
Lunch |
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1:30 |
2:30 |
Professor Nicola Whitton (Durham University) |
The Great Escape: Learning through Collaborative Game Design
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[10 minute break] |
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2:40 |
3:40 |
Paul Spence (King’s College London) |
Bridges and chasms: on the relationship between (modern foreign) languages and the digital humanities |
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3:45 |
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Close |
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Friday 26th April 2019, Manchester Metropolitan University, Geoffrey Manton building, LT3
£15 registration (£10 Postgraduates), includes refreshments and lunch
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