Jennifer MacDonald
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Dr. Jennifer MacDonald is a Director of English Language Studies at Dalhousie University, UCL Institute of Education alumna, Writer, and linguistic junkie. This is my space for reflection and conversation on linguistics and language teaching.
Jennifer MacDonald
1w ago
I’m a (double) alumna of the UCL Institute of Education, and so receive regular alumni association newsletters full of interesting initiatives out of the Institute. I was fascinated to learn about the UK’s National Consortium for Languages Education, a a government-funded consortium led by IOE together with the Goethe-Institut and the British Council. The NCLE ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
2w ago
I’m a (double) alumna of the UCL Institute of Education, and so receive regular alumni association newsletters full of interesting initiatives out of the Institute. I was fascinated to learn about the UK’s National Consortium for Languages Education, a a government-funded consortium led by IOE together with the Goethe-Institut and the British Council. The NCLE ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
1M ago
Here are the slides from my presentation on June 27 at the LPP conference at Carleton University. Defining “Good Writing”: Attitudes and Ideology in Canadian University Language Policy Educational language policies in higher ed (HE) such as correction keys, marking codes, grading criteria or rubrics at the course, departmental, faculty or institutional level guide the ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
2M ago
Here are the abstract and slides from my talk at the TESL NS Spring 2023 conference this Saturday: Abstract The End of TENOR: Towards English with a Purpose Canadian ELT contexts outside the settlement sector have sometimes been guilty of TENOR: teaching English for no obvious reason (Abbott, 1980). But demand from stakeholders—including students, families ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
2M ago
Two simple tools that I’ve been enjoying as a beginner student of Mandarin Chinese are 65 Words and ArchChinese. 65 Words is a super simple website for language learners to build written fluency where you’re encouraged to write (a minimum of) 65 words daily in your target language. You can see others’ texts, and even ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
2M ago
I’ve started learning Mandarin Chinese and as I mentioned in my review of the Rocket Languages app, I’m building a repertoire of language learning tools to support my self-study. I went to Coursera to add a more traditional course (albeit a MOOC, or massive open online course) to my toolkit, and amongst the dozens of ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
4M ago
Click here to download the slides for the seminar on Content-Based Approaches to Language Education at Shandong University of Finance and Economics in March, 2024 ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
4M ago
Click to download the slides from the seminar Ten Ways International Study can Advance your Learning and Future Career, delivered at Shandon University of Finance and Economics in March, 2024 ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
4M ago
Click here to download the slides from the seminar Technology in Language Education, delivered at the Shandong University of Finance and Economics in March 2024 ..read more
Jennifer MacDonald
4M ago
In late 2023, IDP launched Envoy, a new standardized English language test powered by AI, which can be completed in 90 minutes and is aligned to the CEFR. The copy around the Envoy test states it’s aimed at teachers, and is “a flexible, cost-effective test for English language schools and other business needs“, with its ..read more