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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ERSC Seminar Series : Diverse Teachers for Diverse Learners – Research and Perspectives</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US>Bilingualism and Teacher Diversity in Schooling</SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d" lang=EN-US>You are invited to attend the fourth seminar in the series to be held in </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">The MOSAIC Centre for Research on Multilingualism, School of Education, University of Birmingham on<B> 11 June 2012.</B></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">This seminar will discuss empirical work considering linguistic and cultural capital of diverse teachers, discrimination experienced and ways in which teachers engage with diversity. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Invited speakers include: </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Dr Manka M Varghese</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Associate Professor<BR>College of Education<BR>University of Washington</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Teacher education for language minority teachers: Current issues in preparing teachers in the United States</SPAN></I><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Dr. Jean Conteh</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"> <BR>School of Education<BR>University of Leeds</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Co-researching with diverse teachers: professional empowerment, theoretical exploration, implications for policy</SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Prof Adrian Blackledge</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">MOSAIC Centre for Research on Multilingualism<BR>University of Birmingham</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Diversity, superdiversity, and beyond</SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">The full programme for the day and speaker abstracts are attached. <I></I></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">If you would like to attend the seminar, please email Caroline Marley<B> (<A href="mailto:caroline.marley@strath.ac.uk">caroline.marley@strath.ac.uk</A>) </B>with your confirmation and a note of your dietary requirements.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Information on accommodation at the University of Birmingham is available here<B> </B></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><A href="http://www.venuebirmingham.com/venue/conference-park-bed-and-breakfast">http://www.venuebirmingham.com/venue/conference-park-bed-and-breakfast</A> . Please note that participants are responsible for their own accommodation costs.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Please reply to Caroline by<B> Monday, 21 May 2012.</B></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Professor Geri Smyth</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Director of Research </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">University of Strathclyde School of Education</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">e-mail: <A href="mailto:g.smyth@strath.ac.uk">g.smyth@strath.ac.uk</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">tel:+ 44 (0)141 950 3744</SPAN></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Angela Creese</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Professor of Educational Linguistics</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">MOSAIC Centre for Research on Multilingualism</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">School of Education</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">University of Birmingham</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Birmingham B15 2TT</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">e-mail: <A href="mailto:a.creese@bham.ac.uk">a.creese@bham.ac.uk</A></SPAN></P>
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