The competing demands of teaching, research, and service seem to never end. Consequently, as academics, we often find ourselves feeling unable to realize our professional goals while also maintaining a life outside of work. Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all way to achieve or approximate work-life balance, this presentation presents reflections by five applied linguists with a range of backgrounds. Each is personal and introspective, providing concrete guidance on what they have found to be true and helpful in an effort to achieve satisfaction in their professional as well as personal lives. The presentation also includes an introduction that brings together five of the main themes found throughout their reflections.
Event 1: In conversation with…
“Towards achieving work-life balance in academia” 12/11/2021 (Fri) 3.00 - 4.30 p.m. (GMT) Microsoft Teams |
Panellists
Dr. Luke Plonsky
Northern Arizona University, USA
Luke Plonsky (PhD Michigan State) is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. His work, focusing primarily on SLA and research methods, has appeared in over 90 articles, book chapters, and books. Luke is Associate Editor of SSLA, Managing Editor of Foreign Language Annals, Co-Editor of De Gruyter Mouton's Series on Language Acquisition, and Co-Director of IRIS.
Northern Arizona University, USA
Luke Plonsky (PhD Michigan State) is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. His work, focusing primarily on SLA and research methods, has appeared in over 90 articles, book chapters, and books. Luke is Associate Editor of SSLA, Managing Editor of Foreign Language Annals, Co-Editor of De Gruyter Mouton's Series on Language Acquisition, and Co-Director of IRIS.
Dr. Tove Larsson
Northern Arizona University, USA
Tove Larsson is an Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. She specializes in register variation and lexicogrammar in second-language writing. Among her most recent publications is a co-authored volume titled Doing linguistics with a corpus: Methodological considerations for the everyday user (Egbert, Larsson, & Biber, 2020; CUP).
Northern Arizona University, USA
Tove Larsson is an Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. She specializes in register variation and lexicogrammar in second-language writing. Among her most recent publications is a co-authored volume titled Doing linguistics with a corpus: Methodological considerations for the everyday user (Egbert, Larsson, & Biber, 2020; CUP).
Dr. Rachel Wicaksono,
York St John University, UK
Dr Rachel Wicaksono is Head of the School of Education, Language and Psychology at York St John University. She is author/editor of, ‘Hidden stories: Interviews in applied linguistics’ (with Dasha Zhurauskaya, Palgrave, 2020) and ‘Ontologies of English: Conceptualising the language for learning, teaching, and assessment’ (with Christopher J. Hall, CUP, 2020).
York St John University, UK
Dr Rachel Wicaksono is Head of the School of Education, Language and Psychology at York St John University. She is author/editor of, ‘Hidden stories: Interviews in applied linguistics’ (with Dasha Zhurauskaya, Palgrave, 2020) and ‘Ontologies of English: Conceptualising the language for learning, teaching, and assessment’ (with Christopher J. Hall, CUP, 2020).
Event 2: Doctoral Student and ECR Forum
“Towards achieving work-life balance in academia”
26/11/2021 (Fri)
3.00 - 4.00 p.m. (GMT)
Microsoft Teams
[THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE SPEAKER IS FALLEN SICK.]
“Towards achieving work-life balance in academia”
26/11/2021 (Fri)
3.00 - 4.00 p.m. (GMT)
Microsoft Teams
[THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE SPEAKER IS FALLEN SICK.]
Speaker
Dr. Hui Ma
Queen's University Belfast, UK/ Southeast University, China
Dr. Hui Ma is currently working as a postdoctoral research assistant at the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast. His research interest includes language assessment and language education. Dr. Ma is also a lecturer at Southeast University in China.
Queen's University Belfast, UK/ Southeast University, China
Dr. Hui Ma is currently working as a postdoctoral research assistant at the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast. His research interest includes language assessment and language education. Dr. Ma is also a lecturer at Southeast University in China.