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Open lectures
The Institute of English Studies regularly organizes lectures open to anyone willing to attend.
Note: the language of the title reflects the original language of the lecture.
PACS: What is happening in Canada?
webinar series October 2025 - April 2026
Mud and Stars: open online lecture
The QAQV research group invites you to an open online lecture by Dr Adrianne Wojcik
Neo-historical Biofiction: Counterfictional Lives
2 experts on biofiction in conversation
Metaphor you can see: Gesture in Queer Linguistics
We invite you to a guest lecture by dr Tomasz Dyrmo (UAM). 17 April 2026; 9:45–11:15 am; Dobra 55, Z520 (Floor -1)
Mary Carr – Who Was She Really?
Fact, Adaptation and Fictionalities of a Female Victorian Gang Leader
Open lecture - Prof. Masatoshi Sato, Uniting learner psychology and language learning research for classroom teaching
Learner psychology is often the source of teachers’ frustrations in the classroom. Yet, research of learner psychology and language teaching has been theoretically and methodologically separated from each other. In this talk, after exploring interfaces between the two research fields, I will share some pedagogical interventions designed to manipulate learner psychology in ways which promote classroom behaviors conducive to language learning.
Open lecture - Dr Nathan Thomas UCL Getting the most from Students: Practical Ideas for supporting Strategic Language Learning and Use
Discussions about what makes language learning effective and efficient have long focused on what both teachers and students do. Since the 1970s, the field of language learning strategies has zoomed in on such perennial issues. The field has emphasized that students must be proactive in their language learning pursuits, and teachers must support students in doing so.
