Lexical Lab is Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley, who have helped to popularize a more lexical view of language and to make the classroom implications of such a view accessible to teachers around the world.
This scholarship aims to support our mission of being both principled and practical. We are looking for people who have carried out research that sheds light on the lexical nature of everyday language and/or are implementing a lexical approach in their classrooms and have practical insights to share.
We are looking for:
- those putting the insights of a lexical approach to language into practice
- researchers involved in exploring the lexical nature of language
The aim of the scholarship is to give an ELT professional the chance to attend and present the IATEFL conference for the first time. We will offer advice and support on developing the chosen presentation.
The scholarship consists of:
- registration for the IATEFL conference
- up to GBP 1100 towards flights, visas (where necessary) and accommodation (against receipts)
- GBP 30 per day for four days’ subsistence allowance
- mentoring and support for your conference presentation
To qualify you must:
- be a current ELT practitioner or researcher
- be willing to give a presentation at the IATEFL conference on using / researching a lexical approach
- be a first-time speaker at the annual IATEFL conference
- agree to write a blog post on your conference presentation topic after the conference, for publication on the Lexical Lab website. This should be accompanied by a short video about your experience at the conference.