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I'm a PhD candidate at The University of Manchester. My research focuses on the experiences of visible ethnic minorities who are native English speaking teachers (VEM-NESTs for short). I mostly blog about the messy process of 'doing' research in my field. I also write about other aspects of being a doctoral student, such as teaching university level courses or learning how to use social networking tools. All views expressed are my own.
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Recent Blog Posts
- Day 68: Trying out 2 different writing activities 05/20/2013
- On making writing progress: Day 81 05/07/2013
- Working towards a full draft: Day 89 04/29/2013
- Working towards a full draft: Day 97 04/22/2013
- TESOL 2013 Conference Experiences 04/15/2013
Tag Archives: awareness
30 days of thesis writing (2 week mark): Better focus but less writing!
At the two week mark I’ve barely made a dent in my thesis in terms of actual words. What I have managed to find is a better focus and direction. I found what I’ve written so far is essentially a … Continue reading
Posted in Thesis Matters
Tagged @eljeejavier, awareness, drafts, reflections, Thesis, VEM-NEST, VEM-NEST study
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Manchester GRADSchool Day 3 and 4: “Storming”, OMGwhatelse and a quiet finale.
Memory is a funny thing and the longer I postpone blogging about the last 2 days of GRADSchool the less I’m able to distinguish between the two. So this post is about both days, each equally fraught with challenges and great … Continue reading
Posted in Networking
Tagged #MancGrads12, #phdchat, @eljeejavier, academia, awareness, collboration, GRADSchool, Group dynamics, Guernsey, Mental Health, observations, reflections, teamwork, UniversityofManchester
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“I swear I pressed record…”
Last week I reached a milestone in my data generation part of my PhD: I finished conducting all Stage Two interviews with each of my participants! (yeah) This was a hell of a journey and a learning curve, and not … Continue reading
