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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: reflections
On making writing progress: Day 81
This blog post was inspired by a twitter conversation with Studious Jen (@mystudiouslife), curator of #Acwri spreadsheets and Jackie Kirkham (@JackieKirkham) on achieving the monthly writing goals we set for ourselves. With all sort of pressures mounting in the run … Continue reading
Posted in Thesis Matters
Tagged #phdchat, @eljeejavier, academia, PhD, Phdthesis, planning, reflections, Thesis, VEM-NEST study, writing
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End of week ramble: March madness (a.k.a. Is it spring break yet?)
I’m not sure where February went. I’m sure it happened. My sense of reality has been slightly skewed since embarking on the data analysis process. Seems that everything I see looks like a code. Or related to a theme. Or … Continue reading
Posted in Thesis Matters
Tagged #phdchat, @eljeejavier, academia, conferences, data analysis, Eljee Javier, reflections, Thesis, VEM-NEST, VEM-NEST study
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Reflections on (academic teaching) interview experience
I had my first interview for an academic teaching fellow post at a UK university and, despite not being offered the post, I can honestly say that found the experience extremely useful. The interview was for a teaching position whose … Continue reading
