Study Barometer: Bachelor of English Number One – Five Years in a Row
The Bachelor of English at Nord University, Bodø, for the fifth consecutive year, scored highest in student satisfaction among all similar degree programmes in Norway. The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education runs an annual survey of all 2nd- & 5th-year …
Jessica Allen Hanssen Promoted to Professor of English Subject Pedagogy
The Department of English congratulates our colleague Jessica Allen Hanssen on her promotion to Professor of English Subject Pedagogy. Hanssen has been teaching British and American Literature, Research and Writing, and English Subject Pedagogy at Nord University since 2007 …
Community, Crisis & Change: Humanities, Education & Culture Year-End Seminar
The Humanities, Education & Culture Research Group will host their annual seminar on 3 December 2021. “Community, Crisis, and Change” will feature a plenary from Pierre-Louis Patoine (Sorbonne Nouvelle) and presentations from several members …
Digital Partner Day: Bachelor of English Students are Going Places!
On Sept. 15th, Nord University hosted a Digital Partner Day. Over 160 Nord University students participated in the online event, as well as representatives from our international partner schools, representing many exciting exchange possibilities for students …
Indigenous Perspectives in English Language Teaching (ELT)
Classrooms around the world are becoming more culturally & linguistically diverse, but are practices and approaches reflecting this diversity? Even though multilingualism is perceived as a positive attribute for societies & individuals, in educational settings it …
Event: Intercultural Citizenship Education through Picturebooks in Primary ELT
On behalf of Nord University, Norway and the Erasmus+ ICEPELL project partners, we are delighted to welcome you to our virtual symposium. The main symposium themes are picturebooks, intercultural citizenship education and English language learning with children aged 5 to 12 years …
Teaching Students Complete “Virtual Study Trip” to the Norwegian Study Centre
While the Covid-19 crisis currently prevents global travel, it did not prevent Nord’s teacher education students from getting a truly international experience. Nord’s Teacher Education students (MAGLU & KFK) participated in a “virtual study trip” to the NSC, York, UK …
Upcoming Event: Doctoral Defence with Marina Yurievna Prilutskaya
PhD Fellow Marina Yurievna Prilutskaya will be delivering a trial lecture and defending her doctoral dissertation, “Use of Students’ Linguistic Resources in Teaching English as an Additional Language in Norway” (Supervisor: Dr. Patrik Anders Bye) on 16 Dec. 2020 …
Humanities, Education, and Culture Research Seminar: Rights/Rites of Inclusion
The Humanities, Education & Culture Research Group will host their annual seminar online on 4 December 2020. “Rights/Rites of Inclusion” will feature international plenaries from Joseph North (Yale University) and Eugenia Zuroski (McMaster University) …
