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Mark Carver

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Director of the TESOL doctoral programme at University of St Andrews

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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Our new PhD TESOL is now open to applications. This is a traditional, full-time, on-campus PhD as an alternative to our established online professional doctorate. It's especially suitable for career-switchers or those without a masters in TESOL:
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PhD with Integrated Studies in TESOL - Subjects - University of St Andrews
The Integrated PhD in TESOL is a four-year, full-time, on-campus programme that combines postgraduate taught study in the first year with advanced doctoral research over the next three years. Students may graduate within 3.5 years depending on their progress or apply for a continuation year (Year 5) to facilitate thesis and publication writing.
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'm on this week's BALEAP podcast, joining a conversation about conference planning - listen on spotify
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All Things EAP
Podcast · BALEAP · All Things EAP is the official podcast of BALEAP, the global forum for EAP professionals.What do you think of the podcast? Please let us know by filling out this form. We'd love to use your feedback to inform our upcoming book chapter on Educational Podcasting. Thank you!
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Updated list of presenters and papers for the St Andrews EAP Conference: universityofstandrew... Please consider joining us: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
followed by Christie Ensher in I306 14.40-15.10 Saturday on resistance to translanguaging. We also have an information booth to learn more about masters and doctoral studies, including online. Come say hi and take a photo with Hamish McCoo!
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
CamTESOL starts Friday, and it's a Super Saturday for St Andrews! First, I'm presenting Sat 10.30-11.00 room I609 on how examiners assess doctoral students who have used AI in their research. Then doctoral student Sara Awada is in I308 14.00-14.30 on translanguaging and identity,
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
You can also meet me and one of my doctoral students and learn more about our distance learning doctoral programme Saturday 13.50 in 'Shanghai Club' or at the St Andrews info booth all weekend, where we also have shortbread, toffee, and irn bru.
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ThaiTESOL starts on Friday, I'll be presenting at 2pm in Salon A "Constructing academic writing rubrics for a post-GenAI landscape".
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Delighted to be back with Teresa Bestwick at the TEFL Development Hub, talking frameworks for CPD. I share some ideas for how to think about CPD whether you're choosing for yourself, your school, or evaluating your own CPD work.
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Advanced CPD, MAs and PhDs: 3 frameworks to guide your development goals - with Mark Carver
In this session, Mark shares three frameworks to help us gauge quality development opportunities. Find out more about the Professional Doctorate in TESOL at the University of St. Andrews: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/tesol/tesol-dprof-september-and-january/ Check out the International Pro
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Salt Lake City Mar 24-28, Tesol Intl Los Angeles Apr 8-12, AERA Timișoara Apr 21-23, EERA season school Dublin June 5-6, IPDA St Andrews June 22-Jul 3, EAP conference and summer school Barcelona Oct 15-17, UAOCEU 2/2
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
A busy year of conferences and research visits this year, please let me know if you're around at... Paris Nov 21-24, TESOL France Suzhou/Shanghai Jan 9-19, XJTLU winter school Bangkok Jan 28-31, ThaiTESOL Phnom Penh Feb 5-9, CamTESOL 1/2
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
As in previous years, there will also be some limited hybrid options. Booking and a range of discounted tickets will be announced shortly, but for now please save the date and bookmark our EventBrite page:
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15th annual St Andrews EAP Conference
A hybrid event for professionals and researchers in EAP, TESOL, and international education
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The timing allows us to offer this as a much lower cost event, including discounted university accommodation for delegates. There will also be pre-conference events in collaboration with our 3rd annual TESOL Doctoral Summer School.
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
We are pleased to invite you to the 15th annual St Andrews EAP Conference, now moving from our traditional February/March time so that you can enjoy some of sunny Fife in June.
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Congratulations to our doctoral student Donal Richardson and supervisor Blair Matthews for an excellent scoping review on location-based games for language learning. And now proud members of the #outwith club! www.tandfonline.com/...
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I am pleased to announce the booking for our collaborative winter school in China is now open. See details at www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/admission... The event is in Suzhou, China, an easy destination from Shanghai, running January 12th to 16th and involves staff and students from St Andrews and XJTLU.
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Sharpen Your Research Edge: Enhancing Research & Professional Practice - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
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Mark Carver @markcarver.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
How did we make our listening assessments more authentic? New article in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 50 free downloads if you need them: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Prioritising authenticity in live lecture comprehension pre-sessional assessment task design
Where pre-sessional assessments determine student progression, authenticity is crucial to deliver construct validity and support high-stakes progress …
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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Just published online - Teachers as adult learners in neoliberal times: motivations, trends, and practices by Hande Özkeskin & Ahmet Yıldız. More information @ bit.ly/4lp1GkI
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Teachers as adult learners in neoliberal times: motivations, trends, and practices
This study investigates the professional development (PD) of teachers in private schools in Turkey, exploring how it functions as a form of adult education. Employing a qualitative research approac...
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CenTCS @centcs.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
📣 Ahead of our #CenTCS launch on Monday 24th March, we are thrilled to announce that our website is now live! @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @profaileenk.bsky.social @profbriannakennedy.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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International Professional Development Association @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The 2026 IPDA International Conference will take place at Dublin City University from 5-6 June 2026 with the theme 'The Professional Learning Atlas: Mapping Frontiers in Research, Policy, and Practice'. Please save the date and watch this space for further details. #IPDA2026
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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Call for Papers for a Special Issue on: Professional Development and Learning of Teachers Teaching Out-of-Field (OOF) In the first instance, we require a structured abstract of 500 words by 04/04/25. More information @ think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Professional development and learning of teachers teaching out-of-field (OOF)
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Dr Paula A Barrowcliffe @paulaalcbar.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Maybe I should post something on here…. I’ll be talking about ‘Tailoring and enhancing EAP to support students across the wider university’ on the 8th February at the ‘EAP and Beyond’ Conference organised by the University of St Andrew’s. How exciting! 🥳
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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Just published online - Artificial intelligence professional development: a systematic review of TPACK, designs, and effects for teacher learning by Selçuk Dogan, Umran Y. Nalbantoglu, Ismail Celik & Nihan Agacli Dogan. More information @ bit.ly/4hamyto
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Artificial intelligence professional development: a systematic review of TPACK, designs, and effects for teacher learning
This study aims to provide a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol that overviews artificial intelligence (AI) professional development (PD) initiatives for teachers, emphasising the fusion o...
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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
JOIN 2025 MethodsNET Summer School with Central European University (CEU) 📍 Central European University, Vienna 🗓️ 30 June to 18 July 2025 The full course list is online!! More details: bit.ly/4gLbv9V Early Bird Registration: Early February, 2025 #research #researchmethods #methodology #methods
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
#ResearchResources Worried about predatory journals. Here's a useful checklist from ThinkCheckSubmit buff.ly/2vPZavz. There is a series of questions to ask before you decide to submit to a journal. buff.ly/42uTurV @thinkchecksub.bsky.social #PhDchat #ECRchat #acwri
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
#ResearchResources Information to help with Thesis and Research Writing from University of Wollongong @UoW. buff.ly/42p5USm #PhDchat #acwri
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Thesis and research writing - University of Wollongong – UOW
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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Call for Papers for a Special Issue on: Professional Development and Learning of Teachers Teaching Out-of-Field (OOF) In the first instance, we require a structured abstract of 500 words by 04/04/25. More information @ think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Professional development and learning of teachers teaching out-of-field (OOF)
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ntrepository.bsky.social @ntrepository.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
The NTR is space where educators can upload and share teaching resources, pedagogical research, approaches and ideas. In doing so you will not only help others, but gain recognition and be acknowledged for your practice and be able to evidence the impact of this work. ntrepository.com/about/
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About
About the National Teaching Repository The National Teaching Repository is an open access online searchable database where tried and tested strategies ‘that work’ can be housed and harvested. A spa…
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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Register for a very lively discussion with IPDA Scotland on 5 February 2025, in which Profs Moira Hulme and Gary Beauchamps will share insights from the recently published Teacher Workload Research Report @ ipda.org.uk/5-february-2...
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Professional Development in Education @pdiejournal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Call for Papers for a Special Issue on: Professional Development and Learning of Teachers Teaching Out-of-Field (OOF) In the first instance, we require a structured abstract of 500 words by 04/04/25 More information @ think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Professional development and learning of teachers teaching out-of-field (OOF)
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