Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Research Skills; Academic Practice; Digital literacy; Applied Linguistics; Threshold Concepts Pedagogy; Blended and Online Learning; Intercultural Communicative Competence; MOOCs; CALL
Biography
I am Professor in Education Practice in the School of Humanities and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I am passionate about educational research and digital humanities and have coordinated the MA in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics since 2009, when I led the launch of this programme. I have extensive experience as external examiner in the HE sector and as e-learning consultant. I have organised various workshops for other Higher Education Institutions both in the UK and overseas, for example on threshold concepts pedagogy and Online Intercultural Learning. I have presented at over 100 national and international conferences and am part of the editorial review boards of various journals and conferences. I have led numerous action research projects and teams and in 2013 I was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from the HEA (Higher Education Academy), in recognition of the national and international impact of my innovative work in languages and linguistics. In collaboration with my colleagues in the School of Humanities I have set up new links with Turkey, France, Italy, Mexico, Finland, the Netherlands, Malaysia and China. I am fully committed to the dissemination of the values attached to the concept of global citizenship to both staff and students and to the internationalisation of the curriculum.
Research:
I have published work on digital literacies, personal development planning, intercultural communicative competence and threshold concepts, often in collaboration with my students, e.g.: Practising Language Interaction via Social Networking Sites: the “expert student’s” perspective on personalized language learning (Orsini-Jones, Pibworth and Brick 2013). I normally reflect on my practice ‘through the looking glass’ of my students’ perspectives (e.g. Towards a Role-Reversal Model of Threshold Concept Pedagogy, 2014). I am currently leading a research team working on an ongoing action-research telecollaboration project that explores features of online interaction and was awarded a £60,000 grant from the Higher Education Academy.
Area of Expertise:
- Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Digital literacy
- Student-Centred Threshold Concepts Pedagogy
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (both generic and with specific reference to teaching English and Languages in HE)
- Quality Monitoring and Assurance
- Ethics/Research skills Employability
- Academic practice
External positions
External Examiner University of Southampton
1 Jan 2017 → …HEA Associate
1 Jan 2015 → …HEA Associate
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Research Output 2003 2019
BMELTET: Blending MOOCs into English Language Teacher Education with Telecollaboration
Orsini-Jones, M. & Cervero' Carrascosa, A., 10 Jul 2019, New educational landscapes: innovative perspectives in language learning and technology. Short papers from elearning-symposium 2019. Borthwick, K., Plutino, A. & Corradini, E. (eds.). Dublin: Research-publishing.net, p. 47-53Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
BMELTT: Blending MOOCs for English Language Teacher Training
Orsini-Jones, M., Conde, B., Borthwick, K. & Zou, B., Jan 2019, 18-02 ed. British Council. 48 p. (ELTRA)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
EDGING TOWARDS THE THRESHOLD CONCEPT OF AUTONOMY IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING THROUGH A MOOC BLEND: Becoming Autonomous Learners and Teachers
Orsini-Jones, M., Altamimi, S. & Conde, B., Nov 2019, Threshold Concepts on the Edge. Land, R. & Timmermans, J. (eds.). Sense PublishersResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Innovation in Collaborative Online International Learning: A Holistic Blend
Wimpenny, K. & Orsini-Jones, M., 11 Nov 2019, (Accepted/In press) Radical Solutions & eLearning. Practical Innovations and online Educational Technology: Radical Solutions in Higher Education. Burgos, D. (ed.). Springer, (Radical Solutions in Higher Education; vol. Trilogy 124).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
B-MELTT: Blending MOOCs for English Language Teacher Training
Orsini-Jones, M., Conde Gafaro, B., Borthwick, K., Zou, B. & WU, M., 31 Dec 2018, (Accepted/In press) London: British Council. 41 p. (English Language Teaching Research Award (ELTRA) - Teaching English Research Paper; vol. J121, no. 2018-02)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities 1992 2018
Language Learning and Technology (Journal)
Marina Orsini-Jones (Associate Editor)Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Through the looking glass: An action-research and threshold-concept-informed approach to research in languages and linguistics
Marina Orsini-Jones (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Intercultural Communicative Competence for the 21st Century
Marina Orsini-Jones (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Through the looking glass: An action-research and threshold-concept-informed approach to research in languages and linguistics
Marina Orsini-Jones (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
7th COIL Conference, The Expanding Landscape of COIL Practitioners, Networks, and Hubs: What's Next?
Marina Orsini-Jones (Speaker)Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes
National Teaching Fellow
Marina Orsini-Jones (Recipient), 30 Jun 2013
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively