CAL Research Group Talks and Discussions Neoliberalism, celebrity and ‘aspirational content in ELT textbooks for the global market. Dr. John Gray, October 19, 2011 Multicultural societies under pressure. Ram Gidoomal, May 11, 2011 The impact of in-service education on language teacher beliefs. Prof. Simon Borg, March 02, 2011 SSARN/IAS Talks Humanitarian settlements in Africa, African refugees and humanitarian response to them. Dr. Bronwen Everill, November 11, 2011 Performing ‘good governance’: Commissions of inquiry and the fight against corruption in Uganda. Dr. Monica Kirya, November 11, 2011 The Holocaust in historical context; The deep structure of Auschwitz; Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. Prof. Steven Katz, June 14-16, 2011 Forums and Talks at Other Universities Linking lives and classrooms for language teaching. TEFL Forum, November 25, 2011, School of Education, Birmingham University Why do we speak and write the way we do? Pragmatics: The final frontier. Prof. David Crystal, February 04, 2011, Coventry University