Eowyn
4bilingualism.bsky.social
Eowyn
@4bilingualism.bsky.social
Applied linguist, educator, researcher
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Quite a monumental undertaking by Marina Antony-Newman - Plurilingualism for social justice: a meta-synthesis of 214 studies (with two types of analysis, thematic and critical interpretive) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Plurilingualism for social justice: a meta-synthesis
Scholars in the field of language education (LE), linguistics, and applied linguistics have been long advocating for more critical LE through bilingualism (Cummins [2000]. Language, power and pedag...
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March 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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I offer you this beautiful rendition of "Old Tongue" by Jackie Kay, Scotland's Makar / poet laureate from 2016-2-21, on the importance of accents, and the place they have in our lives and hearts: www.facebook.com/reel/6167258... #langsky #poetry
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March 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Check out the topics for our upcoming RIG and SIG meetings for the next two weeks!

“Networking”
“Valuing 1st language for GCSE”
“Sharing good EAL practice in the classroom” (in-person in Leeds)
“Toddler, Tech and Talk”
“AI and EAL”

Book your free spot here
naldic.org.uk/events-cpd/c...

#EAL
EAL Events - NALDIC
NALDIC hosts regular professional development EAL events and trainings. We promote best practice in the teaching and learning of EAL and bilingual pupils.
naldic.org.uk
March 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Video: “The History of the English Language” larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/03/08/v...
Video: “The History of the English Language”
I’m adding this video to The Best Videos Documenting The History Of The English Language:
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
March 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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🎵 SEMINAR ON TUESDAY 11th MARCH 🎶 I’m presenting my #PhD #research (about the extent to which songs are effective for teaching primary pupils foreign #languages compared to other teaching approaches) on Tuesday, 1-2pm GMT. Hybrid session: DM me for link. www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/invest...
Investigating the effects of whole-class singing activities on the linguistic outcomes of young foreign language learners in English primary schools: a doctoral research study
www.education.ox.ac.uk
March 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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And we're off!

Today with Nicci MacLeod at Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics we've released the first three episodes of our brand new podcast Writing Wrongs

🎙️Follow Writing Wrongs here 👉 podfollow.com/1797795962

#forensiclinguistics
#linguistics
#truecrime
#podcasts
#academicsky
March 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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FREE Multilingual Personal Dictionary Template: Please file-make a copy to get your own editable version, then type words in the left hand column and watch it auto-magically generate a pronunciation link, image, definition, and translations. #OntEd
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Multilingual Personal Dictionary Creator Template by Dr. Irina McGrath and Dr. Michelle Shory (adapted by K. Shibata @ESL_fairy)
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March 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Delighted to be providing support for this fab new EAL qualification!
🌍 Do you work with multilingual learners? Become a research-informed practitioner with our new online, part-time Postgraduate Diploma in English as an Additional Language.

Applications are now open for entry in 2025.

Start your application today ➡️ https://buff.ly/434QxyA
February 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Does anyone have an applied linguistics and/or EAL starter pack? Having trouble building my network of interesting people!
February 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Is your school taking part in #WorldBookDay? Support multilingual pupils (all other pupils, too) by creating a River of Multilingual Reading. Download here buff.ly/3EPrIfZ or here: www.multilingualism-in-schools.net/rivers-of-re... - and do tag me if you share any! #langsky
February 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Abstract submissions for "Expanding Horizons-Expanding Circles-Expanding Englishes" (part of #ISLE8) are due at the end of this week (Feb 28). More info: isle8conference.com/pre-conferen...
(Bursaries available for phd students & early postdocs via the main conference) #Linguistics #WorldEnglishes
February 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Once upon a time........happy #InternationalMotherLanguageDay !
✂️📸🌏💬 It’s #InternationalMotherLanguageDay 2025! Explore Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told #multilingual #makerspaces with crafts, coding, and #digitalstorytelling Find out how to run your own family workshops 👉 bit.ly/TTUTproject @sabinelittle.bsky.social #TTUT
February 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Not all accents are created equal – a discussion on accentism within British teacher training

Join UoM LDC for this free talk to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2025.

📍Mcr Museum 📅 21/02 ⏰12pm

Book here: ow.ly/UI2Q50UR5uY

@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social #MCRIMLD25
February 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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This International Mother Language Day, February 21, ELP invites you to a free screening of digital stories that explore the links between language, life, memory, and community. ⁠

Register at: bit.ly/LanguageAndL...
January 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A new story and activity for multilingual storytelling tomorrow, especially for International Mother Languages Day. It will go onto the Lost Wor(l)ds website afterwards :) multilingualism-in-schools.net - I hope the families like it :)
February 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Returning to this post to add this recent ABC piece about language learning apps, feat. interviews with Prof Ingrid Piller @languageonthemove.bsky.social and Dr Mark Antoniou
German learners (and people who support German learners): what are your favourite (preferably free) online resources?
High A1, looking to push a bit higher..
#Langsky #Linguistik 🐦🐦
February 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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February 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Join our seminar next Friday (14 Feb) led by Charlotte Ryland, looking at the Languages Gateway, its purpose and how it can function in the most effective way possible 👇
February 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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📢 Our Spring programme of events in the 'Thinking Strategically' series kicks off next month!

First up is 'The Languages Gateway' - find out more about its development and intended purpose, and how it can function in the most effective way possible

🎙️ Charlotte Ryland
📅 14 Feb, 12-1:15 pm GMT
Thinking Strategically: The Languages Gateway
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Cool project by @drhollyjoseph.bsky.social about the languages spoken in Reading. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reading's language use investigated in university study
University researchers are investigating the town's language use through an online survey.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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The Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told website is now *live*, with tons of free resources to support multilingualism and making through digital storytelling in schools, libraries, homes, and other settings. #langsky #makerspace #multilingual sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told
Welcome to Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told
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January 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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AI really has a monolingual mindset 🙄

Or to be precise: tech has been designed following - and cementing - a monolingual logic
January 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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In our EAL priority setting partnership (doi.org/10.1075/ltyl...), EAL practitioners identified understanding the socio-emotional needs of EAL learners as one of the top priorities for new research. Delighted to see this agenda being taken up in this fascinating study doi.org/10.1002/berj... #EduSky
<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Children continue to comprise a significant portion of refugees and migrants worldwide and may be impacted by challenges or trauma prior to or during their journey, or after arrival in the host count...
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January 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM