EAP for Social Justice
@eap4sj.bsky.social
A special interest group focused on Social Justice within the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP) ✊ #eap4sj
🌐 Our website: eap4sj.weebly.com
✉️ Our mailing list: https://shorturl.at/rvGHL
🌐 Our website: eap4sj.weebly.com
✉️ Our mailing list: https://shorturl.at/rvGHL
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📰 EAP for Social Justice quarterly newsletter for Jan-Mar 2025 is now out.
⚖️ Catch up on the wonderful events our team have made happen so far this year!
@wilhardman.bsky.social @alekspalanac.bsky.social @paulbreenauthor.bsky.social
#EAP4SJ #SocialJustice #EAP
⚖️ Catch up on the wonderful events our team have made happen so far this year!
@wilhardman.bsky.social @alekspalanac.bsky.social @paulbreenauthor.bsky.social
#EAP4SJ #SocialJustice #EAP
🗞️ EAP for Social Justice Newsletter #2
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November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🗞️ EAP for Social Justice Newsletter #2
🌐 Please share with colleagues and networks digitally or pinned up on a noticeboard the old-fashioned way 📍
🌐 Please share with colleagues and networks digitally or pinned up on a noticeboard the old-fashioned way 📍
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Pleased to share our first RefugEAP Programme impact report, detailing the impact that this free online trauma-informed academic English and skills programme for refugee-backround students across the UK has had over the past three years. Download here:
le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/...
@eap4sj.bsky.social
le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/...
@eap4sj.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Pleased to share our first RefugEAP Programme impact report, detailing the impact that this free online trauma-informed academic English and skills programme for refugee-backround students across the UK has had over the past three years. Download here:
le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/...
@eap4sj.bsky.social
le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/...
@eap4sj.bsky.social
"The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or I.C.E., has aggressively moved to detain some students whose visas or residency status have been canceled by Mr. Rubio."
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U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Many Chinese Students, Rubio Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the students who will have their visas canceled include people with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.”
tinyurl.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or I.C.E., has aggressively moved to detain some students whose visas or residency status have been canceled by Mr. Rubio."
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tinyurl.com/2pbpm3w9
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If you want a sneak preview of my book, Workable Accents, please click this link to read a decent chunk of the introductory chapter:
shorturl.at/MfGLQ
Please remember to ask your university or local library to order a copy and share this post widely! Thanks in advance!
shorturl.at/MfGLQ
Please remember to ask your university or local library to order a copy and share this post widely! Thanks in advance!
May 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If you want a sneak preview of my book, Workable Accents, please click this link to read a decent chunk of the introductory chapter:
shorturl.at/MfGLQ
Please remember to ask your university or local library to order a copy and share this post widely! Thanks in advance!
shorturl.at/MfGLQ
Please remember to ask your university or local library to order a copy and share this post widely! Thanks in advance!
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Join us for our pre-symposium event on the 27th of May! @elinet-lsj.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Join us for our pre-symposium event on the 27th of May! @elinet-lsj.bsky.social
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Steven Pinker spent the last several years framing those of us who disagreed with views as a “woke mob” attacking his free speech, which laid the foundation for the fascist takeover of higher education he now laments.
“I'll start with myself. During my decades at the university I've been an extraordinary bigot.”
May 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Steven Pinker spent the last several years framing those of us who disagreed with views as a “woke mob” attacking his free speech, which laid the foundation for the fascist takeover of higher education he now laments.
"Even as other symbols of the United States — Hollywood, for example, or iPhones — lost their cachet for many Chinese, American universities remained a source of aspiration, even veneration [...] Schools like Harvard were an exception."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/w...
@harvard.edu
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/w...
@harvard.edu
In Attacks on Harvard, Chinese See Yet Another Reason to Write Off the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Even as other symbols of the United States — Hollywood, for example, or iPhones — lost their cachet for many Chinese, American universities remained a source of aspiration, even veneration [...] Schools like Harvard were an exception."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/w...
@harvard.edu
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/w...
@harvard.edu
📢 Are you a UCU member or representative working in English for Academic Purposes?🎓
✉️ Join the UCU working group by emailing Angela Hulme: a.l.hulme@leeds.ac.uk
@ucu.org.uk @teflunion.bsky.social
#UCU #EAP #HigherEd
✉️ Join the UCU working group by emailing Angela Hulme: a.l.hulme@leeds.ac.uk
@ucu.org.uk @teflunion.bsky.social
#UCU #EAP #HigherEd
May 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
📢 Are you a UCU member or representative working in English for Academic Purposes?🎓
✉️ Join the UCU working group by emailing Angela Hulme: a.l.hulme@leeds.ac.uk
@ucu.org.uk @teflunion.bsky.social
#UCU #EAP #HigherEd
✉️ Join the UCU working group by emailing Angela Hulme: a.l.hulme@leeds.ac.uk
@ucu.org.uk @teflunion.bsky.social
#UCU #EAP #HigherEd
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For lovers of podcasts and social justice:
My colleague @severyandyakonov.bsky.social has interviewed Canadian doctor Yipeng Ge, who went to Gaza on a humanitarian mission and was suspended from his university.
Public history at its best.
Please share!
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
My colleague @severyandyakonov.bsky.social has interviewed Canadian doctor Yipeng Ge, who went to Gaza on a humanitarian mission and was suspended from his university.
Public history at its best.
Please share!
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
May 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
For lovers of podcasts and social justice:
My colleague @severyandyakonov.bsky.social has interviewed Canadian doctor Yipeng Ge, who went to Gaza on a humanitarian mission and was suspended from his university.
Public history at its best.
Please share!
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
My colleague @severyandyakonov.bsky.social has interviewed Canadian doctor Yipeng Ge, who went to Gaza on a humanitarian mission and was suspended from his university.
Public history at its best.
Please share!
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
👥 Seats still available for this public seminar on futures of linguistic justice 🗣️
@iancushing.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
@iancushing.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
am giving a talk at Goldsmith's on the 21 May on collaborating with teachers to design futures of linguistic justice in schools, it'll be fun and it's free 💜
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
May 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
👥 Seats still available for this public seminar on futures of linguistic justice 🗣️
@iancushing.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
@iancushing.bsky.social @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
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This week, I spoke with one of the Duolingo contractors impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that
1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.
2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.
2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
May 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This week, I spoke with one of the Duolingo contractors impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that
1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.
2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.
2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
36% of lecturers describe themselves as frequent users of generative AI tools. Is this the beginning of the botification and self-alienation of academics?
Initial reflections on today's article by @kashhill.bsky.social from @biblioracle.bsky.social
Initial reflections on today's article by @kashhill.bsky.social from @biblioracle.bsky.social
I've started explicitly addressing some of what's described in this article as I go on my merry way, institution to institution insisting that we can and must continue to teach writing. There's two main risks. Both are real. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
36% of lecturers describe themselves as frequent users of generative AI tools. Is this the beginning of the botification and self-alienation of academics?
Initial reflections on today's article by @kashhill.bsky.social from @biblioracle.bsky.social
Initial reflections on today's article by @kashhill.bsky.social from @biblioracle.bsky.social
"Universities are bureaucratic messes sometimes and struggle to provide equitable access. But they were our messes—governed by scholars, accountable to professional standards, not political agendas. It was what made the university worth defending."
@nelsonlflores.bsky.social
www.bit.ly/4kg9yU3
@nelsonlflores.bsky.social
www.bit.ly/4kg9yU3
This Is How a Democracy Dies—One University at a Time
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump didn’t exactly hide what he was planning. He said he’d take control of higher education—and in the 100+ days since his second inauguration, he’s been …
www.bit.ly
May 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"Universities are bureaucratic messes sometimes and struggle to provide equitable access. But they were our messes—governed by scholars, accountable to professional standards, not political agendas. It was what made the university worth defending."
@nelsonlflores.bsky.social
www.bit.ly/4kg9yU3
@nelsonlflores.bsky.social
www.bit.ly/4kg9yU3
“Top five AI uses for students were writing-centered:
–starting papers and projects (49%);
–summarizing long texts (48%);
–brainstorming creative projects (45%);
–exploring new topics (44%);
–and revising writing (44%)”
–starting papers and projects (49%);
–summarizing long texts (48%);
–brainstorming creative projects (45%);
–exploring new topics (44%);
–and revising writing (44%)”
🧐 AI isn’t replacing student writing – but it is reshaping it theconversation.com/...
AI isn’t replacing student writing – but it is reshaping it
If AI allows students to automate routine cognitive tasks, it doesn’t mean they’re thinking less. It means their thinking is changing.
theconversation.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Top five AI uses for students were writing-centered:
–starting papers and projects (49%);
–summarizing long texts (48%);
–brainstorming creative projects (45%);
–exploring new topics (44%);
–and revising writing (44%)”
–starting papers and projects (49%);
–summarizing long texts (48%);
–brainstorming creative projects (45%);
–exploring new topics (44%);
–and revising writing (44%)”
🤖 "AI models produce a monolithic version of English that erases variation, excludes minoritised and regional voices, and reinforces unequal power dynamics[...] The AI ecosystem is multilingual in theory, but monolingual in practice." 🇺🇸
theconversation.com/ai-systems-a...
@celesterl.bsky.social
theconversation.com/ai-systems-a...
@celesterl.bsky.social
AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks
AI models too often produce a monolithic version of English that erases variation.
theconversation.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🤖 "AI models produce a monolithic version of English that erases variation, excludes minoritised and regional voices, and reinforces unequal power dynamics[...] The AI ecosystem is multilingual in theory, but monolingual in practice." 🇺🇸
theconversation.com/ai-systems-a...
@celesterl.bsky.social
theconversation.com/ai-systems-a...
@celesterl.bsky.social
"Foreign students who have studied for degrees in the UK will face tighter rules over their right to remain after finishing university."
"Dependants will be expected to pass the more advanced English A2 test."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Dependants will be expected to pass the more advanced English A2 test."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration
Keir Starmer says system ‘will be tightened up’ in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in elections
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"Foreign students who have studied for degrees in the UK will face tighter rules over their right to remain after finishing university."
"Dependants will be expected to pass the more advanced English A2 test."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Dependants will be expected to pass the more advanced English A2 test."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
✂️ Concerned about the cuts, redundancies and 'restructuring' facing our sector? You're not alone! Colleagues at BALEAP are collating resources on this Padlet 📚
padlet.com/alhulme1/ide...
padlet.com/alhulme1/ide...
May 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
✂️ Concerned about the cuts, redundancies and 'restructuring' facing our sector? You're not alone! Colleagues at BALEAP are collating resources on this Padlet 📚
padlet.com/alhulme1/ide...
padlet.com/alhulme1/ide...
BALEAP has expressed dismay by recent news of increasing threats to centres and lecturers in English for Academic Purposes across the UK ✂️ See below for full statement and commitments from their executive commitee 📣
@teflunion.bsky.social
@teflunion.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
BALEAP has expressed dismay by recent news of increasing threats to centres and lecturers in English for Academic Purposes across the UK ✂️ See below for full statement and commitments from their executive commitee 📣
@teflunion.bsky.social
@teflunion.bsky.social
Special issue on 'Education, Antiracism & Decoloniality' from ESC ✊ Multilingual and open-access with some very relevant reflexions for EAP practitioners 👇
www.up.pt/journals/ind...
@ces-uc.bsky.social l @sumingkhoo.bsky.social
www.up.pt/journals/ind...
@ces-uc.bsky.social l @sumingkhoo.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Special issue on 'Education, Antiracism & Decoloniality' from ESC ✊ Multilingual and open-access with some very relevant reflexions for EAP practitioners 👇
www.up.pt/journals/ind...
@ces-uc.bsky.social l @sumingkhoo.bsky.social
www.up.pt/journals/ind...
@ces-uc.bsky.social l @sumingkhoo.bsky.social
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In between bites of al pastor tacos and sips of a margarita, Duolingo billionaire Luis von Ahn talks about how AI will make some jobs disappear.
“It’s a tough situation that'll affect the poor, the less educated. And not just in the U.S., but in poor countries.”
Free: archive.ph/2024.09.24-1...
“It’s a tough situation that'll affect the poor, the less educated. And not just in the U.S., but in poor countries.”
Free: archive.ph/2024.09.24-1...
Duolingo’s Billionaire Founder Is All In On AI
Duolingo’s Guatemalan Immigrant Founder Luis von Ahn Is Now A Billionaire
www.forbes.com
September 24, 2024 at 11:02 PM
In between bites of al pastor tacos and sips of a margarita, Duolingo billionaire Luis von Ahn talks about how AI will make some jobs disappear.
“It’s a tough situation that'll affect the poor, the less educated. And not just in the U.S., but in poor countries.”
Free: archive.ph/2024.09.24-1...
“It’s a tough situation that'll affect the poor, the less educated. And not just in the U.S., but in poor countries.”
Free: archive.ph/2024.09.24-1...
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New on the Language on the Move @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: why its important to find better ways to work with atypical language users and to train interpreters to work with atypical language users
www.languageonthemove.com/the-case-for...
www.languageonthemove.com/the-case-for...
The case for ASL Instruction for Hearing Heritage Signers
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Associate Professor Su Kyong Isakson (Community College of Baltimore County, USA) about her 2018 paper, The Case for H…
www.languageonthemove.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New on the Language on the Move @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: why its important to find better ways to work with atypical language users and to train interpreters to work with atypical language users
www.languageonthemove.com/the-case-for...
www.languageonthemove.com/the-case-for...
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More amazing work on postdigital classrooms! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Alternative Futures in the Postdigital Classrooms of the Global South - Postdigital Science and Education
When planning a learning event, teachers will carefully craft learning tasks, while choosing specific social arrangements and selecting material and digital tools for their students. Each learning eve...
link.springer.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
More amazing work on postdigital classrooms! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Join our upcoming event: "Language as power: The role of linguistic gatekeeping in research with international students" led by Akanksha Dochania (University of Delhi)
23 May 2025
13:00 – 14:00 IST / 8:30 – 9:30 am GMT
Online via Zoom
Register at: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
23 May 2025
13:00 – 14:00 IST / 8:30 – 9:30 am GMT
Online via Zoom
Register at: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Join our upcoming event: "Language as power: The role of linguistic gatekeeping in research with international students" led by Akanksha Dochania (University of Delhi)
23 May 2025
13:00 – 14:00 IST / 8:30 – 9:30 am GMT
Online via Zoom
Register at: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
23 May 2025
13:00 – 14:00 IST / 8:30 – 9:30 am GMT
Online via Zoom
Register at: zoom.us/meeting/regi...