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Chris Jones
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Reader in Applied Linguistics/TESOL at the University of Liverpool. All views my own.
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See below EOI for AHRC-funded PhDs at UoL. Keen to supervise a project on critical approaches to migration.
The @livunihss.bsky.social AHRC-funded ‘Crafting Care’ Doctoral Focal College is accepting applications for 2026. EOI due by 1st Dec. I am keen to supervise a project on the politics of abortion care. Get in touch with your project idea! www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a... @livunipol.bsky.social
Project Areas 2026 | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | University of Liverpool
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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Pleased to be awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant with @livunienglish.bsky.social colleague David Oakey for research using corpus linguistics to analyse phraseology/imagery/effectiveness of type 2 diabetes public health messaging. 👉 share.google/cByi9qS690yG...
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Awards 2025
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October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Anyone interested in my recent book with @eltresearch.bsky.social and @candlinmynard.bsky.social might also be interested in the TRIP workshop series organised by @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social and supported by @eurosla.bsky.social. I'll be talking (on 5th November) about conditional forms!
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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📚LitFest weekend at @liverpooluni.bsky.social📚
Plenty of events for booklovers to look forward to including the reading and discussion by Anna Fitzgerald, winner of our John McGahern Book Prize
🗓️ 5:30pm, 19 October 2025
🧭 @victoriagallery.bsky.social
🎟️FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-john-m...
The John McGahern Annual Book Prize
Join us for the 2025 Liverpool Literary Festival
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October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As the familiar refrain of learning English = greater integration, I thought of Dr Sundus Ameer's well-researched study on this, which shows it is not so simple. I am biased as I was the supervisor! Read the whole thesis here: share.google/tYLWZ710rbQo...
October 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Delighted to share this corpus with fellow researchers. Enjoy! And many thanks to Anne O’Keeffe and others who have worked on developing it over the years. @calsul.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
The Limerick Corpus of spoken Irish English (LCIE) is now in Sketch Engine. Many thanks to Prof. @fionafarr.bsky.social
,‪‪ @unioflimerick.bsky.social, and Prof. Anne O’Keeffe, @micireland.bsky.social & UL, for permission to include it. www.sketchengine.eu/limerick-cor...
August 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Listen below to hear co-author @grahburton.bsky.social talking about our @candlinmynard.bsky.social book The Big Beasts of English Grammar and grammar issues in general.
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The Big BEASTS of English Grammar: What we Need to UNLEARN - Graham Burton
YouTube video by Learn YOUR English
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August 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Less than a week to go until #CL2025!

The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: www.cl2025.co.uk/programme
June 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Delighted to announce that the Limerick Corpus of Irish English is now available on Sketch Engine!
June 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Last year we interviewed Dr Christian Jones (@eltresearch.bsky.social) and Dr David Oakey about their published article 'Learners' Perceived Development of Spoken Grammar Awareness after Corpus-Informed Instruction: An Exploration of Learner Diaries'

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Language Learning and the Difficulty of Spoken Grammar
The Bibliography · Episode
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June 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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It was an honour to be involved in updating this entry on 'Grammar and Corpora' for the Wiley Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, with @tonymcenery.bsky.social and originally authored by the late Richard Xiao: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
Grammar and Corpora
The rapid development of corpus linguistics since the early 1990s has revolutionized virtually all areas of linguistic research. The corpus approach has helped redefine what a grammar is, leading gra...
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June 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Great choice of book @martintesol.bsky.social! Library looks fantastic too.
It's finally arrived (at Akita International University's Nakajima Library)! Look forward to reading it and will try to finish soon so others get a chance to borrow it. 😅 @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social @candlinmynard.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Interesting study on skill acquisition in L2 learning. OA www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Testing the three-stage model of second language skill acquisition | Studies in Second Language Acquisition | Cambridge Core
Testing the three-stage model of second language skill acquisition
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May 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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New publication by Nektaria Kourtali and Ziwei Guo from Dept of English @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social on the effects of one type of feedback (recasts) on noticing language within computer-mediated communication. Open access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Processing of computer-mediated feedback: An eye-tracking study
The current study explored the extent to which the linguistic focus of interactional feedback influences levels of L2 learners' attention to target fe…
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May 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Delighted to share that our latest article on the #Learnerconversations project has been published! Thank you to @saschastollhans.bsky.social and @juditheberharter.bsky.social who edited this special issue of the #GFL journal.
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Current Issue – GFL Journal
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April 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Just published! A description and rationale of our project making corpus-informed materials for spoken German. @livunilc.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social Open access
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Learner conversations as models of spoken language in second language German – GFL Journal
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April 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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This monograph on #SpeechActs was published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social in 2021.It has received several positive reviews and is now currently being translated into Chinese by #ZhejiangUP. If you work in #ESL #EFL or #ConstructionGrammar, this may be of interest.Happy #WorldBookDay ! ➡️ bit.ly/44echH1
April 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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This is the social media account for the 'Learner Conversations as models of spoken language in second language German' project @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Follow us here for updates. 😊
You can access the project materials here: canvas.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/63799
EL-LANGCONVPROJECT - Learner conversations as models of spoken language in second language German
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March 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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The Learner Conversations project is now on Bluesky! Follow us @livunilc.bsky.social for updates. In even bigger news, the project has been nominated for an #H5P award. Winners are announced tonight, so keep your fingers crossed for us! h5p.org/the-second-a... 🤞 @eltresearch.bsky.social
The Second Annual H5P Awards
H5P Awards 2025
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March 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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📢 Review outcomes for #CL2025 have just been sent via email 📢

Congratulations to the authors of all accepted submissions, and many thanks to our programme committee for providing over 1,000 reviews!

Registration will open at the end of March - more info: www.cl2025.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
CHRISTOPHER BRUMFIT ESSAY PRIZE
CHRISTOPHER BRUMFIT ESSAY PRIZE 2020 INFORMATION
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March 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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If you wish to do a PhD in Applied Linguistics/TESOL at the University of Liverpool, have a look at this funding opportunity: www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... More info on how to apply here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr... #PhD #funds #appliedlinguistics #TESOL #English #uniLiverpool
JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
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March 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Interested in studying for a PhD in applied linguistics/ literature/creative writing with @livunienglish.bsky.social and looking for a scholarship? The JIC Davies scholarship is now open for applications. @sotauol.bsky.social Details👇

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Interested in studying an MA in Department of English? Come along to the face to face open evening on 12th March or online talks on 25th March. Registration details and talks timetable here: bit.ly/4ihoHTY
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March 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM