Matthew Ellman
mattellman.bsky.social
Matthew Ellman
@mattellman.bsky.social
English language teaching and teacher education. Linguistics geek. Dabbler in barefoot running, chess and all things typographic. Views my own. #EduSky #ELsky
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National Linguistics Day in the UK is coming up on November 26th!

If you’d like to participate in promoting linguistics, you can learn more here:

www.linguisticshq.co.uk/national-lin...
National Linguistics Day — Linguistics HQ
National Linguistics Day is a new awareness campaign which is designed to be a focal point in the year to get people thinking, talking and learning about the science of language.
www.linguisticshq.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Someone recommended this book on inclusion in linguistics to me. It’s available Open Access so I thought I’d share. It features contributions from many, including the late Jon Henner. Worth a look! academic.oup.com/book/56194
Inclusion in Linguistics
Abstract. Inclusion in Linguistics, the companion volume to Decolonizing Linguistics, aims to reinvent linguistics as a space of belonging across race, gen
academic.oup.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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TESOL Quarterly is accepting abstracts for three special issues, due January 31, 2025. Please share widely. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
TESOL Quarterly Calls for Abstracts
This page is dedicated to our current Calls for Abstracts and Calls for Papers – please see the full list below and link through to the full calls for details. TESOL Quarterly welcomes submissions within the scope of each individual call.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Just discovered this substack on gen z slang in English by @heddwen.bsky.social and I cannot recommend it highly enough: englishinprogress.substack.com
englishinprogress.substack.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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Exciting NEWS! 🚨
Starting in January @larryferlazzo.bsky.social & I will host regular ed chats for teachers of English learners. We will use the hashtag #ELsky.

Let us know if you’d prefer 1 hour chats or one week, slow chats. #edusky
November 16, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Great to see so many English language teachers on here! Time to make #ELTsky a thing? go.bsky.app/DF29amh
November 20, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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When there’s a right way to do a task and it’s familiar to the point of habit, it “hacks working memory”- that is, it allows students to complete the task with working memory focused exclusively on the content and not the details of the task.

teachlikeachampion.org/blog/step-on...
Step One for a Productive and Positive Classroom: Strong Procedures and Routines for Participation - Teach Like a Champion
The beginning of the year is the time to be installing strong procedures and routines in the classroom. It’s one of the most important things you can do to set yourself up for a productive and positiv...
teachlikeachampion.org
November 18, 2024 at 3:12 PM