Naomi Fillmore
@naomifillmore.bsky.social
(Re)imagining language in early education
The educator has the duty of not being neutral 🍉 she/her
On Kombumerri country
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1767-5173
The educator has the duty of not being neutral 🍉 she/her
On Kombumerri country
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1767-5173
Our new research on Indigenous research capability just published in @herdjournal.bsky.social
We reviewed what constitutes and how researchers can develop cultural capability for ethical Indigenous research in Australia.
Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
We reviewed what constitutes and how researchers can develop cultural capability for ethical Indigenous research in Australia.
Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
August 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Our new research on Indigenous research capability just published in @herdjournal.bsky.social
We reviewed what constitutes and how researchers can develop cultural capability for ethical Indigenous research in Australia.
Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
We reviewed what constitutes and how researchers can develop cultural capability for ethical Indigenous research in Australia.
Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
The ABC asking "should speaking more than one language be the norm?" 🤦🏼♀️ 25% of Australians already speak languages other than English, 50% are born or have parent born overseas. In these homes and communities speaking more than one language IS the norm. 1/3
May 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The ABC asking "should speaking more than one language be the norm?" 🤦🏼♀️ 25% of Australians already speak languages other than English, 50% are born or have parent born overseas. In these homes and communities speaking more than one language IS the norm. 1/3
Our new chapter on teaching First Nations languages in Queensland schools is out! It explores how recent policy developments here are creating space for communities and practitioners to teach First Nations languages in schools.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Celebrating First Nations Languages and Language Learning in Australia
This book introduces key underlying principles for teaching First Nations languages and language learners in schools across a range of contexts. It takes a
www.taylorfrancis.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Our new chapter on teaching First Nations languages in Queensland schools is out! It explores how recent policy developments here are creating space for communities and practitioners to teach First Nations languages in schools.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia on 28 March 2025 3:00pm–4:30pm. Featuring a chapter on Asian language teacher pathways by myself and UQ co-authors. Register here: languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia - Book Launch
Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia (Palgrave Macmillan)
languages-cultures.uq.edu.au
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia on 28 March 2025 3:00pm–4:30pm. Featuring a chapter on Asian language teacher pathways by myself and UQ co-authors. Register here: languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
Must read:
Jonathan Rosa and I had the amazing opportunity to work with an undergraduate student and a high school student to "translate" our "Undoing Appropriateness" article for high school students. The final product is available for free here:
demystifyinglanguage.fordham.edu/articles/lan...
demystifyinglanguage.fordham.edu/articles/lan...
Language is Not the Problem, Racism is the Problem – Demystifying Language Project
Students of color are always being told that they need to change the way they speak. But what if, instead, educators changed the way they listen?
demystifyinglanguage.fordham.edu
December 30, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Must read:
Reposted by Naomi Fillmore
Grammar is not the “rules” you were taught in school. It’s what your brain does to make sense of the linguistic input it’s exposed to.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
September 5, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Grammar is not the “rules” you were taught in school. It’s what your brain does to make sense of the linguistic input it’s exposed to.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.
Reposted by Naomi Fillmore
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Learning an Indigenous Language as a Non-Native #indigenity
#raciolx
http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/learn-indigenous-language/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare
#raciolx
http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/learn-indigenous-language/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Learning an Indigenous...
Learning a Native language isn’t as simple as you might t...
everydayfeminism.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:37 AM
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Learning an Indigenous Language as a Non-Native #indigenity
#raciolx
http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/learn-indigenous-language/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare
#raciolx
http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/learn-indigenous-language/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare
Also out today! A new chapter with UQ colleagues titled "Pathways to Teaching Global Languages: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Asian Language Teachers in Australian Schools" 📚
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Pathways to Teaching Global Languages: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Asian Language Teachers in Australian Schools
Despite formal commitments to improving the capability of young Australians in global languages by both state and federal governments over recent decades, the number of students learning languages rem...
link.springer.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Also out today! A new chapter with UQ colleagues titled "Pathways to Teaching Global Languages: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Asian Language Teachers in Australian Schools" 📚
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Reposted by Naomi Fillmore
It's annoying that this is framed as a 'discovery'. And a recent one. This is just true, and has been true for a very long time.
Errors by international students in their academic writing might reflect not a poor grasp of English but rather a legitimate use of new versions of the language, according to researchers
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Chinese students’ use of English ‘different, not deficient’
Researchers identify emergence of ‘China English’ as legitimate version of language
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:51 AM
It's annoying that this is framed as a 'discovery'. And a recent one. This is just true, and has been true for a very long time.
Just saw a large intl dev org releasing a set of "high-quality, culturally relevant educational materials" for "young children learning to read" in the "Asia and Pacific" region.... ALL the materials are in English🫠
Who's going to tell them there are over 3,000 languages across Asia and the Pacific🙃
Who's going to tell them there are over 3,000 languages across Asia and the Pacific🙃
November 22, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Just saw a large intl dev org releasing a set of "high-quality, culturally relevant educational materials" for "young children learning to read" in the "Asia and Pacific" region.... ALL the materials are in English🫠
Who's going to tell them there are over 3,000 languages across Asia and the Pacific🙃
Who's going to tell them there are over 3,000 languages across Asia and the Pacific🙃
Reposted by Naomi Fillmore
I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas
November 19, 2024 at 4:48 AM
I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas
Pleased to have contributed to a new resource for the CoE for the Digital Child - The Digital Child Ethics Toolkit is a practical guide to ethical considerations for Digital Childhoods Research across contexts, methods, and cohorts 📚🌐👶Find it here: doi.org/10.26187/k90...
February 19, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Pleased to have contributed to a new resource for the CoE for the Digital Child - The Digital Child Ethics Toolkit is a practical guide to ethical considerations for Digital Childhoods Research across contexts, methods, and cohorts 📚🌐👶Find it here: doi.org/10.26187/k90...
Kicking off the new year with some exciting news—I've joined the editorial board of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics! Looking forward to working alongside some incredible scholars and contributing to this important journal. Check out the latest updates at
benjamins.com/catalog/aral
benjamins.com/catalog/aral
January 2, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Kicking off the new year with some exciting news—I've joined the editorial board of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics! Looking forward to working alongside some incredible scholars and contributing to this important journal. Check out the latest updates at
benjamins.com/catalog/aral
benjamins.com/catalog/aral
Reposted by Naomi Fillmore
What does linguistic inclusion mean today, as ever-increasing linguistic diversity clashes with the continued monolingual hegemony of English?
Exciting 1-day workshop on Dec 14 @mqlinguistics - register now for free attendance
www.languageonthemove.com/linguistic-i...
Exciting 1-day workshop on Dec 14 @mqlinguistics - register now for free attendance
www.languageonthemove.com/linguistic-i...
November 26, 2023 at 9:19 PM
What does linguistic inclusion mean today, as ever-increasing linguistic diversity clashes with the continued monolingual hegemony of English?
Exciting 1-day workshop on Dec 14 @mqlinguistics - register now for free attendance
www.languageonthemove.com/linguistic-i...
Exciting 1-day workshop on Dec 14 @mqlinguistics - register now for free attendance
www.languageonthemove.com/linguistic-i...
Finally made the move! Thanks to @qiyuegrace.bsky.social 😁
November 22, 2023 at 9:36 AM
Finally made the move! Thanks to @qiyuegrace.bsky.social 😁