Viola Wiegand
@violawiegand.bsky.social
corpus & applied linguistics, TESOL, discourse analysis, surveillance discourses
Coordinator MSc TESOL (Online) University of Stirling (@stirtesol.bsky.social)
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Coordinator MSc TESOL (Online) University of Stirling (@stirtesol.bsky.social)
Knitter
Personal account
Pinned
The data is actually part of my forthcoming book, ”Exploring Meaning in Surveillance
Discourses through Corpora“ - available to pre-order now (with a discount code 😉 😇), and coming out in March 2026 (so stay tuned ☺️)
#cl2025 @cl2025.co.uk @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Discourses through Corpora“ - available to pre-order now (with a discount code 😉 😇), and coming out in March 2026 (so stay tuned ☺️)
#cl2025 @cl2025.co.uk @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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Just published: "Out of ‘Giám thị’ ‘heroic teachers’ will rise: pain, performance and pride while doing primary school ‘tests’ in Vietnam" by Thanh Nguyen, based on ethnographic fieldwork for his PhD project doi.org/10.1080/1745...
Congratulations, Thanh!
#TEAMStirling @scrcm.bsky.social
Congratulations, Thanh!
#TEAMStirling @scrcm.bsky.social
Out of ‘Giám thị’ ‘heroic teachers’ will rise: pain, performance and pride while doing primary school ‘tests’ in Vietnam
In Vietnam, one of the main duties teachers must do is ‘Giám thị’ (pron. ‘zum ti’) or ‘Test duty’. Based on ethnographic fieldwork over one school year in primary state schools in Vietnam, this pap...
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Just published: "Out of ‘Giám thị’ ‘heroic teachers’ will rise: pain, performance and pride while doing primary school ‘tests’ in Vietnam" by Thanh Nguyen, based on ethnographic fieldwork for his PhD project doi.org/10.1080/1745...
Congratulations, Thanh!
#TEAMStirling @scrcm.bsky.social
Congratulations, Thanh!
#TEAMStirling @scrcm.bsky.social
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Wir haben beschlossen, ab heute in der Urania abends Kino für alle vom #Stromausfall Betroffenen zu machen.
Eintritt frei.
Kaffee und Tee frei.
Ladeterminal für Handys u Laptops.
Mittwoch und Donnerstag gibt es zudem um 10 Uhr Kino für Schulklassen #twlz
#bestesTeam❤️
Karten: urania.de
Eintritt frei.
Kaffee und Tee frei.
Ladeterminal für Handys u Laptops.
Mittwoch und Donnerstag gibt es zudem um 10 Uhr Kino für Schulklassen #twlz
#bestesTeam❤️
Karten: urania.de
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Wir haben beschlossen, ab heute in der Urania abends Kino für alle vom #Stromausfall Betroffenen zu machen.
Eintritt frei.
Kaffee und Tee frei.
Ladeterminal für Handys u Laptops.
Mittwoch und Donnerstag gibt es zudem um 10 Uhr Kino für Schulklassen #twlz
#bestesTeam❤️
Karten: urania.de
Eintritt frei.
Kaffee und Tee frei.
Ladeterminal für Handys u Laptops.
Mittwoch und Donnerstag gibt es zudem um 10 Uhr Kino für Schulklassen #twlz
#bestesTeam❤️
Karten: urania.de
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Our colleague, Dr Aila Spathopoulou, has co-authored an article with Dr Esa Aldegheri:
'Imaginaries of ‘Refugee journeys’ into Europe and practices of inhospitality pending return'
#Migration #Refugees #Detention #Ferries #Criminology #Sociology #Geography
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Imaginaries of ‘Refugee journeys’ into Europe and practices of inhospitality pending return'
#Migration #Refugees #Detention #Ferries #Criminology #Sociology #Geography
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Imaginaries of ‘Refugee journeys’ into Europe and practices of inhospitality pending return
Employing journey as a critical lens of inquiry, this article interweaves theoretical analysis of anti-migrant narratives with empirical observation to examine hostile policies towards forced migra...
www.tandfonline.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Our colleague, Dr Aila Spathopoulou, has co-authored an article with Dr Esa Aldegheri:
'Imaginaries of ‘Refugee journeys’ into Europe and practices of inhospitality pending return'
#Migration #Refugees #Detention #Ferries #Criminology #Sociology #Geography
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Imaginaries of ‘Refugee journeys’ into Europe and practices of inhospitality pending return'
#Migration #Refugees #Detention #Ferries #Criminology #Sociology #Geography
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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New year, new book! Out now: 'Applications of Corpus Linguistics: Established and Emergent Contexts', edited with @niallrcurry.bsky.social and @robbielove.org and published by @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org. More info in thread ⬇️ www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...
Applications of Corpus Linguistics
Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Applications of Corpus Linguistics
www.cambridge.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
New year, new book! Out now: 'Applications of Corpus Linguistics: Established and Emergent Contexts', edited with @niallrcurry.bsky.social and @robbielove.org and published by @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org. More info in thread ⬇️ www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...
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The CfPs for LavLang32 at Edinburgh is now OPEN! A reminder of our stellar lineup:
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Dr. Eddie Ungless (UoE)
Submit a paper here: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=231
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Dr. Eddie Ungless (UoE)
Submit a paper here: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=231
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The CfPs for LavLang32 at Edinburgh is now OPEN! A reminder of our stellar lineup:
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Dr. Eddie Ungless (UoE)
Submit a paper here: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=231
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Dr. Eddie Ungless (UoE)
Submit a paper here: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=231
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✨️ Starting the new year with a new article by Dr Ben Matthews and colleagues:
'Understanding changing patterns of placement type stability in the first two years of placement for looked after children in Scotland: A sequence analysis'
#children #CareExperience
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Understanding changing patterns of placement type stability in the first two years of placement for looked after children in Scotland: A sequence analysis'
#children #CareExperience
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Understanding changing patterns of placement type stability in the first two years of placement for looked after children in Scotland: A sequence analysis
Placement stability is an important concern for children looked after. Sequence analysis has been proposed as a promising method by which to quantitat…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
✨️ Starting the new year with a new article by Dr Ben Matthews and colleagues:
'Understanding changing patterns of placement type stability in the first two years of placement for looked after children in Scotland: A sequence analysis'
#children #CareExperience
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'Understanding changing patterns of placement type stability in the first two years of placement for looked after children in Scotland: A sequence analysis'
#children #CareExperience
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🎉 Ready for something new in 2026?
Become a Young Advisor (ages 12–16) & work with the Commissioner to help make sure children’s voices are heard across Scotland.
✨ Learn new skills
✨ All backgrounds & accessibility needs welcome
✨ Make a difference
Apply: bit.ly/4p2tz2r
Become a Young Advisor (ages 12–16) & work with the Commissioner to help make sure children’s voices are heard across Scotland.
✨ Learn new skills
✨ All backgrounds & accessibility needs welcome
✨ Make a difference
Apply: bit.ly/4p2tz2r
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 AM
🎉 Ready for something new in 2026?
Become a Young Advisor (ages 12–16) & work with the Commissioner to help make sure children’s voices are heard across Scotland.
✨ Learn new skills
✨ All backgrounds & accessibility needs welcome
✨ Make a difference
Apply: bit.ly/4p2tz2r
Become a Young Advisor (ages 12–16) & work with the Commissioner to help make sure children’s voices are heard across Scotland.
✨ Learn new skills
✨ All backgrounds & accessibility needs welcome
✨ Make a difference
Apply: bit.ly/4p2tz2r
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I love a bit of literary tourism - visiting places I know from stories in books and films. So what a joy it was to talk to Lee Jackson about #Dickensland!
Join us for the start of the new season of #LifeandLanguage
@victorianlondon.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0aB3...
Join us for the start of the new season of #LifeandLanguage
@victorianlondon.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0aB3...
December 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I love a bit of literary tourism - visiting places I know from stories in books and films. So what a joy it was to talk to Lee Jackson about #Dickensland!
Join us for the start of the new season of #LifeandLanguage
@victorianlondon.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0aB3...
Join us for the start of the new season of #LifeandLanguage
@victorianlondon.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0aB3...
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We're delighted to announce 15 fully funded scholarships for English teachers from Bangladesh, India & Sri Lanka to join our MSc TESOL (Online) in Sept 2026, including a 2-week visit to Stirling! Funded by @britishcouncil.bsky.social.
Further details: www.stir.ac.uk/scholarships...
#TeamStirling
Further details: www.stir.ac.uk/scholarships...
#TeamStirling
British Council English and School Education Scholarships Scheme - MSc TESOL (Online) | Scholarships | University of Stirling
Find our more about the British Council English and School Education Scholarships Scheme - MSc TESOL (Online).
www.stir.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We're delighted to announce 15 fully funded scholarships for English teachers from Bangladesh, India & Sri Lanka to join our MSc TESOL (Online) in Sept 2026, including a 2-week visit to Stirling! Funded by @britishcouncil.bsky.social.
Further details: www.stir.ac.uk/scholarships...
#TeamStirling
Further details: www.stir.ac.uk/scholarships...
#TeamStirling
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Today ⬇️ Last chance to get in your language and food fix of the year #BaeFoLa #LanguageAndFood #CulinaryLinguistics
It's the final #BæFoLa talk of 2025 and of course it's about baking 🥄👩🍳 Carolin Schneider Ward on "Multimodal Self-Reactions in the Digital Kitchen", Friday, December 19, 12:30-13:30 CET, Zoom. Let me know if you want to join! #LanguageAndFood #CulinaryLinguistics
December 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Today ⬇️ Last chance to get in your language and food fix of the year #BaeFoLa #LanguageAndFood #CulinaryLinguistics
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This looks great!
Recently qualified primary teacher or student primary teacher? Our online #ECT Signpost Sessions are for you! They offer advice on supporting multilingual pupils, teaching additional #languages and the chance to network. Sign up for our session on 28 Jan! https://loom.ly/HpIN0Uw
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This looks great!
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Why languages provision in Scottish schools needs urgent review
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why languages provision in Scottish schools needs urgent review
The number of school leavers in Scotland with a basic level of competence in a foreign language is plummeting, says Lorna Milne, who sets out what should happen now
www.tes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Why languages provision in Scottish schools needs urgent review
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the University of Edinburgh on Friday for lively discussions on the linguistic, economic and social dynamics of AI. Planning will begin for our next event before too long, so please tag or message us with ideas for your preferred topic or location!
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the University of Edinburgh on Friday for lively discussions on the linguistic, economic and social dynamics of AI. Planning will begin for our next event before too long, so please tag or message us with ideas for your preferred topic or location!
An exciting development. Great to see it based in Scotland - maybe of interest to @langsocscot.bsky.social folks? 😊
We're excited to re-launch the journal "Innovations in Linguistics Education", a forum for evidence-based research in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in linguistics! We open for submissions in January 2026.
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations/
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations/
Innovations in Linguistics Education
journals.ed.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
An exciting development. Great to see it based in Scotland - maybe of interest to @langsocscot.bsky.social folks? 😊
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We're excited to re-launch the journal "Innovations in Linguistics Education", a forum for evidence-based research in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in linguistics! We open for submissions in January 2026.
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations/
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations/
Innovations in Linguistics Education
journals.ed.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We're excited to re-launch the journal "Innovations in Linguistics Education", a forum for evidence-based research in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in linguistics! We open for submissions in January 2026.
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations/
journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations/
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“15,000 university jobs are up for the chop.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“15,000 university jobs are up for the chop.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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New publication
Recent grammatical change in English
by Jill Bowie and Bas Aarts
The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Transmission, Change and Ideology, 2025, 505-535
www.academia.edu/145369089/Re...
Recent grammatical change in English
by Jill Bowie and Bas Aarts
The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Transmission, Change and Ideology, 2025, 505-535
www.academia.edu/145369089/Re...
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
New publication
Recent grammatical change in English
by Jill Bowie and Bas Aarts
The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Transmission, Change and Ideology, 2025, 505-535
www.academia.edu/145369089/Re...
Recent grammatical change in English
by Jill Bowie and Bas Aarts
The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Transmission, Change and Ideology, 2025, 505-535
www.academia.edu/145369089/Re...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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The Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life at @durham.ac.uk is hiring up to 7 (!) researchers to the role of Assistant Professor (Research) for a period of 36 months to work on: generativity; image and language; synthetic worlds; and being human.
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life Fellows - Assistant Professor (Research) G7 - G8
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life at @durham.ac.uk is hiring up to 7 (!) researchers to the role of Assistant Professor (Research) for a period of 36 months to work on: generativity; image and language; synthetic worlds; and being human.
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Still tickets left for this free event - next Monday
Sign up for our December @scrcm.bsky.social free webinar - Alma Harris, Alan Gorman and Romina Madrid discuss their research on 'System Leadership Across Three Nations: Insights from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales'. Mon 8 Dec 2025 ,4:00-5:30pm
More details at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
More details at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
Select tickets – System Leadership Across Three Nations: Insights from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales – MS Teams
System Leadership Across Three Nations: Insights from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales – MS Teams, Mon 8 Dec 2025 - Abstract
System leadership—the idea that school leaders work beyond their immediate cont...
www.tickettailor.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Still tickets left for this free event - next Monday
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We are delighted to host an important event at SCRCM - Educators’ Sense-Making of the Evolving Mathematics Curriculum in Scotland.
Wed 20 May 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in Stirling
Led by Sinem Hizli Alkan, Corinne Angier and Andy Brown
Sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
Wed 20 May 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in Stirling
Led by Sinem Hizli Alkan, Corinne Angier and Andy Brown
Sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
Select tickets – Educators’ Sense-Making of the Evolving Mathematics Curriculum in Scotland – Conference Suite, Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling
Educators’ Sense-Making of the Evolving Mathematics Curriculum in Scotland – Conference Suite, Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Wed 20 May 2026 - Educators’ Sense-Making of the Evolving ...
www.tickettailor.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We are delighted to host an important event at SCRCM - Educators’ Sense-Making of the Evolving Mathematics Curriculum in Scotland.
Wed 20 May 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in Stirling
Led by Sinem Hizli Alkan, Corinne Angier and Andy Brown
Sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
Wed 20 May 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in Stirling
Led by Sinem Hizli Alkan, Corinne Angier and Andy Brown
Sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
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Check out Viola's book on surveillance discourses - it is the latest addition to the Corpus and Discourse series, and I highly recommend it!
Just submitted the final proofs for this book 😱
It's available to pre-order for March delivery if anyone is interested or wants to order it for a library ☺️
(Honestly had mixed feelings about not wanting to "let it go" but am also so ready to be done with it 🫣)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/exploring...
It's available to pre-order for March delivery if anyone is interested or wants to order it for a library ☺️
(Honestly had mixed feelings about not wanting to "let it go" but am also so ready to be done with it 🫣)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/exploring...
Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora
Situated at the interface of corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and surveillance studies, this book focuses on how surveillance is define…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Check out Viola's book on surveillance discourses - it is the latest addition to the Corpus and Discourse series, and I highly recommend it!
Just submitted the final proofs for this book 😱
It's available to pre-order for March delivery if anyone is interested or wants to order it for a library ☺️
(Honestly had mixed feelings about not wanting to "let it go" but am also so ready to be done with it 🫣)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/exploring...
It's available to pre-order for March delivery if anyone is interested or wants to order it for a library ☺️
(Honestly had mixed feelings about not wanting to "let it go" but am also so ready to be done with it 🫣)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/exploring...
Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora
Situated at the interface of corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and surveillance studies, this book focuses on how surveillance is define…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just submitted the final proofs for this book 😱
It's available to pre-order for March delivery if anyone is interested or wants to order it for a library ☺️
(Honestly had mixed feelings about not wanting to "let it go" but am also so ready to be done with it 🫣)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/exploring...
It's available to pre-order for March delivery if anyone is interested or wants to order it for a library ☺️
(Honestly had mixed feelings about not wanting to "let it go" but am also so ready to be done with it 🫣)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/exploring...
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‘Parnell’s Constructing Brexit Britain
emerges as a pioneering scholarly endeavor that
intricately examines the discursive formations
shaping British national identity amid the
tumultuous Brexit process.’
New review of my book in Political Studies Review!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
emerges as a pioneering scholarly endeavor that
intricately examines the discursive formations
shaping British national identity amid the
tumultuous Brexit process.’
New review of my book in Political Studies Review!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
‘Parnell’s Constructing Brexit Britain
emerges as a pioneering scholarly endeavor that
intricately examines the discursive formations
shaping British national identity amid the
tumultuous Brexit process.’
New review of my book in Political Studies Review!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
emerges as a pioneering scholarly endeavor that
intricately examines the discursive formations
shaping British national identity amid the
tumultuous Brexit process.’
New review of my book in Political Studies Review!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...