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Cercle de Lingüística Aplicada (CLA)
@cla-udl.bsky.social
Content about the dissemination of sociolinguistic research and the teaching/learning of foreign languages ​​at the Universitat de Lleida.
https://www.cla.udl.cat/

🎤 Upcoming #CLAMINARI
🗣️ Invited speaker: Ïo Valls (@IoRates) from University of South Denmark 
💡 Title: The use of #virtualreality to enhance young students’ public #speakingskills and #selfconfidence
🕛 Time: 12h 
💻 Online 
🔗 Link: https://shorturl.at/GfdK2
Don’t miss it!🌟
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Several members of the CLA presented at #AEDEAN25 (
@aedeaninfo.bsky.social) at UPV-EHU! Their research explored #language_learning, #study_abroad, and #critical_reflection in pre-service English language teachers. Here’s a quick thread 🧵⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🔥 CLA Hot Topics #5 🔥 “Should generative AI be allowed in language teaching and learning?” 🤖💬

What’s your take? 🤔🗨️ Reply to the thread and share your opinion!
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🌏 Àngels Llanes was invited to the 🎓 23rd Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (Shanghai) and the🏛️ Global Alliance of Foreign Studies Universities (Hangzhou) to share how learners acquire multiple foreign languages while studying abroad in multilingual environments💬
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
1/4 @enricllurda.bsky.social presented at “#Multilingual Pedagogies and Inclusive Practices in #Language Teaching and Learning” conference (Nicosia, Cyprus) a study on challenging #monolingual and #native-speakerist orientations in an MA in English language teaching in Catalonia🎓🌍✍️
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
💻🌍 Vols descobrir com la cultura influeix en la manera com interactuem amb la tecnologia? No et perdis el webinar “El factor cultural en la interacció persona-ordinador” amb el Dr. Sergio Sayago (@udl.cat)

🗓️ 11 de novembre de 2025
🕖 19:00–20:00
❗️ Inscripció gratuïta
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎬@florencebaills.bsky.social will share at #APTIS25, on behalf of the #AVTIA team of the UdL, a pedagogical proposal to equip teachers/students with the skills to teach and learn inclusive practices through #audiovisual #translation and #subtitling for the #deaf & hard of hearing💻
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📢 CFP!
The research group ATLAS (@@uneduniv.bsky.social) announces the CFP for the International Conference TISLID26 – Research and Language Education in Fluid Times: The Rise of Adaptive Competences 🌍 https://multiweb.uned.es/w45989/home

📅 April 22–24, 2026 | Úbeda (Spain)
📝 Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
Information
Página web de Language Research and Education in Fluid Times: The Rise of Adaptive Competencies (TISLID'26)
multiweb.uned.es
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We’re happy for Marta Aguilar and Elisabet Arnó, who today had the kick-off meeting for their new project: Developing #Disciplinary_Literacies through #Immersive Environments in #English for Specific Purposes (IMMER-LIT)📚🖥️ Exciting times ahead for this amazing team! 🤝🌐
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📢🎉 Big news! @isgscatalonia.bsky.social is here — the new hub of the International Society of #Gesture Studies in Catalonia! 👏 Huge congrats to @florencebaills.bsky.social on joining the committee with colleagues from 4 other universities. 🌍 Open to all researchers and students!
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Ahir vam tenir el plaer d’escoltar la Nuria Gómez Belart en la xerrada “Llenguatge clar en entorns digitals: Estratègies per optimitzar la comunicació institucional amb la ciutadania”, organitzada pel Màster en Llengua i Comunicació Digital de la @udl.cat 💬✨
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🔍 New chapter! #Native_speakerism in #Catalan private #language_schools: Recruiters’ perspectives by J. Calvet-Terré & E. Llurda ➡️ Recruiters still favor native speakers 🤔 🔗 https://surl.li/wioeff
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📢 CLA community managers (I. Diert-Boté & B. Moncada-Comas) ran a training session on social media use for teachers of the MA in Language & Digital Communication 🙌 We hope participants found it useful and are ready to put ideas into practice!
#TeacherTraining
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🎓 Today we celebrated the 6th #Claminari! 🌟
with 2 inspiring talks:
🔹Xavier Martin & Laia Lacasa explored the challenges and possibilities of adopting a #translanguaging approach in high school 🗣️ 
🔹Alexandra Vraciu shared insights on #peer_observation in #ELT 👀 
So thought-provoking! 💬✨
October 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🚨New Publication
📘Dismantling the #NativeSpeaker Construct in #English Language #Teaching (@routledgebooks), edited by E. Llurda, is out now! 👏
👉First chapter by Llurda is FREE to access: Bringing down the wall of #nativespeakerism
🔗 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003427537
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📢 Call for Papers open!
#Learning through #Mobility: #Linguistic & #Intercultural Insights from #StudyAbroad 
🗓️ May 18–19, 2026 
 📍Universitat de Lleida
🔑 N. Tracy-Ventura & M. Howard. 
Submit here⬇️
Study Abroad Conference Lleida 2026
May 18th and 19th, 2026 - Lleida (Spain)
sites.google.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The ENIS project has officially ended ✨ At the final seminar in Brussels, J. Borràs & team shared the network’s research outlets📊 BUT the network will continue as an association 🎉 Judith will get it started 🚀 Want to join? Comment below!
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🚨Join us next Thursday, October 16th at 12:00 for the next #CLAminari!
1️⃣ Xavier Martín-Rubio & Laia Lacasa-Cervelló
2️⃣ Alexandra Vraciu
📍Room 1.18, Rectorat, @udl.cat 
👉Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyDIaOSNu40WP40dMakqqGWiVUW9HBfryU9cxXeyxdR-xiTA/viewform
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🚨New policy brief! Building #Intercultural_Competence & #Global_Citizenship through Mobility Programmes (Co-authored by J. Borràs) ➡️ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394009343_Building_Intercultural_Competence_and_Global_Citizenship_through_Mobility_Programmes<a href="/hashtag/fullTextFileContent" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fullTextFileContent
October 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Back in Paris 🇫🇷 for a few days, F. Baills conducted the workshop on #gesture_annotation using #ELAN 🖥️ The session was part of #Real2Phon2025 🔊 Methods and tools in #L2 #phonology #phonetics interactions
👉 real2phon2025.sciencesconf.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The 3rd #ENIS Summer School 🌞📚 was successfully organised with the support of J. Borràs, who also presented one of her latest projects alongside Robert Valls-Figuera 👩‍💻👨‍💻 We look forward to learning more about the outcomes of this TRALS project! ✨
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🎉 Congras to E. Arnó & M. Aguilar! Their project #IMMERLIT has been accepted🙌 It will explore ways to enhance students’ #disciplinary_literacies using #immersive learning environments in #English for #Specific_Purposes contexts. Looking forward to the outcomes!📚💡
September 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🔥 CLA Hot Topics #3 🔥 “I speak English with a Catalan accent. Is that a problem?” 🤔 What’s your view? 🗨️ Reply to the thread and share your perspective!
September 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🌍📚 New publication alert!  “Additional language learning and use in a multilingual study abroad context” by Àngels Llanes ✈️💬 The study examines AL acquisition in a multilingual setting by reporting the development in English, Spanish and Catalan. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2025.103819
September 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM