Michael Chesnut
@michaelchesnut.bsky.social
Interested in Linguistic Landscape, Ethnography, Foriegn Language Teacher Identity, Academic Publishing, Walking as a Methodology, and lots more!
The election for university president is coming up and so we have some campaigning on campus these days, but what I find interesting here is the amount of English on these posters, adding a bit more of something to the campus #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The election for university president is coming up and so we have some campaigning on campus these days, but what I find interesting here is the amount of English on these posters, adding a bit more of something to the campus #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
'Bonjour' in the ice cream shop #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul, courtesy of Baskin Robbins, with some interesting French background art, all related to this special Golden Praline Butter ice cream. I wonder how widely known 'Bonjour' is in Korea? Pretty widely known, I'd guess.
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
'Bonjour' in the ice cream shop #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul, courtesy of Baskin Robbins, with some interesting French background art, all related to this special Golden Praline Butter ice cream. I wonder how widely known 'Bonjour' is in Korea? Pretty widely known, I'd guess.
Interesting to see a note about classes being available in English but written in Korean here. I often see notices about services available in English written in English and I'm a bit curious about these practices more generally. Also, people versus a cat or dog in the figures is interesting!
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Interesting to see a note about classes being available in English but written in Korean here. I often see notices about services available in English written in English and I'm a bit curious about these practices more generally. Also, people versus a cat or dog in the figures is interesting!
Pilates maketh man
I don't think I've ever seen 'maketh' in the #LinguisticLandscape of Korea until now, so something new here!
And . . . .
I don't think I've ever seen 'maketh' in the #LinguisticLandscape of Korea until now, so something new here!
And . . . .
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Pilates maketh man
I don't think I've ever seen 'maketh' in the #LinguisticLandscape of Korea until now, so something new here!
And . . . .
I don't think I've ever seen 'maketh' in the #LinguisticLandscape of Korea until now, so something new here!
And . . . .
7. Opps, skipped 6 on that last skeet. Anyway, talk on the AI transformation on campus, more from the AI #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
7. Opps, skipped 6 on that last skeet. Anyway, talk on the AI transformation on campus, more from the AI #LinguisticLandscape . . . .
I have a deep fondness for paper-based language learning notebooks, and wonder a bit what has been written in the last few years about the feelings that come from studying with this type of material . . . .
Always been quite satisfying to create and go over material like this, for me.
Always been quite satisfying to create and go over material like this, for me.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I have a deep fondness for paper-based language learning notebooks, and wonder a bit what has been written in the last few years about the feelings that come from studying with this type of material . . . .
Always been quite satisfying to create and go over material like this, for me.
Always been quite satisfying to create and go over material like this, for me.
German and Korean, a relatively unusual combination in Korea, on a poster seen on a university campus in Seoul, part of the campus #LinguisticLandscape!
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
German and Korean, a relatively unusual combination in Korea, on a poster seen on a university campus in Seoul, part of the campus #LinguisticLandscape!
Too Mucheese
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Too Mucheese
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
Just a whole lot going on in the chicken #LinguisticLandscape here but love this cheese language here!
Someone looking sharp in a little stream in Seoul today
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Someone looking sharp in a little stream in Seoul today
"Buchang Confectionery, the official sponsor of the 2025 APEC Summit
7-Eleven exclusive collaboration"
An interesting intersection of baked goods and geopolitics in the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape here!
7-Eleven exclusive collaboration"
An interesting intersection of baked goods and geopolitics in the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape here!
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"Buchang Confectionery, the official sponsor of the 2025 APEC Summit
7-Eleven exclusive collaboration"
An interesting intersection of baked goods and geopolitics in the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape here!
7-Eleven exclusive collaboration"
An interesting intersection of baked goods and geopolitics in the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape here!
Poster for a talk by Lucien Brown on Multimodal Politeness in Korean and Beyond: Voice, Gesture, Embodiment
Nice to see this talk coming to campus!
Nice to see this talk coming to campus!
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Poster for a talk by Lucien Brown on Multimodal Politeness in Korean and Beyond: Voice, Gesture, Embodiment
Nice to see this talk coming to campus!
Nice to see this talk coming to campus!
I am not exactly sure what is written here but I love the style, and the neat contribution to the English #LinguisticLandscape!
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I am not exactly sure what is written here but I love the style, and the neat contribution to the English #LinguisticLandscape!
HOT makes an appearance in the bakery #LinguisticLandscape! Only in English! With flames!
Also, bagels are a huge trend in Korea right now.
Also, bagels are a huge trend in Korea right now.
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
HOT makes an appearance in the bakery #LinguisticLandscape! Only in English! With flames!
Also, bagels are a huge trend in Korea right now.
Also, bagels are a huge trend in Korea right now.
이문동 커피집
Imun-dong coffee house
With cats!
On a bench across from this take-away cafe. Part of the coffee #LinguisticLandscape!
Imun-dong coffee house
With cats!
On a bench across from this take-away cafe. Part of the coffee #LinguisticLandscape!
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
이문동 커피집
Imun-dong coffee house
With cats!
On a bench across from this take-away cafe. Part of the coffee #LinguisticLandscape!
Imun-dong coffee house
With cats!
On a bench across from this take-away cafe. Part of the coffee #LinguisticLandscape!
Some lovely color here before the leaves all blow away
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Some lovely color here before the leaves all blow away
Fall is looking pretty gorgeous in Seoul today
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Fall is looking pretty gorgeous in Seoul today
Interesting to see remnants of better times scattered about campus, especially when another president is back in Korea.
October 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Interesting to see remnants of better times scattered about campus, especially when another president is back in Korea.
It's ok if you don't say 'thank you' [to AI]
A poster about the environmental cost of AI usage, and yeah, a lot going on here in the AI #LinguisticLandscape! Wow, yeah, like a lot. Poster seen on a university campus in Seoul.
A poster about the environmental cost of AI usage, and yeah, a lot going on here in the AI #LinguisticLandscape! Wow, yeah, like a lot. Poster seen on a university campus in Seoul.
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It's ok if you don't say 'thank you' [to AI]
A poster about the environmental cost of AI usage, and yeah, a lot going on here in the AI #LinguisticLandscape! Wow, yeah, like a lot. Poster seen on a university campus in Seoul.
A poster about the environmental cost of AI usage, and yeah, a lot going on here in the AI #LinguisticLandscape! Wow, yeah, like a lot. Poster seen on a university campus in Seoul.
Once more marveling at an actual 'on food' #LinguisticLandscape!
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Once more marveling at an actual 'on food' #LinguisticLandscape!
One of many 'GRAND OPEN' signs in the #LinguisticLandscape of Korea, with this phrase being quite common. I have seen a few 'GRAND OPENING' signs too, and so with AI often used for advice these days - including on signs - I wonder if we might see a AI directed change in language here over time
October 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
One of many 'GRAND OPEN' signs in the #LinguisticLandscape of Korea, with this phrase being quite common. I have seen a few 'GRAND OPENING' signs too, and so with AI often used for advice these days - including on signs - I wonder if we might see a AI directed change in language here over time
Deliciously Hype K-Dessert
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Deliciously Hype K-Dessert
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
A lot going on in the hype dessert packaging here, from the image of the smoking tiger to the cute English font! Just a whole lot worth thinking about here in the dessert #LinguisticLandscape!
122. 목화 연립
An older looking housing unit, I think, in a street and neighborhood absolutely dominated by restaurants, bars, and nightlife, all part of the housing and apartment #LinguisticLandscape
An older looking housing unit, I think, in a street and neighborhood absolutely dominated by restaurants, bars, and nightlife, all part of the housing and apartment #LinguisticLandscape
October 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
122. 목화 연립
An older looking housing unit, I think, in a street and neighborhood absolutely dominated by restaurants, bars, and nightlife, all part of the housing and apartment #LinguisticLandscape
An older looking housing unit, I think, in a street and neighborhood absolutely dominated by restaurants, bars, and nightlife, all part of the housing and apartment #LinguisticLandscape
Yonsei Bakery pushing past the limits of tasty treat bread and language with their . . . .(deep breath) . . . .
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
October 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Yonsei Bakery pushing past the limits of tasty treat bread and language with their . . . .(deep breath) . . . .
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
Yonsei Chartteok kongtteok Mammoth Bread
part of the convenience store #LinguisticLandscape!
Tim Hortons Korea now profiling Toronto, after Montreal and Vancouver with city-inspired coffee drinks. Tim Hortons really leaning heavily on their Canadian branding in Korea, part of the cafe #LinguisticLandscape in Korea, now . . . .
And, good timing with the Bluejays in the World Series!
And, good timing with the Bluejays in the World Series!
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Tim Hortons Korea now profiling Toronto, after Montreal and Vancouver with city-inspired coffee drinks. Tim Hortons really leaning heavily on their Canadian branding in Korea, part of the cafe #LinguisticLandscape in Korea, now . . . .
And, good timing with the Bluejays in the World Series!
And, good timing with the Bluejays in the World Series!
California Dental Clinic
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.
October 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
California Dental Clinic
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.
Nice reminder of a thread I did on Twitter about all the dental clinics in Seoul named after different places in the US, Canada, Australia, and UK, and then outside of Seoul in Korea, there are dental clinics named after Seoul neighborhoods.
Neat #LinguisticLandscape.