sharonmcculloch.bsky.social
@sharonmcculloch.bsky.social
Linguist, senior lecturer, based in Vienna
Happy World Linguistics Day from Vienna, Austria
Happy World Linguistics Day from Prague, Czechia!
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Vienna, Austria
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I’m commissioning content for a new educational collection being published via Sage Research Methods.
The collection is titled Inclusive Research Methodologies. Details are in the images and thread below. Please share with anyone who might be keen.
The collection is titled Inclusive Research Methodologies. Details are in the images and thread below. Please share with anyone who might be keen.
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’m commissioning content for a new educational collection being published via Sage Research Methods.
The collection is titled Inclusive Research Methodologies. Details are in the images and thread below. Please share with anyone who might be keen.
The collection is titled Inclusive Research Methodologies. Details are in the images and thread below. Please share with anyone who might be keen.
My morning meeting was vastly improved by the attendance of the Vice Rector for Cuteness and Joy: a little brown mongrel
June 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My morning meeting was vastly improved by the attendance of the Vice Rector for Cuteness and Joy: a little brown mongrel
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NYC people--early voting is on! May I suggest you include Zohran Mamdani in your choice of five candidates. And it's especially important that you not rank Cuomo at all. Unlike Cuomo, Mamdani LIKES New York City and its residents.
June 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
NYC people--early voting is on! May I suggest you include Zohran Mamdani in your choice of five candidates. And it's especially important that you not rank Cuomo at all. Unlike Cuomo, Mamdani LIKES New York City and its residents.
This finally arrived, with chapters by me and several other excellent people www.routledge.com/Language-and...
May 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This finally arrived, with chapters by me and several other excellent people www.routledge.com/Language-and...
The UK prime minister is standing at a podium with ‘securing Britain’s future’ printed on it, explaining that the government plans to reduce legal (not illegal) immigration. The only future this will secure for the UK is its future as an impoverished, xenophobic, ill-educated backwater
May 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The UK prime minister is standing at a podium with ‘securing Britain’s future’ printed on it, explaining that the government plans to reduce legal (not illegal) immigration. The only future this will secure for the UK is its future as an impoverished, xenophobic, ill-educated backwater
Have just experienced, for the first time, authors telling me that their article was already clear* and their references already correct** in response to my comments asking for revisions.
*It was not
**They were misspelled and wrongly formatted
*It was not
**They were misspelled and wrongly formatted
May 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Have just experienced, for the first time, authors telling me that their article was already clear* and their references already correct** in response to my comments asking for revisions.
*It was not
**They were misspelled and wrongly formatted
*It was not
**They were misspelled and wrongly formatted
A lovely article on sexuality, the papacy, and Michelangelo's frescos in the Sistine chapel
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Something to look up to: how Michelangelo’s love and humility could influence the Sistine Chapel conclave
The artist’s frescoes hold many lessons for the cardinals who have to decide upon the next pope
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A lovely article on sexuality, the papacy, and Michelangelo's frescos in the Sistine chapel
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Studied your Master’s in Austria in 2022 or 2023? 🎓 We’re part of a national survey to learn what influences students to stay or leave Austria after graduation. Take a few minutes to share your experience: qualtrics.ceu.edu/jfe/form/SV_...
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
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qualtrics.ceu.edu
April 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Studied your Master’s in Austria in 2022 or 2023? 🎓 We’re part of a national survey to learn what influences students to stay or leave Austria after graduation. Take a few minutes to share your experience: qualtrics.ceu.edu/jfe/form/SV_...
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Haven't really done these since Christmas, so in the spirit of our upcoming Christian holiday, here are some academic Venn diagrams, tasteless Easter edition 🐤✝️
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
April 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Haven't really done these since Christmas, so in the spirit of our upcoming Christian holiday, here are some academic Venn diagrams, tasteless Easter edition 🐤✝️
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
I can hardly bear to read about Zelenskyy's visit to the White House. That guy deserves a medal and the USA should be ashamed of itself
February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I can hardly bear to read about Zelenskyy's visit to the White House. That guy deserves a medal and the USA should be ashamed of itself
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Job announcement! ELL is hiring a permanent Lecturer in Communications to join a new area of growth in our subject area. Take a look at the job announcement and let us know if you have any questions!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
Lecturer in Communications (R&T)
The School of Critical Studies in the College of Arts and Humanities seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Communications (Research & Teaching Track). Job Purpose To undertake research of internationa...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Job announcement! ELL is hiring a permanent Lecturer in Communications to join a new area of growth in our subject area. Take a look at the job announcement and let us know if you have any questions!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
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📢CfP: Approaches to Migration, Language and Identity
When: 8-9 Sept 2025
Where: Liverpool Hope University, UK
Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
#MigrationStudies #Migration
linguistlist.org/issues/36/437/
*Please help spread the word for the 5th edition of this excellent interdisciplinary conference*
When: 8-9 Sept 2025
Where: Liverpool Hope University, UK
Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
#MigrationStudies #Migration
linguistlist.org/issues/36/437/
*Please help spread the word for the 5th edition of this excellent interdisciplinary conference*
LINGUIST List 36.437 Calls: Applied Linguistics, Discipline of Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics / United Kingdom
The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.
linguistlist.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📢CfP: Approaches to Migration, Language and Identity
When: 8-9 Sept 2025
Where: Liverpool Hope University, UK
Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
#MigrationStudies #Migration
linguistlist.org/issues/36/437/
*Please help spread the word for the 5th edition of this excellent interdisciplinary conference*
When: 8-9 Sept 2025
Where: Liverpool Hope University, UK
Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
#MigrationStudies #Migration
linguistlist.org/issues/36/437/
*Please help spread the word for the 5th edition of this excellent interdisciplinary conference*
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Publicly abandoning American and Ukranian democracy on the same day.
February 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Publicly abandoning American and Ukranian democracy on the same day.
If there is anything likely to push me into a nervous breakdown, it's Elsevier's article submission portal. For the love of God, why does it have to be so appalling?
February 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
If there is anything likely to push me into a nervous breakdown, it's Elsevier's article submission portal. For the love of God, why does it have to be so appalling?
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Exciting news! We'll soon announce a call for a PhD position. The candidate should have an MA in Chinese and/or Japanese as a FL or similar. Topics include motivation for multilingual learning in old age, teaching multiple languages, and multilingualism in society—and other multilingualism topics!
February 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Exciting news! We'll soon announce a call for a PhD position. The candidate should have an MA in Chinese and/or Japanese as a FL or similar. Topics include motivation for multilingual learning in old age, teaching multiple languages, and multilingualism in society—and other multilingualism topics!
My kind of take on research impact from Prof Vidale of the University of Southern California: "In all likelihood, this finding doesn't affect our daily lives one iota..."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Earth's inner core may have changed shape, say scientists
The findings shed light on a deeply mysterious part of Earth that is key to life on our planet.
www.bbc.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My kind of take on research impact from Prof Vidale of the University of Southern California: "In all likelihood, this finding doesn't affect our daily lives one iota..."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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We're still seeking participants for a short survey about whether / what kind of training you've received for working with international students.
Anyone who works in higher education in any student-facing role (from any context) can participate:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
Anyone who works in higher education in any student-facing role (from any context) can participate:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
January 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We're still seeking participants for a short survey about whether / what kind of training you've received for working with international students.
Anyone who works in higher education in any student-facing role (from any context) can participate:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
Anyone who works in higher education in any student-facing role (from any context) can participate:
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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TransActual need to hear from you. The Trans Lives Survey 2024/25 is now open and your answers will be used to write a report (it will be anonymised don’t worry) that we can share with all sorts of people to help them understand what life is like for trans people in the UK today.
(a thread)
(a thread)
January 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
TransActual need to hear from you. The Trans Lives Survey 2024/25 is now open and your answers will be used to write a report (it will be anonymised don’t worry) that we can share with all sorts of people to help them understand what life is like for trans people in the UK today.
(a thread)
(a thread)
If you're thinking about how language is used to promote a particular narrative about European research, higher education and knowledge more broadly, this shiny new volume may be for you. And, it's on sale! www.routledge.com/Language-and...
Language and the Knowledge Economy: Multilingual Scholarly Publishing in Europe
This volume offers a holistic understanding of the interconnections of language, specifically English, scholarly publishing, and the knowledge production and circulation through a sociolinguistic lens...
www.routledge.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If you're thinking about how language is used to promote a particular narrative about European research, higher education and knowledge more broadly, this shiny new volume may be for you. And, it's on sale! www.routledge.com/Language-and...
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Universities all over Europe are cutting language programs and closing the doors to the world. We want to get a more complete picture: where, when, why?
If you know of any such cases, please tell us (and share the link with your language and linguistics contacts)!
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
If you know of any such cases, please tell us (and share the link with your language and linguistics contacts)!
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
December 13, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Universities all over Europe are cutting language programs and closing the doors to the world. We want to get a more complete picture: where, when, why?
If you know of any such cases, please tell us (and share the link with your language and linguistics contacts)!
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
If you know of any such cases, please tell us (and share the link with your language and linguistics contacts)!
elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
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My CUP element is finally out! 🙌
You can download it for free for a couple of weeks. Will soon post some reflections available in the book!
You can download it for free for a couple of weeks. Will soon post some reflections available in the book!
November 15, 2024 at 8:38 AM
My CUP element is finally out! 🙌
You can download it for free for a couple of weeks. Will soon post some reflections available in the book!
You can download it for free for a couple of weeks. Will soon post some reflections available in the book!
This hurts because it's true
answering the question, what is an academic and why are they like that?
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
October 20, 2024 at 8:24 PM
This hurts because it's true
Our book on how academics write in 3 disciplines is now available open access
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Academics Writing | The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation | Karin Tusting
Academics Writing recounts how academic writing is changing in the contemporary university, transforming what it means to be an academic and how, as a society,
www.taylorfrancis.com
September 21, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Our book on how academics write in 3 disciplines is now available open access
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Second book this week is here. A useful one for TESOL trainers and practitioners
August 30, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Second book this week is here. A useful one for TESOL trainers and practitioners