Happy Friday, happy news! 👐💬 "Uptick in children & teenagers enjoying #reading for first time in 5 years" #booksky #literacy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Raising #Multilingual Children: Expectations, Emotions, Strategies & Myths 🗣💬 There are still some tickets for @malwinagudowska.bsky.social's talk & interactive workshop at Boston Manor House in #London this Sunday June 7th, 10am www.ticketsource.com/boston-manor... #parenting #langsky

You're invited! To the launch of a "Toolkit for Implementing #Multilingual Pedagogies" Tues 2 June, 5.30-7pm (BST), online I'll speak on: "Making space(s) for multilingualism: Putting #books on shelves" Find out more information & register here: t.ly/2rOqA #linguistics #langsky 📚💙 #ELT #edusky

Interested in learning #London's #languages? Sign up for free sessions in: 🩵 Portuguese (29 May) 💛 Slovene (5 Jun) 💜 Cockney (11 Jun) 💚 Macedonian (12 Jun) ❤️ Romanian (15 Jun) 🩶 Tamil (19 Jun) 🩷 Albanian (24 Jun) 💙 Danish (26 Jun) 🧡 Georgian (30 Jun) 🤍 Estonian (13 Jul) #langsky 👐💬 rb.gy/2btj6l

"English doesn't belong to one country or one accent. It's shaped by us all." 🗣💬 It's great to see the @britishcouncil.bsky.social engaging w/ #English varieties, accents, ideologies, hierarchies, etc. Thanks @robdrummond.bsky.social! #langsky #ELT www.britishcouncil.org/english-language-day

I enjoyed a thought-provoking talk by David Block (w/ discussants Dr Karin Zotzmanat & Prof. John O'Regan) at the @ioe.bsky.social yesterday for the launch of his new book: Diagonalism in Online Populist Discourse: Left Moving Right Take a look 🗣💬 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

Last day to complete this UK government consultation related to #children & #online activities. www.gov.uk/government/c... #tech #AI #edusky #socialmedia #parents

Be sure to see Holding Ground this weekend at @camdenpt.bsky.social! Nomakhwezi Becker's #multilingual solo performance explores lineage & home-making through story, song, & quilting & is rooted in the artist’s #SouthAfrican - #German heritage. tiny.cc/sqv3101 #London #theatre #Camden #langsky

Decoloniality in #Multilingual University Spaces by Sarah Hopkyns Available as a free download until 20 May at the following link: www.cambridge.org/core/element... 🗣💬 #langsky #HigherEd @academic-chatter.bsky.social

FYI: Dr. Darren Chetty's CYAL book group will be discussing: Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay and So Devin Wore a Skirt by Shireen Lalji & Lucy Thomas in-person on Wed 20 May 5:30pm 🗣💬 #London UCL, IOE @ioe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #Kidlit 📚💙

Is there an undergraduate textbook in sociolinguistics that does not assume any background in linguistics? Bonus if it is not anglo-centric or focused on British dialectology EXTRA bonus if it includes things like homework exercises. #linguistics

How wonderful to visit Soofia Amin at Kensington Primary School! Here we are in the school's own multilingual library! 😍 What a special place–the original inspiration for our #MultilingualLibrary- @multilinglibrary.bsky.social! Read about it: tiny.cc/eka2101 📚💙 @baal-linguistics.bsky.social 🗣💬

I highly recommend @britishacademy.bsky.social 's ‘How #languages make us: explorations through performance’ – a moving & meaningful mix of #academia & #performance! 🗣💬 @cforsdick.bsky.social #UK #multilingual #Gaelic #Welsh #German #isiZulu, #isiXhosa, #English, #BSL, #Deaf Video: tiny.cc/ria2101

Very nice write up on Talk To Me In Korean, which publishes some great Korean language learning material. Would love to read more about this company. Oh, an ethnography of this language education company would be amazing! www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/g...

Worth a read! "In our experience as #teachers, #students who turn to generative #AI for assignments often say they do so because they have trouble expressing what they think. The students don’t recognize that writing or speaking our thoughts is often how we realize what we think." #HigherEd 🗣💬

"most #AI systems are taught on large western-centric text, mainly from North America & Europe" Result? 💔 hidden #bias that favors western cultural values 💔 reflects societal inequalities 💔 underrepresented voices diminished/ignored #langsky 🗣💬 @academic-chatter.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3cxzjy5x

Happy International Children's Book Day 2026! Φυτέψτε ιστορίες και ο κόσμος θαανθίσει Plant stories, and the world will bloom #ICBD26 📚💙 #picturebooks #kidlit @ibbyuk.bsky.social @usbby.bsky.social 🗣💬 Download activities via the #IBBY website! tiny.cc/p391101

"This volume thoughtfully engages with [diversity and inclusion] across multifarious contexts and levels. Its conceptual richness and practical relevance are striking, which makes it a must-read for all stakeholders in the field." Order your copy now ⬇️

Imagine sharing your #research with 4,500 #multilingual #Belgian students! 🗣💬 Beyond lucky to have been invited to help at Elina Mikkilä's #literature & #languages booth (w/ Kristóf Fenyvesi) at the @ec.europa.eu's Science is Wonderful Fair in Brussels! #ScienceisWonderful #impact

Webinar 14 April from #UKLA Jon Biddle will speak on the importance of Reading for Pleasure in schools and about how his school has developed its #reading culture over the past few years. Tickets: www.trybooking.com/uk/GCLD #literacy #kidlit #YearofReading 📚💙

Free tomorrow (26 Mar, 15:45)? 🗣💬 Hear about the importance of #multilingual spaces at: Transforming #Reading Spaces for Identity & Access Gonzalo & I will talk about creating a multilingual library & storytime & Soofia Amin share the impact on & beyond her primary school tinyurl.com/zf6zd8cy

"This raises the question of whether higher education should be treated mainly as a private investment for individuals, or as a public good that benefits society as a whole." #HigherEd #Edusky #England #student tinyurl.com/h7ft3pcr

“According to Chat GPT” is exactly the same as “somebody told me”, without any transparency as to that somebody’s credibility. The somebody could be a credible researcher or a raving lunatic, and the user has no idea who it’s getting information from at any given moment.

The University of Essex has proposed to discontinue most of their undergraduate language provisions as well as the Languages for All programme as part of large-scale restructuring. Sign their petition to urge the Executive Committee to reconsider the proposal: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

If you happen to be around the Poetry Center at UT Austin on Thursday, I'll be chatting with Poet Laureate Jake Skeets (and he'll be reading). The last Diné poet to read at the Poetry Center was Rex Lee Jim in 2017.

This is incredibly helpful!! 🗣💬 I've been wanting to "-ai"!! 😃 #teaching #HigherEd #AI #education #edusky #skybrarians

Controversial but - students *perceive* they have been failed when what has happened is they have failed to understand information retrieval is a skill requiring effort. I don't believe a zero friction experience is realistic or desirable in learning, actually.

Few lower tariff unis offer languages, excluding people from under-represented backgrounds who can't travel far to uni. The Uni of Essex is a shining star, offering French, German, Italian, Portuguese & Spanish. This is under threat! Read and sign 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

At last a form I’d be happy to fill in with honest, easily answerable questions which could even lead to metrics I would have a high degree of confidence in. ☺️

Attend a #MotherTongue event for families & #teachers 🗣💬 Dr Alexandra Perovic: How can speaking more than one #language support #neurodiverse children's development? Central Foundation Girls' School, 4:30 to 5:30pm, Wed 25 Mar Register via QR code #multilingualism #parents

For anyone concerned about #privacy on their #Mac given #AI changes that you didn't ask for installed with the update . . . also relevant on #iPhones! support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/...

I'll be talking slang on WBGH's Curiosity Desk today at 1:30pm EDT/10:30am PDT this morning! Listen (and call in) here! www.wgbh.org/shows/the-cu...

"More importantly, connections in human relationships unfold through reciprocal patterns of self-disclosure and responsiveness that accumulate across repeated interactions" Chatbots do not have a 'self' to disclose #EMCA

Can't wait for the #Science is Wonderful Fair! 🗣💬 In #Brussels? Come along to the booth: 'Cadavre Exquis Goes Gibberish: Wild #Stories with Nobel Words' & let unfamiliar #languages spark your imagination! #langsky #Belgium Info here: marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/science-is-w...

Dr. Esmeralda Mora and I will represent LLLAB at Central States. We would love to see you there.

Just arrived!

'Six female film directors celebrating Spain’s linguistic diversity on screen' by Catherine Barbour, Assistant Professor in Hispanic Studies for @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/six-female-f...

Free talk and performances about multilingualism on 21 April (British Academy) - showcasing British Sign Language, Welsh and "an English shaped by isiZulu, isiXhosa, and German": How languages make us: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a... #London #multilingualism #lingsky #identity

"By and large, they [professors in the humanities] expressed the view that reliance on artificial intelligence is fundamentally antithetical to the development of human intelligence they are tasked with guiding." www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

"Academic #writing is a form of thinking. It’s not the transcription of thoughts already completed, but a process of #thinking itself." #HigherEd #PhDsky #Academicsky @academic-chatter.bsky.social #teaching #EAP

Recording a short clip for this was such fun - can't wait to listen to the whole episode :-)

¡Notición! 🎉 El proyecto AdMEXture estará en Science is Wonderful! 2026 junto a otros proyectos ERC 🤝 Tres días de ciencia interactiva en Bruselas, del 18 al 20 de marzo. erc.europa.eu/news-events/... #ScienceIsWonderful #ERC #AdMEXture

Hi fellow #linguists & #educators! Interested in #multilingualism in #teaching & #learning? I'm giving a free, online talk Wed 18 Feb, 4-5pm UTC Lessons from a multilingual #library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning Link here: tiny.cc/fu0z001 @multilinglibrary.bsky.social

I couldn't agree more @susiedentwords.bsky.social ! Resonates with findings from my own research in schools in England @camedfac.bsky.social suggesting the strategies students learn in the languages classroom (e.g. French and German lessons) can positively influence their writing skills in English.

Beyond the endless back-and-forth... What do we actually KNOW about GenAI? www.ned-potter.com/blog/what-do...

"Cultural & linguistic diversity does not have to divide us. It only becomes divisive when framed as a problem to be managed rather than a resource to be shared." #Language as an obstacle produces anxiety & resentment Language as an invitation produces curiosity, connection & joy! 👐💬 #langsky

Wondering "how to get the best out of introverted & shy #language learners"? Check out Northern Association of Teachers of #English to Speakers of Other Languages' talk: 'Teaching the Quiet Ones" w/ Michelle Worgan 🗣💬 online Thurs 26 Feb 4-5:30PM www.natesol.org/event-detail... #teaching #ESOL

YOU SIGNATURE MATTERS! Help us save Modern Languages at Leicester. Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/save-moder...

"How can EL teachers simultaneously develop students’ language skills as a way to support social mobility while also acknowledging the importance of validating and welcoming home languages/dialects into academic spaces?" 🗣💬 #ELT #multilingualism