Happy European Day of Languages! I'll be sharing posts throughout the day to celebrate, starting with the amazing collaboration with Twinkl for #Sheffield City of #Languages. Free resources for teachers and schools, celebrating multilingualism! www.twinkl.co.uk/l/iij38 @sheffielduni.bsky.social

The 1st paper is out in the SI I am co-editing w/ Myra Garces-Bacsal, @sabinelittle.bsky.social & @naashia.bsky.social 🗣💬 #Books, 책들, livres, vitabu, βιβλία: Exploring diverse #picturebooks for multilingual literacy, inclusivity, and belonging More to come! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SZ3XW...

Dropped this little multilingual library starter pack off at a deserving location today - huge thanks to authors, illustrators and publishers who have been donating many of these books!

Look at the amazing logo for Sheffield: City of Languages! Read all about it here: www.sheffieldcityoflanguages.org/logo-competi... @clareallison.bsky.social #langsky #sheffieldcityoflanguages

Day 30 of #30dayswildmultilingual. Time to reflect on your journey - how has the month been for you? If you are a teacher and have used the activities in your setting, please share what you did, I'd love to hear what impact it had on you and/or your learners! Thanks for joining!

Day 29 - penultimate day - of #30dayswildmultilingual. Go outside, and find three creatures that can fly, naming them in different languages. #30dayswild

Day 28 of #30dayswildmultilingual - can you draw your favourite spot in nature, and describe it? #30dayswild

Day 27 of #30dayswildmultilingual - a favourite of mine, so get making! Make a face out of found items in nature, and describe the facial expression in any language :) #30dayswild

Day 26 of #30dayswildmultilingual - take a photo of something you like in nature, and describe it in any language. #30dayswild

Day 25 of #30dayswildmultilingual - it's picnic time! Head for a meal outside, and tell us what you are eating :) #30dayswild

Day 24 of #30dayswildmultilingual - is the wind blowing where you are? Find three things blowing in the breeze, and name them in any language :) #30dayswild

"Who Owns the Tales We Tell?" - free online workshop on 16th July!

Day 23 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and it's time to look at the night sky. What can you see, and what languages can you name it in? #30dayswild

Day 22 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and one of my favourites: write an acrostic poem to spell the word "wild" (or any other word, in any language :) #30dayswild

Back to colours today: purple/pink, white and green :) Name the colours, and/or what you found! #30dayswild #30dayswildmultilingual

An easy one today, unless you pick a leaf from a linden tree or hazelnut! Find leaves and count the points in any language :)

Two tricky days in a row! Can you think of a nature song in different languages, and share it?

A low-engagement day each year, lol! Plant something, and tell me what it is - in any language!

Always a favourite, as people go and look for elephants! Go outside, and name the biggest and smallest creature you can find - in any language :)

Today can go in many directions - name what you can smell....or name what you smell with, and other bodyparts!

Help to protect our world! Do a (safe) litterpick and name the things you find :)

Science in action! Find two things that float, and name them in whatever language suits!

A reminder that the Sheffield City of Languages Logo competition ends on 30th June - if you are age 5-18 in Sheffield (or you know someone who is), please encourage them to submit their ideas! forms.gle/noRm4LVwppBF... #sheffield

It says hopping, but really, today is all about counting! If hopping is tricky, you can count birds, leaves, or anything else....or, of course, hopping! How far can you get before you run out of umbers...or breath?

Day 12 #30dayswildmultilingual - one of my favourites each year: can you spell your name in nature words across lots of languages? If you are in a class, help each other out! #30dayswild

Day 11 #30dayswildmultilingual: what is your favourite thing to do outside...and it what languages can you talk about it? #30dayswild

Day 10 #30dayswildmultilingual - let's talk about the weather! If you want to have even more fun, explore *what* it is raining across the world when it rains lots: cats and dogs? String? Old ladies and sticks? Buckets? #30dayswild

Day 9 #30dayswildmultilingual - do you have a favourite wild creature? I'll go for squirrel, and not just because it is famously fun to say in German :D #30dayswild

Day 8 #30dayswildmultilingual - this one is always a bit harder in a school context, but I always think that skipping stones should be part of childhood :D #30dayswild

Day 7 #30dayswildmultilingual - all about caterpillars and butterflies - I know this comes up on a Saturday this year, but in past years, it has been a school favourite! #30dayswild

Day 6 #30dayswildmultilingual - from shapes to colours: blue, yellow, red...can you find them in nature and name them? Is "red" the shortest word out of the 3 in all languages? #30dayswild

Day 5 #30dayswildmultilingual: look for shapes in nature - triangle, circle, square...name these shapes in other languages. Do all languages have a "three" of some sorts hidden in the word triangle? #30dayswild

Day 4 #30dayswildmultilingual: spot a bird, pick a bird, any bird...can you name it in another language? #30dayswild See also: www.multilingualism-in-schools.net/bird-watch/

Day 3 #30dayswildmultilingual - Is it raining? Talk about the weather in different languages, and if you can find a puddle, jump in it and share what sound it makes across the world! #30dayswild

Soooo.......who's going to ISB15 next week? See you there? I have the absolute graveyard shift, with my two presentations scheduled back to back, last in the last slot on Friday 👍

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Day 2 #30dayswildmultilingual: look for (or draw) daisies and name them in different languages. Maybe one big classroom daisy with different languages on each petal? #30dayswild

This is it - the start of #30dayswildmultilingual - 1 post a day in June, encouraging multilingualism in schools. Download here: www.multilingualism-in-schools.net/30-days-wild... Today: Cloud spotting. How many words for "cloud" can your class come up with? Dictionaries encouraged :) #30dayswild

This is tomorrow! And yes, we will be making something during the talk :)

Great to see this online :)

What a wonderful time at the Reading For Pleasure conference in Dubai, meeting old friends and making new ones, and learning about reading for pleasure in different contexts. Thank you to the Emirates Literature Foundation for inviting me!

Lovely announcement/press release about "Sheffield City of Languages" from @sheffielduni.bsky.social :) So proud to be working on this with @clareallison.bsky.social and a host of amazing people www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/sheffie...

Today is an exciting day, as we are launching the Sheffield City of Languages initiative! Working across the many sectors in the city, we are celebrating, normalising, and furthering multilingualism and language learning in all its forms! @clareallison.bsky.social www.sheffieldcityoflanguages.org

This is a wonderful new SIG, and a great chance to get involved!

I am on the look out for linguistically diverse picture books. Specifically, books that integrate multiple languages - not as bilingual picture books, but as part of the general narrative. (Bonus if they include more than two languages, but not requirement!) #langsky Please share!

Can‘t stay away from libraries, and finding multilingualism and „traditional tales“ even while on holiday. Loving this reading room in Whitby!

Happy World Storytelling Day! To me, the "world" in "World Storytelling Day" speaks to three aspects - being celebrated around the world, celebrating stories from all over the world, but also celebrating the linguistic diversity in which stories are told. 🧵1/6

This webinar will present the core tenets of open research and contextualize HSS within open research. Discussing opportunities and challenges for HSS in moving to more open research practices and how concepts of openness can apply to HSS research data. Register today: http://spr.ly/6008LUZxG

This week is German Week #ShoutOutForGerman! My life as a teacher of German was exciting and rewarding, including bringing Dürrenmatt's "Die Physiker" to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, as part of the wonderful (sadly no longer running) Sheffield Children's Festival.

I am delighted to take on the role of Senior Editor of Language Education, part of Cogent Education: www.tandfonline.com/journals/oae... Fancy a job share? The Language Education section of Cogent Education is vibrant, so there's enough work for 2! To apply think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...