☑️ καφές ☑️ κούπα χωρίς βρισιές ☑️ λάμπα για να μη φαίνονται οι ρυτίδες ☑️ σχέδιο μαθήματος Όλα καλά, πάμε για μάθημα

In some ways, October is a month of quiet recalibration: from focused writing in the summer to the teaching-first Winter semester, and from the turmoil of September to a more predictable pace.

I like lakiki even better

Free CPD. youtu.be/OPi48VJvffs?...

On 26 September we mark the European Day of Languages. We celebrate linguistic diversity — but which languages do we actually sustain, and which ones do we quietly leave behind? #EuropeanDayOfLanguages #Multilingualism achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/09/26/e...

Some typos just improve the text.

Today’s challenge will be managing to fit in 180 minutes of workshop activities in 120 minutes of workshop.

Having published modestly and reviewed a lot, here’s what I know about peer review. #PeerReviewWeek2025 achilleaskostoulas.com/2018/05/01/p...

1. Hanhwa in English in the apartment #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul. Apartment branding adds a lot of HUGE text to the skyline of Seoul and is a really interesting topic that generates a lot of popular discussion . . . Do I dare resurrect my apartment name thread from the Other Place on Bluesky?

From vivas to complexity theory, AI guidelines to Dark Academia: a quick round-up of what’s been happening on my desk. Read here 👉 achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/09/09/n...

📢 We are now accepting manuscripts for our Fall 2025 issue! Check out the guidelines & make your submission here: tesolal.columbia.edu

Quite interesting that some stickers for sale here feature Korean and others feature English. Do cats in Korea speak Korean? But baking needs English? Regardless, a lot going on in the sticker #LinguisticLandscape!

I am devastated.

We are always “proud to announce”, “honoured to participate”, “excited to be part of”. Are there other, more authentic ways to talk about our work in academia? patthomson.net/2025/08/21/i...

🎉 Thrilled to see the article Juup Stelma and I wrote “Revisiting Complex Dynamic Systems Theory: Empowering Language Teachers and Teaching” ranking among the most visited in TESOL Journal for 2024. 🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In a world where many are actively working against us, we must continue ensure that this is true

Did You Write This?: Or Why You Can't Spell "Plagiarism" without "AI" radicalscholarship.com/2025/07/21/d...

“Receptive bilinguals are bilingual […] If you think understanding isn’t enough, maybe you’re mistaking loudness for depth” ——— Kevin Wong ( @kevinwongla.bsky.social ) : What I’d Say about Bilingualism if I Wasn’t Afraid to Hurt your Feelings” (👉🏻 m.youtube.com/shorts/dDAUT...)

Just in case there was any doubt, ChatGPT 5.0 still makes up completely random citations that don't exist and should not be used for literature search.

In In 1903, respected professor Jan Baudoin de Courtenay was asked to update Russia's most famous dictionary. He shocked everyone by adding profanity to its pages. 📖 This post tells the story, and also discusses different approaches to doing #linguistics. 👉🏻 achilleaskostoulas.com/2023/04/26/c...

This reminds me of this excellent new article that shows how ChatGPT actually increase language anxiety and linguistic insecurity for Chinese international students for found themselves relying on it more and more in ways that took away their voice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

What if you’ve been doing research all along —without calling it that? New blog about our work at the @realitea.bsky.social project & webinar by @caroblume.bsky.social on turning everyday teaching into reflective inquiry. #LanguageTeaching #ResearchLiteracy #ReaLiTea link.kostoulas.com/ytwpz348

May the cold stars keep their silent vigil over you, and may that which slumbers in the deep pass you by in the dark hours.

Reading heals.

“If you think research is expensive, try disease.” Preventing disease is a lot cheaper than letting it happen and then trying to respond. english.elpais.com/science-tech...

I enjoyed reading this…

Language education is rarely just about language, communicative competence or grammar. If we want language education to be about justice and inclusion, we need to start asking hard questions about the materials we use and the hidden messages they carry. 🔗 achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/07/01/l...

So much unwritten in the quiet hours, when the coffee cools and the words tire. The work remains. The author fades.

So, anyhow, it appears I have a new book now.

Μετά την κατάρρευση κάθε αισθητικής με τη χρήση του ΑΙ αυτό που τρέμω είναι το με τι θα γεμίσουν τα σπίτια μας όταν μαζικοποιηθεί και η χρήση του 3D printer.

Δεν θυμάμαι και που έχω παρκάρει την καμήλα

Είναι συντετριμμένος που τελείωσε το εξάμηνο και δεν θα χρειαστεί να ξυπνήσω ξανά πρωί μέχρι τον Σεπτέμβριο. Συντετριμμένος λέω. Χασταγκ: Θλίψη. Χασταγκ: Απογοήτευση.

being a linguist means sometimes you just find yourself staring at something like this on your screen

🤔What do our classroom walls say about language? 💡This post explores how teachers can use schoolscapes (signs, posters & displays) to affirm multilingual identities and disrupt monolingual norms. achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/06/24/s...

Blog post: My LLM/AI cheat sheet, starting with the main taxonomies of LLMs/AIs dandraka.com/2025/06/24/m... (reposted with the cute robot pic)

In many schools around the world, ELT relies on monolingual practices, or 'English-only' methods. Such practices are rarely effective, and often problematic. This post describes an empowering… https://achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/06/19/linguistic-landscapes-challenge-monolingual-norms-elt/

"The key takeaway point is that matching teaching with students’ learning preferences has very little impact, and many more effective interventions exist....An important message from this article is that..." (1/3) #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1007/s106...

When T. Moore was done examining Wittgenstein, he didn’t have to write a 15-page report. He just needed to write that “this is a work of genius; furthermore, it’s up to the standard required for a Cambridge PhD.” And after they were done with that, they called it a day and went off for drinks…

Κατά κάποιους τρόπους, το πιο ευχάριστο μάθημα του εξαμήνου. Κατά άλλους, όχι.

Έχετε κι εσείς παρεξηγησιάρικα μποτ στις τράπεζες σας, μόνο σε μένα έτυχε να είναι ευαισθητούλι;

Information about an upcoming special issue that will focus on how AI is transforming language education. https://achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/06/11/ai-in-language-education-call-for-papers/

The Makerere Report is one of those frequently cited documents that most only know indirectly (e.g. through criticism in R. Phillipson’s Linguistic Imperialism). Huge thanks to @richardsmithelt.bsky.social for making the full document available in the ELT Archive ⬇️ warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/r...

🚨 Just a couple of words about the publication, today, of my latest book: Doctoral Study and Getting Published. Co-edited with Richard Fay, this volume brings together insights to support doctoral researchers navigating the path to publication. bookstore.emerald.com/doctoral-stu...

«Δεν έχετε καθόλου κατανόηση! Όλοι οι άλλοι καθηγητές που τους είπα πως χρωστάω μόνο το μάθημά τους, με πέρασαν!» #shit_my_students_say

"Top-ranked Hong Kong University Welcomes International Harvard Students to Transfer or Enroll in Degree Programs" Even if some German uni wanted and somehow could to do that, the Auswertigesamt would take 6-9 months to issue the visa application. Not to mention they could reject it.

The ECML-supported AI Lang initiative is developing a set of Recommendations for AI in Language Education, which we expect to present in Nov 2026. Here's a brief update: 🔗 Learn more: wp.me/p2aFDK-5tb 🌐 Project website: www.ecml.at/AI-lang #AIinEducation #EdTech #AILang #LanguageLearning

📣 The May 2025 issue of Children’s Literature in English Language Education (CLELE) Journal is out, featuring powerful articles on critical literacy and language teaching and learning through children’s literature. ➡️ You can read an overview of the articles below.

A university that bills itself as “a haven for free thinkers” is actually the first place where I’d expect to encounter ideological litmus tests apple.news/A2EkhZCEZRqC...

📖 ICYMI: ‘Doctoral Study and Getting Published’, a collection of narratives by early career researchers, edited by Richard Fay and me, is now available for preorder.