It’s already 2026 and this Thursday the #AULC2026 takes place in Oxford and online. Looking forward to discussions on the future of university language centres, including policy, innovation and resilience in language education. Very much looking forward to it!

📢 One Day Symposium 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗔𝗣 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📆 Friday 12 December 2025, 09:15-17:00 📍 Esther Simpson Building, University of Leeds Organised by @kashmir10.bsky.social and Olive Nabukeera ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

▶️Recording available! If you missed the seminar on 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 by Prof. Alex Ding you can now watch it on our website⏯️https://celt.leeds.ac.uk/news/new-recording-available-scholarship-and-reflexivity-by-prof-alex-ding/

#Multilingualism is an asset! Join us for this free webinar by Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori Booking required: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/webin... #leedscityoflanguages #languages #mfluenc

🎉Get ready to dive into the heart of Korean language and culture at our Korean Language & Culture Festival — a day filled with creativity, fun, and cross-cultural exchange! 📅 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Programme and registration ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/korea...

Congratulations to Laura Dyer for her book publication 𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗔𝗣: 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 celt.leeds.ac.uk/news/book-pu...

Leeds City of Languages is a vibrant celebration of the city's languages, cultures, and communities, highlighting our connections with the world. Check out our webpage: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk #leedscityoflanguages #languages #mfl

Save the date! Celebrating Korean Language and Culture in @lcsleeds.bsky.social

Congratulations to our very own Maria Garcia-Florenciano on her appointment as the new chair of the ELEUK Association!

Check the LCS Assessment Showcase programme here! A one-day showcase focused on the diverse landscape of assessment in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and the sharing of successful practices, innovative projects and reflective insights on assessment. celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/lcs-a...

Have you signed up to the MFL teacher conference on 20th June? Registration is free but places are limited! Have a look at our programme! With presentations from @rashasoliman04, @joedale Antonio Martinez-Arboleda & many more!! artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-activiti... #mfl #mfltwitterati

Next LCT talk!! Tues 27 May at 9am UK / 10am S Africa / 6pm Sydney. "Reflection for reflection’s sake or for knowledge-building? Using LCT semantic waves at all levels of designing and teaching a course" - Nóra Wünsch-Nagy Email: [email protected] for zoom link

We are delighted to announce the publication of a new issue of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 ⬇️ 📝 languagescholar.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

"Labels dehumanise us and inevitably lead to deficit narratives" 🗣️ Ramzi Merabet's brilliant keynote at BALEAP 2025 problematizing the 'international student' label 🏷️ @ramzimerabet.bsky.social @wilhardman.bsky.social

📝 New blog post! 𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 celt.leeds.ac.uk/aulc-2025-co...

The Call for Papers for the 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 is now open! It will be hosted by yhe University of York. 🎯 Symposium III Date: Thursday, 11th September 2025 ✏️ Abstract Submission Deadline: 6th June 2025 ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...

📢 Come along to our 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲! 🗓️ Tuesday 3 June 2025, 12 -1pm 📍 Charles Thackrah SR G.05, University of Leeds Info and tickets ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/resea...

New event aimed at colleagues in @lcsleeds.bsky.social with scholarship in their profiles: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 📆 Wednesday 26 March 2025, 11:00-13:00 📍 Parkinson SR (B.10) celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/apply...

New recording available: Profs. Bee Bond and @alexanderding.bsky.social Joint Inaugural Lecture: 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hSE...

🧑‍🏫Inaugural Lecture 📢 Watch your language! A linguist‘s tale of education, science and scholarship, by Prof. Sascha Stollhans 📅 Wednesday 7 May 2025, 5-7pm 📍 Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/prof-...

‘Language is not an ancillary service. It is crucial for expanding understanding of key issues of our age beyond anglophone perspectives and assumptions.’ A response by @ilcs.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social and St. Andrews School of Modern Languages. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/mode...

New event aimed at colleagues in @lcsleeds.bsky.social with scholarship in their profiles: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 📆 Wednesday 26 March 2025, 11:00-13:00 📍 Parkinson SR (B.10) celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/apply...

📢 New blog post! ✍𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀? 𝗔 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵. In this post @laetitiam.bsky.social and @albadelpozo.bsky.social reflect about the discussions that took place around scholarship in the last PRIA event celt.leeds.ac.uk/what-constit...

🎙️You can watch or listen to past plenaries, workshops, and symposiums in our 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 section⏯️ celt.leeds.ac.uk

⏯️Recording now available on our website! celt.leeds.ac.uk/recordings-r...

📣New paper published in the Language Scholar! 📃Feedback timing affects L2+ perceptual vowel acquisition ✍️by Marc Jones languagescholar.leeds.ac.uk/1926-2/

🌐Free online webinar: Learner Training in the Age of AI: Principles and Strategies by Lama Nassif (Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar) Wednesday 12 March 2025, 4 - 5:30 pm UK time celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/learn...

📢 New work-in-progress published : Exploring Inclusive Teaching Practices of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Higher Education (HE): Progress, Challenges and Next Steps, by Angelos Bakogiannis. languagescholar.leeds.ac.uk/exploring-in...

📣Research Talk! English in China: The Interplay of Local and Global Forces, by Lin Pan. 📆Wednesday 5 March 2025, 12-1pm 📍Social Sciences SR 14.33, University of Leeds ⬇️ www.latl.leeds.ac.uk/events/engli...

📢 New publication in the Language Scholar! 📝 Investigating the perceived language and teaching proficiency of English language teachers at compulsory education level in China: implications for learners by ➡️ Jo Baumber languagescholar.leeds.ac.uk/investigatin...

📣New publication! Recovering Language in Higher Education: Social Justice, Ethics and Practices, by our very own @laetitiam.bsky.social and @alexanderding.bsky.social Ding. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Are you interested in improving your research approach in educational settings but feel unsure about where to start? This workshop is for you: Introducing Research Methodology for Pedagogic Studies - Wednesday 26 February 2025 - 13:00-14:00 - Parkinson SR 2.25 celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/intro...

Sign up for new in-person podcasting workshops from the Library and the Digital Education Service! Join one or more workshops to learn a range of skills such as technical audio, and accessibility. Available for staff and students at all levels of experience desystemshelp.leeds.ac.uk/news-and-upd...

Happening this week, another methodology workshop session: Individuals in Context: Using Narrative Analysis to Amplify the Voices of Participants, by Niamh Mullen 📆Wednesday 12 February 2025 ⏲️13:00-14:00 🚩Parkinson SR 2.25 celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/indiv...

Language@Leeds Triennial Showcase: Call for Posters! celt.leeds.ac.uk/news/languag...

Our colleagues in the Language@Leeds network will be hosting their first ever public showcase this April, focusing on ‘Language Research to Address Regional and Global Challenges’. It is free to attend but places are limited and booking is essential. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

📢 New year, new methodology workshop session! 🗣️ Individuals in Context: Using Narrative Analysis to Amplify the Voices of Participants, by Niamh Mullen. celt.leeds.ac.uk/events/indiv...

The NTR is space where educators can upload and share teaching resources, pedagogical research, approaches and ideas. In doing so you will not only help others, but gain recognition and be acknowledged for your practice and be able to evidence the impact of this work. ntrepository.com/about/

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