Prithvi Shrestha
@prithvi-shrestha.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in English language and applied linguistics, The Open University, UK
How multilingualism can protect against brain ageing
theconversation.com/how-multilin...
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How multilingualism can protect against brain ageing
A study of 86,000 older adults across Europe shows people who speak multiple languages tend to age more slowly than monolinguals.
https://theconversation.com/how-multilingualism-can-protect-against-brain-ageing-270213?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
4 months ago
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The Future of English Testing Canโt Wait
languagemagazine.com/2025/10/14/t...
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The Future of English Testing Canโt Wait
English testing is at a crossroads. Every year, millions of international students bet their futures on English proficiency tests. These assessments determine who gains entry to the worldโs top univer...
https://languagemagazine.com/2025/10/14/the-future-of-english-testing-cant-wait/
5 months ago
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Delighted to have contributed to a great volume on EMI & Assessment - just out: Assessment, Testing and Evaluation in English-Medium Education from a Global Perspective.
multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
Thanks to the editors: Jack Pun, Samantha Curle and Pramod Sah
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Assessment, Testing and Evaluation in English Medium Education from a Global Perspective
This book examines assessment, testing and evaluation within English-medium education contexts globally. It explores how assessments can effectively measure learning outcomes, integrating both content...
https://multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800419179
6 months ago
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Much awaited book chapter in press: 'Studentsโ academic reading in EMI and assessment for social justice: the case of a university in Nepal through the lens of Honnethโs mutual recognition'
oro.open.ac.uk/103842/
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The Open University
https://oro.open.ac.uk/103842/
11 months ago
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A great loss to EAP, applied linguistics and genre studies! Rest in peace Professor Swales!
lsa.umich.edu/eli/people/i...
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In Memoriam: John Swales, 1938-2025 | U-M LSA English Language Institute
https://lsa.umich.edu/eli/people/in-memoriam--john-swales.html
12 months ago
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Happy
#InternationalMotherLanguage
Day! A piece by our colleague on the occasion.
www.open.edu/openlearn/ac...
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I have an accent, (why) does it matter?
Have you ever wondered why people speak with foreign accents and what impact it might have on their lives?
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/accent-does-it-matter
about 1 year ago
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Prithvi Shrestha
Dr Sarah Hopkyns
about 1 year ago
New article published today on โsticky objectsโ (and places) in relation to studentsโ emotions and belonging in EME higher education. Thanks to SI editors Pramod Sah, Madhu KC & Peter De Costa. Looking forward to reading the full issue! Open access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Sticky Objects and Places: Entangled Emotions in an EnglishโMedium University Educationscape
This paper explores entangled emotions in an Abu Dhabi English-medium university educationscape in relation to sticky objects and sticky places, which are objects/places saturated in affect through f....
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijal.12704
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How two news outlets present the growth of the UK economy!
#language
about 1 year ago
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Prithvi Shrestha
Prof Nomad
about 1 year ago
A decade after FLC first came to the Philippines, we are happy to announce that the ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐) is coming back to the Philippines once again! ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฏ-๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines! For updates:
www.flcgroup.net/flc-2025/
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reposted by
Prithvi Shrestha
Jo Kukuczka
about 1 year ago
A perspective-shifting conversation about
#assessment
. Listen here
theory-into-practice.weebly.com/tip-blog/exp...
@tihe.bsky.social
@ougradsch.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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reposted by
Prithvi Shrestha
Jo Kukuczka
over 1 year ago
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#TiP
#alert
Looking for some
#TheoryIntoPractice
reading and/or listening? Check out our contributors' freshest posts on
#decolonisation
#AI
#DynamicAssessment
and
#WhyBotherWithTheory
theory-into-practice.weebly.com
Enjoy :)
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Delighted to share a recent interview podcast with me by Jo Kukuczka, Theory into Practice (TiP) co-convenor,
#baleap
, in which I explain what dynamic assessment is and how I have used it in academic writing assessment in higher education.
theory-into-practice.weebly.com/tip-blog/exp...
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Exploring Dynamic Assessment
TiP podcast with Dr Prithvi Shrestha
https://theory-into-practice.weebly.com/tip-blog/exploring-dynamic-assessment
over 1 year ago
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Kathmandu vs Bandipur (Nepal)
over 1 year ago
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