New episode for the 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 podcast - today, on World #Linguistics Day! In this episode, I speak with ⁠Professor @adrianleemann.bsky.social⁠ of the University of Bern - a leading scholar in sociophonetics and dialectology - and my amazing PhD supervisor! Listen here: lnkd.in/dqDZHHGh

This week’s Meet the PhDs newsletter is here! Writing for the PhD - Journaling vickyloras.substack.com/p/writing-fo... #meetthephds #phdchat #writing #journaling

“The newspaper industry, again and again, has flubbed its chance to propel itself into the future” #Media #Newspapers #Journalism #Trust #PublicBehavior

This week's Meet the PhDs newsletter is here! Enter Sandman What are your sleeping habits like during your PhD? Plus, the Music Highlight #phd #phdlife #phdchat open.substack.com/pub/vickylor...

Apparently November 26th is National Linguistics Day in the UK because it's de Saussure's birthday?? Just found this out from @adamcschembri.bsky.social at #LingComm25 and the chat immediately goes wild World Linguistics Day, anyone??? #linguistics

Top class, worth reading post with @vickyloras.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social

Great points!

Grading can be a time-consuming task for many teachers. Artificial intelligence tools may help ease the strain, according to a new study from the University of Georgia #AI #EduMatters #HigherEd #TeachingLearningProcess with @viktsam.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social

Lost in Translation? What Google Translate's Flaws Teach Us About AI's Future impact.ed.ac.uk/opinion/futu... #AI #GoogleTranslate #Error #Language #Translation #Tech #MachineLearning with @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social

Accessible, adaptable and supportive content that incorporates diverse ways of knowing “can create a more inclusive and effective educational experience for all.” news.ucsb.edu/2025/021779/... #diverse #edu #curricula #STEM with @vickyloras.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @catskiniotou.bsky.social

Next webinar in the tenth anniversary series of Issues in #appliedlinguistics: Wed. 19th February 13.00 GMT Title: Authenticity in #languagelearning materials: where are we now? #corpuslinguistics Speaker: Dr Geraldine Mark Info: mic.ul.ie/mic-insights...

📣PSA: The Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative is seeking a language manager via SEEK. View the job opening here: www.seek.com.au/Languages-Ma...

Thank you Eleni mou!

Teaching can be, without doubt, a noble profession, can't it? @vickyloras.bsky.social Defining effective teaching is not straightforward and there are many facets to it that combine to make great learning happen news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #Teaching #Skills #Challenging #EduMatters 👩‍🏫👩‍🎓🐝🏫

This week’s Meet the PhDs newsletter is here! Writing for the PhD - Journaling vickyloras.substack.com/p/writing-fo... #meetthephds #phdchat #writing #journaling

To my fellow university teachers: We have recently experienced a noticeable increase in hostility from students towards us teachers/admins, a drop in physical presence in class, and quite a substantial drop in exam performance, particularly at the BA level. Does anyone else see similar trends?

One more in honour of the great William Labov, I mention his work in the intro to Mother Tongue Tied in the same paragraph as nipple shields & meconium because it is all “social”! (and was my life at the time).

Oxford University Press unveils its Word of the Year for 2024. Check out more details here: corp.oup.com/word-of-the-... #WordOfTheYear #BrainRot #OxfordLanguages #LanguageTrends #Linguistics #CulturalShifts #LanguageMatters with @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social

It’s heartbreaking so few children read for pleasure – and sad to know the reasons why | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Loving to see educators from all corners of the world gather here, in search of a friendly space we once cherished so much on Twitter. Let's create a safe, welcoming, supportive inclusive and diverse space here on Bluesky.

My first Starter Pack called Linguists is absolutely full! But I have more amazing people for you to connect with in my new Starter Pack, More Linguists! If you want to be added, let me know 📚 go.bsky.app/Fg8An3G

#FollowerPower Fellow #childhood researchers 😊, I need your recommendations in terms of methodological literature.📚 Looking for lit on how research settings should be adapted if there are children with (potential) trauma amongst the participants. So far I only found lit on research w ch in general.

When you give your unsolicited opinion, in German you give your "mustard" (yummy?), in French your "grain of salt" (without your opinion it was too bland) and in English your "two cents" (how generous!). In Spanish, however, you'll be asked: "Who gave you a candle at the funeral? Languages are fun!

WOW!!!!

Starter pack of people doing LGBTQ+/queer linguistics (writ large)! Please share and let me know if you'd like to be added :) go.bsky.app/2mjmgqt

I'm absolutely thrilled to share the cover for my next book, LIFELINES, to be published by the wonderful Elliott & Thompson in the UK in May 2025. It's a book of homecoming that's been nearly a quarter of a century in the making and it's available to pre-order now. eandtbooks.com/books/lifeli...

My Meet the PhDs newsletter is out! Trying out Bluesky - Plus, the Music Highlight vickyloras.substack.com/p/trying-out...

Hi, Vicky! I have done this one😊 go.bsky.app/HouZ5T3 Maybe it could be a useful complement to yours😊😊😊😊

A MILLION thanks to everyone who has shared my posts, commented and generally interacted this past week! P.S. I really like it here 😊

Klallam word of the day is: snə́xʷɬ - canoe. If you wish to hear the word, I kindly direct you to my twitter where I have admittedly cross-posted this information with a clip of my pronunciation! #langsky

There are a few more spaces left if you want to be added - but don’t worry! I’m about to start creating a Linguists 2 starter pack - there are so many I’d love for you & me to follow 📚 #linguists #linguistics #languages

All they wanted to do was to live authentically. Sending hope and love today. 🏳️‍⚧️✨❤️ If you are in need of resources and support to support a trans person, follow this link: www.transresearch.org.au/community-re...

Highly recommended for anyone interested in how the internet has changed language – and will keep changing it. I reviewed "Because Internet" here: stancarey.wordpress.com/2019/08/20/b...

Endowed Professorship of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford, closing date 13 January 2025: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #jobs #sociolinguistics #linguistics #professor

Starter pack for sociolinguistics. Let me know if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/SN3TdzY

If you're around on Friday (22 Nov), I highly recommend tuning in to hear #linguist & #multilingual #mother, @malwinagudowska.bsky.social, discuss her new book (Mother Tongue Tied) & more! Can't attend? Check out her book: footnotepress.com/books/mother... 🗣💬 #langtwt 💙📚 #linguistics

Join my Starter Pack - chock full of Linguists! go.bsky.app/CkXgBoN

Journals, podcasts, university departments and communities all about Linguistics are here! Feel free to send me your own department, podcast, or any resource you have and I’ll add it to the starter pack go.bsky.app/8nJ9keo

Journals, podcasts, university departments and communities all about Linguistics are here! Feel free to send me your own department, podcast, or any resource you have and I’ll add it to the starter pack go.bsky.app/8nJ9keo

Hello, Bluesky! We’re happy to be here! We’d like to introduce ourselves: The Endangered Languages Project (ELP) is an organization supporting revitalization, reclamation, documentation, and advocacy of Indigenous, minoritized, and endangered languages all over the world. How do we do that? 🧵

Join my Starter Pack - chock full of Linguists! go.bsky.app/CkXgBoN

Disgraceful self-promotion. I published my first novel The Duke's Portrait in 2022 and have almost finished my second, King & Country. Same central characters, one year later, 1938, set in Berlin and London.

ELT in a Multimodal World Join us for the 38th Annual APPI Conference on April 25, 26, and 27 in beautiful Lisbon, Portugal! Stay tuned for more details—don’t miss out! #APPIConference2025 #ELT #Lisbon

We have to challenge the forces of darkness that are taking over in any way we can. This advice from Stephen King should be relayed to every American child who lives in a state where certain books are banned from libraries.

Ein Forschungsteam um Adrian Leemann #unibern hat den Wandel 🇨🇭-deutscher #Dialekte untersucht & die Resultate in einem Atlas kartiert: sohub.io/4crc. Der «Dialäktatlas – 1950 bis heute» erscheint im November 2024: dialektatlas.ch. #Dialektatlas @snf-ch.bsky.social

I’m also seriously contemplating spending a small fortune on physical books right now. Banned books. Reference books. Classic books. I feel like a hard copy library is somehow very very essential and I know how doomsday that sounds but…yeah.

We're only halfway through Native American Heritage Month, so there's still plenty of time for you to read one of our many titles by and about indigenous people, including @sgj.bsky.social, @morgantalty.bsky.social, Joy Harjo, and Ned Blackhawk. Not that you shouldn't be doing that every month.