New OA review by @judith-borras.bsky.social  & colleagues at ENIS network: language is key to friendships, confidence & well-being during #studyabroad 🌍🗣️ and it strongly shapes students’ sociocultural adaptation to the host country📚✨

📚 New publication! E. Llurda & J. Calvet present their latest chapter in The Routledge Handbook of Language Teacher Identity 🔍 Access the full book via UdL library👇 🔗https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Language-Teacher-Identity/Tavares-Melo-Pfeifer/p/book/9781032800950

📍Last week, our colleague @enricllurda.bsky.social  was at @unisouthampton.bsky.social , where he delivered a seminar on “Evolving #ELF awareness among BA and MA English-major students in Spain”. A great opportunity to share research and connect with the international academic community🌍📚

Aquest dilluns i dimarts, #GLOCALSA ha organitzat la conferència “Learning through mobility”, amb més de 40 persones de diferents països. Tot un èxit! Gràcies a #DELILE, lletres_udl, Ministerio, i INDEST_UdL per fer-ho possible. A special shoutout to all the participants!!🫱🏽‍🫲🏾❤️

🌍🎓 Second and final day of “Learning through mobility: Linguistic and intercultural insights from Study Abroad” with more CLA presence ✨ 🎤 J.M. Cots, G. Vázquez & À. Llanes presented “English as bridge and boundary: Language learning and local engagement in Erasmus mobility”

🌍✈️ Today at the conference “Learning through mobility: #Linguistic and #intercultural insights from #StudyAbroad” at University of Lleida (@UdL_info), members of the #CLA research group are sharing their latest research! 📚✨

1/3 Our CLA members are contributing valuable insights into the future of global learning through two exciting studies exploring COIL, BIP, EMI, and ESP course design. 📚✨ Contributions that highlight the importance of intercultural skills 🌐🤝

🇬🇷✨ Members of @Elfing_Project spent May 5–7 at @uoaofficial taking part in the International Seminar on ELF-awareness in language teaching 🎓🌍 3 days of workshops, academic exchange & big ideas on #ELF and language teaching with Prof. Nicos Sifakis 🗣️📚

J. Borràs has spent 3 months working at the University of Trakya (Edirne, Turkey). Collaborating with Drs. Uzun and Güvendir has allowed her to work with data from the #GLOCALSA & #INDEST_UdL projects and continue exploring international mobility, languages & education! 💪🏽😍

1/3 Big academic milestones worth celebrating! 🎉🎓

1/3 📢✈️ Our research team is on the move! #CLA has attended the @ICLHE_Spain Symposium at the University of Córdoba 🎓 👏 Great work from our team!

📸🤝 Great to connect at ICLHE RGSpain! The #IMICLES network joined at the University of Córdoba 🎓 Our #CLA representative, Irati Diert, took part in a productive exchange with colleagues across the network. ✨ Stronger together through collaboration!

📚✨ New publication alert! B. Moncada-Comas contributes a chapter in Language and Identity in the University 🎓The chapter explores how EMI shapes professional identities, highlighting tensions between self-positioning and externally assigned roles📚 🔗 https://doi.org/10.47788/GZCF8466

🚀 Stay tuned and follow IMMERLIT for the latest updates and insights! 👇 🔗 https://sites.google.com/upc.edu/immer-lit-project/home 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/immer-lit/ 🔗 https://x.com/immer_lit 🔗 https://www.instagram.com/immerlitproject/

#CLA representatives at #AESLA26 , University of Granada today! 🎓✨ What a great job and amazing work! 👏💼 So proud of the team! 🙌🔥 1️⃣Llanes, Borràs & Vázquez: multilingual study abroad 🌍 2️⃣Cots, Llanes & Vázquez: student perceptions 📊 3️⃣Diert Boté & Moncada-Comas: EFL self-concept 📚

🎤🌍 Invited speaker spotlight ! J. Borràs particiapted at the conference “Mobilités européennes : enrichir son parcours d’enseignant·e au-delà des frontières” ✈️ 📚🔗 https://maison-langues.univ-lorraine.fr/?formation=mobilites-europeennes-enrichir-son-parcours-denseignante-au-dela-des-frontieres

STUDY ABROAD CONFERENCE➡️the programme highlights mobility as a space for linguistic & intercultural learning. Discussions to rethink the future of study abroad 💡 📍 University of Lleida  🗓️May 18–19, 2026) 🔗 https://sites.google.com/view/studyabroad-conference-lleida/programme

🌍🗣️ Publicació a The Conversation! G. Vázques i JM. Cots reflexionen sobre com potenciar la diversitat lingüística europea més enllà de l’anglès. 🔗 https://theconversation.com/mes-enlla-de-langles-com-potenciar-la-diversitat-linguistica-europea-a-traves-de-lerasmus-277287

📚✨ New publication alert! M. Aguilar-Pérez contributes to the discussion on academic dialogue in The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes 💬Seminars: student and expert research interaction 🔍👥🔗 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003493358-32

🌍✨  S. López Serrano, J. Borràs & M. Victoria Soulé han escrito el artículo: Abriendo camino a la internacionalización mediante el intercambio virtual en la universidad 💻🤝🎓 https://www.universidadsi.es/abriendo-camino-a-la-internacionalizacion-mediante-el-intercambio-virtual/

📘✨ New publication! M. Aguilar-Pérez & E. Arnó-Macià contribute the chapter “Integrating Intercultural Competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish Higher Education” included in 📚 International Perspectives on Intercultural Learning in English Language Teaching, edited by T. McConachy (Springer) 🌍🎓

Enric and Júlia have just returned from Chicago, where they took part in the @AAALinks Conference ✨ They presented data from the @elfing project exploring attitudes towards English and native-speakerism and a survey across five Expanding Circle countries 🌐💬

📢 CONFERENCE: Learning through mobility 📢  🗣️ Plenary Speaker 2: Martin Howard 🎓study Abroad and Second Language Acquisition: European Contributions 📍 Universitat de Lleida 🗓️ May 18–19 🔗 Register now: https://sites.google.com/view/studyabroad-conference-lleida/home

Des del febrer, la J. Borràs fa una estada de recerca a la Universitat de Trakya (Edirne, Turquia)🌍, on treballa amb els Drs. E. Güvendir i K. Uzun (entre d’altres!) . Ara ja ha passat l’equador d’aquesta experiència, seguiex gaudint molt de l’experiència, Judith! ✨📚✈️

📢 CONFERENCE: Learning through mobility 📢  🗣️ Plenary Speaker 1: N. Tracy-Ventura 🎓The flexible sojourner: personality, adaptation, and language learning during study abroad 📍 Uni. Lleida 🗓️ May 18–19 🔗 https://sites.google.com/view/studyabroad-conference-lleida/home

We had a great #CLAMINARI by 👩‍🏫 Mariia Pronina on Sociolinguistic factors of heritage intonation in Russian-speaking children in Catalonia. A very interesting discussion on how sociolinguistic aspects shape the intonation patterns of heritage speakers in multilingual contexts. 🌍📚

📣 M. Sabaté és una de les 6 persones expertes per assessorar el Govern de Catalunya en l’actualització del Pla d’enfortiment del Català. https://www.udl.cat/ca/serveis/oficina/Noticies/La-professora-de-la-UdL-Maria-Sabate-al-Pla-denfortiment-del-catala/

🎙️ Next CLAminari 👩‍🏫 Mariia Pronina 🗣️ Sociolinguistic factors of heritage intonation in Russian-speaking children in Catalonia 📅 10 March 2026 ⏰ 12:00–13:30 💻 Online, register here: https://rb.gy/0xlly5

La setmana passada, M. Aguilar va participar a la taula rodona sobre Intel·ligència Artificial a la Facultat de Ciències de la Comunicació (UAB): Crear, produir i regular en un sector audiovisual en transformació. 🎙️📺

🎙️ L'Àngels ha participat al programa La Solució de Catalunya Ràdio (min. 17–29), presentat per Elisenda Carod. Han parlat de quina és la millor manera d’aprendre un idioma. No us ho perdeu! 💬✨ 🔗https://www.3cat.cat/3cat/quina-es-la-millor-manera-daprendre-un-idioma/audio/1271300/

Yesterday, E. Arno and M. Aguilar presented the T.I.M.E. webinar 💻: “The IMPROVE project: Embedding Intercultural Communicative Competence in Virtual and Blended Mobility” 🎓🤝✨

E. Arnó, M. Aguilar & J. Calvet visited Politecnico di Torino from 9–12 February 2026 for the XIII Unite! Dialogue 🇪🇺 Strategic discussions focused on shaping the future of the alliance🚀🤝✨

📘 New publication! Congrats to Alexandra Vraciu and Elisabet Pladevall-Ballester on their book chapter “Fluency in Task-Based Peer Interaction” ✨ They explore how pre-task instruction supports fluency and oral interaction among primary school EFL learners! 🗣️🌍 🔗 https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.32657626.9

📚✨ Congrats to Anca Daniela Frumuselu and Marni Manegre on their new book chapter on how #COIL boosts FL skills, peer #interaction & #intercultural competence 🌍💬👏 🔗 https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.32657626.14

📢 New chapter by Diert‑Boté & Moncada‑Comas: Navigating the Emotional Landscape of an ESP Lecturer: Stories of #Vulnerability and #Resilience in the Implementation of a #Digital_Genre 💻💬#EnglishforSpecificPurposes  ➡️https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-3159-2

📢 New open-access publication by CLA member Enric Llurda in World Englishes (Wiley Online Library)! 📝 The impact of English on local languages: The case of Catalan universities. 🔓Open Access 🔓Read & share ➡️ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/weng.70013

@irati-db.bsky.social has been enjoying her one-month research stay at the University of Málaga, kindly hosted by Inma Pineda ☀️📚 They claim they’ve been working very hard on exciting research together, but... should we really believe them? 🤨🌴😂 Data analysis or tapas analysis? 🍻

🌍 Nuevo artículo de divulgación del proyecto #GLOCALSA! 📝 “Más allá del inglés: cómo potenciar la diversidad lingüística europea a través del Erasmus” por G. Vázquez y JM Cots ya está publicado en The Conversation 🔗https://doi.org/10.64628/AAO.xveemfrap

Save the date! 📢 🗓 30 Jan 2026 ⏰ 12:00 (Barcelona) | 19:00 (Hong Kong) 💻 Online: Dismantling native-speakerism in ELT 🔗 Join via Zoom:  https://cuhk.zoom.us/j/99201994359?pwd=iKq44n1AvAHn3yXv6KICcOLIHghMuD.1 📩 Register: [email protected]

GLOCALSA i ELFING van participar a les VI jornades La recerca sociolingüística en l’àmbit de la llengua catalana. Llanes i Borràs hi van presentar un projecte sobre competència global a l’estranger, i Sabaté i Llurda un estudi sobre ideologies lingüístiques del professorat d’anglès (ELF).

📰 Nueva publicación sobre cómo los medios abordan la política: Nuestra compañera del #CLA G. Vázquez junto a E. Comelles han publicado el artículo “Estudio comparativo del tratamiento de noticias sobre política ‘cotidiana’ en la prensa española” 🔍📚 ➡️ https://doi.org/10.5209/clac.92119

Back together in January for the face-to-face #CLAminari 9 ✨ The session explored #virtual_exchange in university #internationalisation 🌍 and #innovative #immersive environments for developing #disciplinary_literacies in ESP 📚 A great way to start the year! 🚀

🔥 #CLA Hot Topic #7 🔥  🧪💻 Els de ciències i tecnologia necessiten saber solament contingut tècnic i com comuniquen aquest contingut és el de menys? 💬 Hi estàs d’acord? Quina importància té la comunicació en l’àmbit científic i tecnològic? 👉 Comparteix la teva opinió!

#CLAminari 9 📅20 Jan 2026  🕐12h  📍2.25 - Seminari DELILE 🎙️SI on Global Perspectives on #Virtual_Exchange for University Internationalisation 🎙️IMMER-LIT: Developing disciplinary literacies through immersive environments in #EnglishforSpecificPurposes 🔗https://shorturl.at/UcVDK

📢 La UdL és una de les 8 universitats de l’Estat on les dones lideren la producció científica. 💪Orgull de comptar amb el lideratge de M. Sabaté-Dalmau pel #CLA  📰 SEGRE➡️https://www.segre.com/ca/lleida/260110/udl-les-vuit-universitats-les-dones-lideren-produccio-cientifica_1073311.html

🌍✨ The INDEST project by the GLOCALSA team is officially underway! Led by Judith Borràs, this project explores international university mobility and how to foster stronger sociocultural integration in host countries 🎓🤝

✨ #CLA is back after the winter break! ✨Wer're back with new publications, conferences, events, and so much more. Stay tuned, exciting things are coming! 📚🎤 Let’s make 2026 inspiring! ✨

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from #CLA! ✨🎄Thank you for being part of our community. Wishing you joy and rest during the holidays, and inspiration for the exciting year ahead when we come back! 🎉

Happy holidays from #CLA 🎄🎅🎇

Now it's time for J.M. Cots, A. Llanes & G. G. Vázquez's presentation ➡️ A failed bilingual experience? The place of #English and #local_languages in a #study_abroad experience in European non-English-speaking countries