Just out. O'Regan, J. P & Ferri, G. (2024). Artificial intelligence and depth ontology: implications for intercultural ethics - Read on degruyter.com/document/doi/1… De Gruyter Brill

We are pleased to inform you that Hao Zhang has joined BAAL Language Policy SIG as its new Treasurer. Hao holds a PhD from Univ. of Edinburgh and is currently employed with Oxford Univ. Press Zhang Hao 张皓

My open-access article on an anti-racist pronunciation pedagogy is now in an issue of ELT Journal, so I will promote it again. Instead of treating pronunciation teaching and learning in technical terms, they have to be understood as political. academic.oup.com/eltj/article/7…

Looking good in printed form too 😊 Foreword by David Cassels Johnson: “The Empirical turn in language policy research” Afterword by Teresa L. McCarty: “Humanizing Language Policy Research” Palgrave Language and Linguistics Moray House School of Education and Sport BAAL Language Policy Group link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Missing #AILA2024? The Language on the Move Day 5 report is now up: native speakerism, rising stars, and multilingual networking languageonthemove.com/aila-2024-in-k…

Multilingual classrooms are now the norm, with over 1 in 5 pupils speaking #EAL in England. But a policy vacuum, and the gradual disappearance of expertise and services from the system, has left learners unsupported and teachers unprepared. Explore our calls for change:

Bruh, I’m only halfway in this book by Ian Cushing and I’m ready to give my academic review, it goes as follows: “This book is fuckin badass and you should read it because… you should, period, the end.” You can quote me.

Very excited to be back at Université de Lausanne for the ESSE 2024 Conference. My plenary lecture "English-centric multilingualism for humanitarian work" is tomorrow morning. Sneak peak ⬇️ wp.unil.ch/esse2024/acade…

Sneak peak at my presentation for next week's BAAL Language Policy Group panel in the BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics conference -- hosted by none other than my alma mater University of Essex! r.jyu.fi/SayersBAAL24

In case you missed it: great to have the spotlight shone on #GIMAGINE - the German Promotion Project across England & a core element of the NCLE's work - by Kate Connolly in the The Guardian bit.ly/3z3zoZp 🤩

German native speakerism never gets old, esp. when German parents (here living in London) look for online tutors for their children on social media : tutors need to be native speaking, without accent, educated in Germany, and focus on teaching grammar. Classic. #sociolinguistics

BAAL Plenary: Dr Uju Anya, Carnegie Mellon 'Applied Linguistics for Social Justice: Critical Perspectives on Language Teaching, Research, and Civic Engagement' 'how academically and politically-informed language professionals can shape education & policymaking' 6 Sept 11.20AM

If you're attending #BAAL2024 this week, come and discuss heritage language insecurity and the potential to reframe deficit views through a psychoeducation approach and targeted support! 🕝 Friday 6th Sep, 14:30 in EBS2.1 (#Multilingualism SIG)

Looking forward to this week’s #BAAL2024, at University of Essex BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics. Join me for my talk about “Sounding right and fitting in: language ideologies in heterogenous preparatory classes in Germany”. When: Friday, 6thSeptember, 8:30am, #Multilingualism SIG track Where: EBS 2.1

Hi folks. Please follow Linguistic Justice Foundation In the coming weeks I'll be introducing this exciting new project that I'm involved with.

TODAY! Plenary talk: Dr Uju Anya, Carnegie Mellon 'Applied Linguistics for Social Justice: Critical Perspectives on Language Teaching, Research, and Civic Engagement' 6 Sept 11.20AM, Ivor Crewe Auditorium B #BAAL2024

Good definition from Uju Anya at the BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics plenary.

Powerful plenary about how Applied Linguists can use their own expertise and experience to promote Social Justice agendas in society by the amazing Uju Anya #BAAL2024

A whirlwind tour of today's #BAAL2024 talks-great stuff! So much to think about!! Dr Peter Browning (he/him/él) 🏳️‍🌈, Miguel Pérez-Milans, Andrea Sunyol, R. Mata, Hannah Gibson, Shonosuke Shimada & Carmen Silvestri!

Action shot from the conference, discussing language ideologies in the context of newcomer students. Thanks to Dr. Florence Bonacina-Pugh It was a really good #BAAL2024 BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics