I may be biased but if you're thinking about an MA in AL & TESL, consider doing it in the most beautiful corner of the world with some of the most nurturing faculty 🙂
@mariannagracheva.bsky.social
@mariannagracheva.bsky.socialI may be biased but if you're thinking about an MA in AL & TESL, consider doing it in the most beautiful corner of the world with some of the most nurturing faculty 🙂
@danielrisbell.bsky.socialCome work with me in Honolulu! We're looking for an applied linguist whose work addresses languages in workplaces and professional settings.
@tldr-elt.bsky.socialThe Four-Year-Old Brain Is Already Choosing Sides
A recent brain imaging study suggests that the language network is already organised much more like an adult's than many researchers previously believed.
#ELT #TldrELT #AppliedLinguistics #SLA #LanguageDevelopment…
@cambup-linguistics.cambridge.orgDay 1 of #SLRF2026! Publisher Amy Laurent will be at the Cambridge stand. Pop by to discuss your research and the ideas shaping this year's theme 🌍
Check out our free online collections and conference discount ⤵️
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#sla #languagelearning #languageteaching #appliedlinguistics
@cambup-linguistics.cambridge.orgHeading to #SLRF2026? Check out the latest volume of the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, which focuses on interdisciplinarity in #AppliedLinguistics
All articles are published #OpenAccess and freely available to read anywhere, on the go! ✈️🚅
@tldr-elt.bsky.socialVocabulary: The Meaning of Meaning
A recent study argues that the deepest structure of meaning may be organised around power, danger & structure rather than simply positive versus negative emotion.
#ELT #TldrELT #AppliedLinguistics #Semantics #VocabularyTeaching…
@wordsandmagpies.bsky.socialwordsgetaround.substack.com/p/gin-and-a-... This week's Substack looks at gin and its redemption. #gin #etymology #appliedlinguistics
@tcsaltjournal.bsky.socialA friendly reminder that the submission deadline for our special issue on L2 vocabulary was extended to September 30
With our online submission portal back up & running, submissions can be made here: journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SA...
@drsarahhopkyns.bsky.socialPleased to be serving as the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Sociolinguistics Strand Coordinator with @ Sara Hillman for AAAL 2027! A big thank you to all the reviewers for their time and thoughtful feedback.
#Sociolinguistics #AppliedLinguistics
@johnbenjamins.bsky.social📣 John Benjamins will be virtually present at SLRF 2026, hosted by the University of Montreal, 2-4 October!
📚 Check out our promotional material and discount order form here: 👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#slrf2026 #sla #languagelearning #languageteaching #l2 #appliedlinguistics #linguistics
@tldr-elt.bsky.socialHow Listening Turns Into Labelling
We make surprisingly detailed judgements about people from their voices alone, & research suggests we do exactly the same thing with AI voices.
#ELT #TldrELT #AppliedLinguistics #Sociolinguistics #PronunciationTeaching #ArtificialIntelligence
@tldr-elt.bsky.socialAI Can Be Encouraging or Accurate. But Can It Be Both?
The more empathetic an AI becomes, the more likely it may be to agree with us when we're wrong.
#ELT #TldrELT #ArtificialIntelligence #LanguageLearning #EdTech #AppliedLinguistics
@tldr-elt.bsky.socialGrammar: The Rules Behind the Rules
Human languages are astonishingly diverse, yet recent research suggests grammar may evolve within surprisingly strict boundaries.
#ELT #TldrELT #AppliedLinguistics #Linguistics #LanguageTeaching…
@tldr-elt.bsky.socialThe Accent You Think You Hear: How Expectations Bend the Ear
We don’t just hear language—we interpret it through expectation.
#ELT #TldrELT #AppliedLinguistics #SLA #Raciolinguistics #WorldEnglishes
@susymacqueen.bsky.socialIn this paper I consider how reified constructs such as “communicative competence” and “health literacy” are challenged when we try to locate them in health interactions. Constructs are analysed as “spheres of activity” rather than things.
doi.org/10.1017/S026...
#AppliedLinguistics #HealthLiteracy
@mlvercellotti.bsky.socialMy most recent publication investigating possible relationships among measures of lexical processing and lexical knowledge. Then we explored which cognitive resources & processing measures might fluency in ESL speech. I'm really proud of this paper. #AppliedLinguistics urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
@wordsandmagpies.bsky.socialwordsgetaround.substack.com/p/white-whea... This week's substack looks at wheat, barley, Theresa May, Sting and shoe sizes! #etymology #wheat #barley #appliedlinguistics