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@robertwoore.bsky.social

Applied linguist, language learner, mountain-goer, canoeist, lover of outdoors!

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Rethinking language education: evidence for England’s Curriculum and Assessment Review Language education in school has significant transformational potential in terms of learners’ right to a well-rounded education and the enhancement of their life chances… (read more)

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08.10.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greetings from our new MSc ALSLA cohort @education.ox.ac.uk, reflecting on induction week in Oxford's University Parks !

07.10.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are Modern Languages for in the curriculum? New open-access publication with @lauramolway.bsky.social and Trevor Mutton @education.ox.ac.uk: a response to the interim report of the England National Curriculum review panel. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

07.10.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just published with Anna-Maria Ramezanzadeh and Lars-Erik Malmberg: "Imagining, believing and achieving in L2 Arabic: motivational self concepts and language outcomes in a multiglossic context". authors.elsevier.com/c/1ltjU,7ttA.... Study part-supported by qfi.org at @education.ox.ac.uk

07.10.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A multilingual welcome to Oxford from our new MSc ALSLA cohort here @education.ox.ac.uk

07.10.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The answer came to me in bed.

17.12.2024 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A great conference at @unimuenster.bsky.social organized by Prof Peter Konerding and AGYA. Happy to be sharing our work on teaching and learning Arabic with Dr Anna-Maria Ramezanzadeh πŸ™‚

17.12.2024 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely loved this year's time-travelling, 80s themed panto, Sleeping Beauty @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social ! Highly recommend !

14.12.2024 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wolfson College looking beautiful for our department festive lunch yesterday @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social πŸ™‚

10.12.2024 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not yet but hopefully soon! We talked about it this morning. R

02.12.2024 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And many thanks to Dr Laura Molway for organising this visit!

02.12.2024 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A wonderful morning exploring ideas for teaching Modern Languages through cultural artefacts at @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social as part of our PGCE course @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social πŸ™‚

02.12.2024 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello #appliedlinguistics and #SLA researchers! Trying to find anyone interested in #EAL and #multilingual learners, or #MFL and pedagogy. Not expecting there are many people yet who also research using songs for teaching languages but if you’re on here, let’s connect!

17.11.2024 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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NALDIC32 Conference 2024 - NALDIC Creating linguistically inclusive classrooms: through activism, research and practice Sat, 30th November 2024 9:30am –… Read more β†’ Creating linguistically inclusive classrooms: through activism, rese...

The hybrid NALDIC conference on creating linguistically inclusive classrooms through activism, research and practice is taking place in Oxford on 30th Nov. Tickets are still available for the online event - see the link below for details! #EAL #multilingualism

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22.11.2024 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Greetings from ACTFL 2024 conference in Philadelphia πŸ™‚Very happy to be presenting our scoping review of research on teaching and learning Arabic, completed with Dr Anna-Maria Ramezanzadeh, funded by www.qfi.org and @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social.

22.11.2024 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just finished my minor corrections so am done with the PhD. I found out lots of fun stuff and it will become a book about L2 listening for teachers. Key take-aways: listeners find non-existent L1 words often. Sound overrides sense. Even high ability learners rarely access grammar when listening.

16.11.2024 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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A warm welcome to our new students on the MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (ALSLA) here at @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social! In our first session, we found out how many languages are spoken in the group - 20!

07.10.2024 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PGDip in English as an Additional Language | University of Oxford About the courseThe PGDip in English as an Additional Language (EAL) is designed for education professionals working with multilingual learners in the national and international sectors. This

We have just launched two online, part time Postgraduate Diplomas at Oxford. One in English as an Additional language and the other in Early Childhood Education. Perfect for in service teachers wishing to gain formal qualifications in these areas.
EAL: bit.ly/3Y5FceH
ECE: bit.ly/4emVV35
#EduSky

01.10.2024 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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