British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Awards 2025
Pleased to be awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant with @livunienglish.bsky.social colleague David Oakey for research using corpus linguistics to analyse phraseology/imagery/effectiveness of type 2 diabetes public health messaging. π share.google/cByi9qS690yG...
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Anyone interested in my recent book with @eltresearch.bsky.social and @candlinmynard.bsky.social might also be interested in the TRIP workshop series organised by @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social and supported by @eurosla.bsky.social. I'll be talking (on 5th November) about conditional forms!
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The John McGahern Annual Book Prize
Join us for the 2025 Liverpool Literary Festival
πLitFest weekend at @liverpooluni.bsky.socialπ
Plenty of events for booklovers to look forward to including the reading and discussion by Anna Fitzgerald, winner of our John McGahern Book Prize
ποΈ 5:30pm, 19 October 2025
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ποΈFREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-john-m...
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As the familiar refrain of learning English = greater integration, I thought of Dr Sundus Ameer's well-researched study on this, which shows it is not so simple. I am biased as I was the supervisor! Read the whole thesis here: share.google/tYLWZ710rbQo...
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Delighted to share this corpus with fellow researchers. Enjoy! And many thanks to Anne OβKeeffe and others who have worked on developing it over the years. @calsul.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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YouTube video by Learn YOUR English
The Big BEASTS of English Grammar: What we Need to UNLEARN - Graham Burton
Listen below to hear co-author @grahburton.bsky.social talking about our @candlinmynard.bsky.social book The Big Beasts of English Grammar and grammar issues in general.
youtu.be/Zafx24UvFg8?...
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Less than a week to go until #CL2025!
The conference programme and book of abstracts are now available: www.cl2025.co.uk/programme
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Delighted to announce that the Limerick Corpus of Irish English is now available on Sketch Engine!
18.06.2025 08:33 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1
Language Learning and the Difficulty of Spoken Grammar
The Bibliography Β· Episode
Last year we interviewed Dr Christian Jones (@eltresearch.bsky.social) and Dr David Oakey about their published article 'Learners' Perceived Development of Spoken Grammar Awareness after Corpus-Informed Instruction: An Exploration of Learner Diaries'
open.spotify.com/episode/5bJw...
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Grammar and Corpora
The rapid development of corpus linguistics since the early 1990s has revolutionized virtually all areas of linguistic research. The corpus approach has helped redefine what a grammar is, leading gra...
It was an honour to be involved in updating this entry on 'Grammar and Corpora' for the Wiley Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, with @tonymcenery.bsky.social and originally authored by the late Richard Xiao: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
03.06.2025 13:34 β π 16 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Great choice of book @martintesol.bsky.social! Library looks fantastic too.
04.06.2025 08:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Watling Street Road - in Preston.
12.05.2025 09:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks for the post, will listen. Any idea why roads/streets get called 'X Street Road'?
12.05.2025 07:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Processing of computer-mediated feedback: An eye-tracking study
The current study explored the extent to which the linguistic focus of interactional feedback influences levels of L2 learners' attention to target feβ¦
New publication by Nektaria Kourtali and Ziwei Guo from Dept of English @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social on the effects of one type of feedback (recasts) on noticing language within computer-mediated communication. Open access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
01.05.2025 08:22 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Current Issue β GFL Journal
Delighted to share that our latest article on the #Learnerconversations project has been published! Thank you to @saschastollhans.bsky.social and @juditheberharter.bsky.social who edited this special issue of the #GFL journal.
gfl-journal.de/current-issu... @eltresearch.bsky.social
29.04.2025 07:41 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Learner conversations as models of spoken language in second language German β GFL Journal
Just published! A description and rationale of our project making corpus-informed materials for spoken German. @livunilc.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social Open access
gfl-journal.de/article/spok...
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This monograph on #SpeechActs was published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social in 2021.It has received several positive reviews and is now currently being translated into Chinese by #ZhejiangUP. If you work in #ESL #EFL or #ConstructionGrammar, this may be of interest.Happy #WorldBookDay ! β‘οΈ bit.ly/44echH1
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EL-LANGCONVPROJECT - Learner conversations as models of spoken language in second language German
This is the social media account for the 'Learner Conversations as models of spoken language in second language German' project @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Follow us here for updates. π
You can access the project materials here: canvas.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/63799
26.03.2025 10:16 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Second Annual H5P Awards
H5P Awards 2025
The Learner Conversations project is now on Bluesky! Follow us @livunilc.bsky.social for updates. In even bigger news, the project has been nominated for an #H5P award. Winners are announced tonight, so keep your fingers crossed for us! h5p.org/the-second-a... π€ @eltresearch.bsky.social
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π’ Review outcomes for #CL2025 have just been sent via email π’
Congratulations to the authors of all accepted submissions, and many thanks to our programme committee for providing over 1,000 reviews!
Registration will open at the end of March - more info: www.cl2025.co.uk
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CHRISTOPHER BRUMFIT ESSAY PRIZE
CHRISTOPHER BRUMFIT ESSAY PRIZE 2020 INFORMATION
Worth considering for students of #appliedlinguistics #ELT #TESOL #Englishlanguage
Details π
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JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
If you wish to do a PhD in Applied Linguistics/TESOL at the University of Liverpool, have a look at this funding opportunity: www.findaphd.com/phds/project.... More info on how to apply here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr... #PhD #funds #appliedlinguistics #TESOL #English #uniLiverpool
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JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - JIC Davies Doctoral Studentship in English at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
Interested in studying for a PhD in applied linguistics/ literature/creative writing with @livunienglish.bsky.social and looking for a scholarship? The JIC Davies scholarship is now open for applications. @sotauol.bsky.social Detailsπ
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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28.02.2025 19:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Big Beasts of English Grammar Book Launch.
A big thank you to everyone who joined! The recording and authors' slides can be accessed on the website www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm... @eltresearch.bsky.social @grahburton.bsky.social @jomynard.bsky.social #englishgrammar #bigbeastsgrammar
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Book Launch, Q&A, and Giveaway TODAY.
Register to join us!
www.candlinandmynard.com/englishgramm...
@grahburton.bsky.social @eltresearch.bsky.social
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Research Fellow @EdinburghUni | Corpus linguistics, public health communication, social media discourse, multimodality
PhD student (corpus linguistics / English dialects) at Queen Mary University London. Spoken English cataloguer at British Library's Sound Archive. She/her. https://join.greenparty.org.uk/
LingΓΌista Cognitiva en #unirioja #GRISSU y #GA_ICON t.ly/BtyUn
Consultora LingΓΌΓstica para Lexicon Branding, Co.
Colaboradora en Naukas.
Escribo sobre el lenguaje en Principia, The Conversation y JotDown.
Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2025 was hosted by NAU and held Sept 25-28, 2025, in Flagstaff, AZ. https://sites.google.com/nau.edu/slrf2025/. SLRF 2026 will be hosted by UniversitΓ© de MontrΓ©al.
Linguist, PhD (language proficiency, semantic knowledge), university lecturer, Tampere University, Finland
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Chair of the Linguistic Association of Finland Linguistics.fi
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Professor of applied linguistics at Georgia State University, corpus researcher, pattern fan, yogi, University of Cologne and University of Hanover alumna
#TESOL #multilngualism #SocialJustice #internationalisation @StrathEdu Director of Global Engagement @BAALSJSIG + @lc_baalsig Comms @RefugEAP π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ³οΈβππ΅π±|| views=mine
Follow us here on news and updates on the "Learner Conversations as Models of Spoken Language" project at the University of Liverpool.
You can find our #openaccess #German learning materials here: https://canvas.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/6
Japan-based TESOL veteran, CLIL program assistant manager, L2 Reading researcher, student mobility czar, and mini dachshund emotional-support human.
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Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
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The world's largest online linguistic resource (https://linguistlist.org).
The Linguistic Society of America supports the scientific study of language and shares interesting linguistic stories. Join the LSA today!
Professor Applied Linguistics & Corpus Linguistics
Visiting Prof EduHK @UMU Lecturer U. Cambridge, Sen. Res. Fellow S. Madariaga NAU- CUP ReCALL journal Co-Editor PI @BsddlP77567
Field-defining Cambridge Journal of Memory, Mind & Media
Edited by Andrew Hoskins and Amanda Barnier
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Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics at the
@UniofNottingham | Researching EFL Teacher Motivation and Training | Views are my own
An independent, family-owned academic publishing house, mainly in linguistics, translation studies and literary studies. Amsterdam based. https://www.benjamins.com/
International Corpus Linguistics Conference 2025 #CL2025
30th June - 3rd July 2025 β’ Birmingham, UK
Aston University β’ Birmingham City University β’ University of Birmingham
https://www.cl2025.co.uk/
Brand new journal on linguistic approaches to the language of pop culture. First issue 2025.
Editors-in-Chief: Valentin Werner, Mie Hiramoto, and Dr Paul Flanagan.
Webpage: https://www.benjamins.com/catalog/jlpop.
Empowering English teachers to inspire young people. A not-for-profit charitable organisation, established in 1963.
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