Dr Tomasz John

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at University of Reading Apply now for the Post-Doctoral Research Assistant role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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We are pleased to announce that our SIG is working together with the University of Edinburgh on the SLTED Conference to be held in Edinburgh 9-11 September 2026. You can find more details about the keynote speakers, Call for Papers, and registration at slted2026.weebly.com

We’re launching RELANZA, a knowledge transfer project rethinking language education for today’s global challenges. Developed by the our SIG with the PRODIGI group at UNIR, RELANZA connects research, practice, and sustainability in innovative ways: languagecurriculumbaalsig.weebly.com/events.html

RELANZA: 4/6 podcast eps now live (EN+ES) + practical guides & Genially quizzes 🎧📚 1. Digitalisation 2) AI 3) Multimodal literacy 4) Internationalisation in language curricula
Explore: relanza.net/en/output/ #LanguageEducation #TESOL #CLIL #EdTech

Call for proposals (PGRs): PGR Research Dialogues – Language, Education & Social Justice (online). Deadline Mon 16 Feb 2026 (noon). Seminar Thu 23 Apr 2026, 14:00–16:00 UK. Details: baalsocialjusticesig.weebly.com/events.html please share with your PGR students 🙏🏼

🆕Este proyecto ya tiene disponible el Episodio 3 - Alfabetización multimodal en el currículo de lenguas con la Dra. Noelia Ruiz-Madrid.

No te pierdas los 3 outputs:
🎧 Pódcast
📘 Guía práctica
🧩 Genially interactivo

👉 relanza.net/output/

#Alfabetización #CurrículoDeLenguas

🧩¿Sabías que puedes superar misiones con un Genially interactivo del Episodio 2 de #RELANZA sobre IA?
💪Anímate a hacerlo y piensa en cómo puedes llevarlo a tu aula de idiomas
👉 view.genially.com/69175c40e30a...

🇪🇸➡️ relanza.net/output/
🇬🇧➡️ relanza.net/en/output/

Protests at primary school over "toxic" claims unvetted migrants taking lessons Parents have gathered outside of Dalmarnock Primary School holding placards which read, "our school is for children, not adults".

This is vile! www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

📘 Excited to share the outputs for Episode 2 of #RELANZA!
This week, we explore one of the most transformative themes in education:

🤖 Artificial Intelligence in the Language Curriculum
Featuring insights from Victor Lim (Nanyang Tech Uni)

relanza.net/output/

An honour and a joy to open today’s @ealglasgow.bsky.social Core Session at Glasgow City Chambers 🌍✨ Sharing Beyond Grammar: Language Knowledge Every EAL Teacher Needs-a day of inspiring learning, collaboration & creativity! #EAL #TESOL #StrathEDU @strath-ioe.bsky.social

🆕¡Novedades en #RELANZA! Este proyecto ya tiene disponible el Episodio 1 Digitalización en el currículo de lenguas con el Dr. @ftsaez.bsky.social.
No te pierdas los 3 outputs:
🎧 Pódcast
📘 Guía práctica
🧩 Genially interactivo
👉 relanza.net/output/
#Digitalización #CurrículoDeLenguas

Excited to share the 1st episode of #RELANZA 🎙️ Digitalisation in the Language Curriculum with Fernando Trujillo Sáez. Explore our 3 outputs: podcast, practical guide & interactive quiz 👉 relanza.net/en/output/

Excited to be part of #RELANZA, a bilingual 🇬🇧🇪🇸 project redefining language education through innovation, sustainability & inclusion 🌍 ¡Encantado de participar y compartir los resultados en los próximos seis meses! 🎧📘 #SDG4 #LanguageTeaching

A keynote to language the heartbreak and failure, the work of living with genocide #BERA2025
We are humbled by your response, tears, plans for action & your standing ovation.
History is being made #GazaMatters
gla.ac.uk/research/az/un…

Thanks to everyone who joined our Social Justice Linguistic Walk in Glasgow—Merchant City → East End → Barras. We read the city like a text: cones, plaques, shopfronts, murals & more. Big love for your keen eyes & generous chat. Blog & map soon. #LanguageJustice #BAAL2025 @baal2025.bsky.social

Post-BAAL: join BAAL LESJ SIG’s Social Justice Linguistic Walk in Glasgow. Read the city like a text—see how public words shape (in)equality. Sat 6 Sep, 13:00–15:00. Meet: GoMA | Register: forms.gle/t4YvTJFUQaqZ... #BAAL2025 @baal2025.bsky.social #BAAL please share 🙏🏼

🚨 Join the 1st #BAAL #LanguageCurriculum SIG Symposium! 🗓 19 June 2025 | ⏰ 9am–12pm BST | 💻 Online & Free for #BAAL members🎤 Plenary: Dr Suha Alansari + 6 talks
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/baalsig2025
@dariobanegas.bsky.social
@mqueroljulian.bsky.social
@tomaszjohn.bsky.social

You are a "citizen of nowhere", they said.

A "queue-jumper", they said.

Now I am a "squalid chapter", they say.

A risk as I might make this an "island of strangers", they say.

I am "pulling the country apart", they say.

This 👌🏼

Thanks Will! Some insightful findings there, we’re digging deeper with this through language diaries, focus groups and a zine making workshop.

Exploring international students’ narratives on bilingualism and linguistic landscapes: A critical reflection Written by Tomasz John (University of Strathclyde) Introduction: International students offer unique perspectives on bilingualism and identity. In my research, I explored the narratives of pre-serv…

✍️ New blog post: Exploring international students’ narratives on bilingualism and linguistic landscapes: A critical reflection" by @tomaszjohn.bsky.social (University of Strathclyde)

Read at: researchintlstudents.com/2025/04/25/e...

Exploring international students’ narratives on bilingualism and linguistic landscapes: A critical reflection Written by Tomasz John (University of Strathclyde) Introduction: International students offer unique perspectives on bilingualism and identity. In my research, I explored the narratives of pre-serv…

Sharing reflections from our research on multilingual journeys! ✨
How bodies, emotions, and spaces shape bilingualism in everyday life.
Part of our bigger project on capabilities and belonging.
Blog here: researchintlstudents.com/2025/04/25/e...
Thanks to #RIS and @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social

@eap4sj.bsky.social

New article in the #baleap Journal of Research & Practice! We explore trioethnography, rhizomatic analysis & blackout poetry as creative tools for resistance, growth & collaboration in EAP. Read here: reinventionjournal.org/index.php/ba... #EAP #BALEAP

Excited to share my @iatefl.bsky.social #IATEFL2025 talk:

Pre-service English Teachers’ Narratives on Bilingualism and Linguistic Landscapes
🗓 9 April | ⏰ 16:15 | 📍 Moffat Room

A journey through identity, space & language in the Forum on Bilingualism 🌍📚 #ELT #MultilingualEd

Hope to see you there!

Training for the #EdinburghMarathon Marathon & running for Refuweegee!
Smashed my ParkRun PB + a conversational half mara last weekend.
Already raised £250—help me hit £1,000!
Support here: www.justgiving.com/page/tomasz-...
#RunForRefuweegee

LINGUIST List 36.376 Calls: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Ling & Literature, Sociolinguistics: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL) - "Attending to Lingu... The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

linguistlist.org/issues/36/376/

9 weeks to #EdinburghMarathon

This week: 10k, 2x5k, and a big ol’ 15k. Legs = cooked spaghetti.

#RunThisTown #marathontraining

12% of my fundraising goal for #Refuweegee so far— help me crawl to the finish line (and hit that target)!

🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/tomasz-...

Great to be at @satealscotland.bsky.social in Edinburgh! Thanks to the organisers and all the EAL practitioners and leaders for the inspiring discussions. We shared our partnership teaching model and explored its potential in supporting multilingual learners @EALGlasgow @annettestreetps.bsky.social

I’m excited to attend and present at the @satealscotland.bsky.social #SATEAL conference this Saturday with EAL coordinators from @GlasgowCC @EALglasgow Ella Van Loock, Anne Marie Love as well as Joanna McPake. We hope to see you there! #EAL #PartnershipTeaching @annettestreetps.bsky.social