Marco Santello

If anybody is in Turin next week, I will be talking about Constrained Multilingualism

"To junior scholars, this volume opens paths into research by presenting the value and importance of a long-term, coherent research agenda."

Thanks to @jupurkarthofer.bsky.social & @languageinsociety.bsky.social for new review of "Life in a New Language" (@academic.oup.com)
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How I worked as a foreign accent coach Human voice – between sound and identity I have always been fascinated by the human voice. When you speak on the phone with a stranger, it can reveal so much about them. You can often tell whether …

For most second language speakers, their foreign accent is a source of anxiety. Some turn to accent modification training.

In the latest Language-on-the-Move post, Andrea Pešková provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of accent coaching.

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"How can EL teachers simultaneously develop students’ language skills as a way to support social mobility while also acknowledging the importance of validating and welcoming home languages/dialects into academic spaces?" 🗣💬

#ELT #multilingualism

Glad you found it engaging

Job alert!

3 tenured research positions at CNRS, France with one preferably in philosophy of language

Get in touch with a lab for more information

#linguistics
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One more week to nominate an outstanding early-career researcher for the Lila R. Gleitman Prize.

Visit cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri... to learn more and nominate! #GleitmanPrize

Are you a primary teacher/leader interesting in applying oracy education in a socially just and inclusive way? Join me for a workshop in January. Attendance is free & you will receive £30 as recognition of the expertise you bring. See link for more info & booking: forms.office.com/e/TBLZHgkWfn...

Introducing the Humboldt Professorship team Attentive readers will remember that in May this year we advertised six doctoral and postdoctoral positions to conduct research related to “Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation across the …

Exciting news: 6 new research fellows have joined Ingrid Piller's @humboldt-foundation.de Professor team @uni-hamburg.de
Meet them at www.languageonthemove.com/introducing-...
Welcome @schenior.bsky.social @marakyrou.bsky.social @juaninlanguage.bsky.social @nicolemarinaro.bsky.social 🤗

Event: New Technologies in Intercultural Communication You are invited to join us on Monday, December 08, at Macquarie University for a workshop to explore New Technologies in Intercultural Communication. Description: Digital technologies are in the pr…

If you are in Sydney on Dec 8, join us for a 1-day research symposium to explore new technologies in intercultural communication: how do migrants and international students use AI to manage life in a new country? how do language learners use social media?
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NEW FROM 54(4)

"Constraints, suffering, and surfacing repertoires among Gambian migrants in Italy" by @marcosantello.bsky.social

#Migration #Constraints #Gambia #Italy
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My favourite quote from the book:
"The main challenges of intercultural communication are the linguistic challenges of language learning, the discursive challenges of stereotyping, and the social challenges of inclusion and justice"

Open Conversation: From Recognition to Inclusion – Rethinking European Languages in Education - Circle U. Join us at the European Day of Languages for this Open Conversation where we will discuss questions such as: What are European languages? Just English, French and German and so on? Or do they also inc...

Today is the #europeandayoflanguages happy to be in Berlin for this open conversation www.circle-u.eu/events/2025/...

Now in issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Linked to this a podcast on @languageonthemove.bsky.social www.languageonthemove.com/migration-co...

#aia32 Day 2 starts with Caroline Tagg telling us all about " #Postdigital intimacies in the #Anglosphere: Implications for human connection and English language practices". We may or may not be allowed to check our mobiles during her plenary lecture!

Our parade of #AIA32 plenary speakers concludes with Caroline Tagg, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at #OpenUniversity and current #BAAL Chair. Her widely recognized research focuses on digital communication practices.
Click here for further info profiles.open.ac.uk/caroline-tagg

I cannot read it entirely, but it seems that they are organising a course of Sardinian in this part of the island

“[…] the maintenance of transnational social relations through digital connectivity creates spaces where specific language practices are developed” (Lexander & Androutsopoulos 2023: 199)

Volume 46 Issue 3 | Applied Linguistics | Oxford Academic Publishes research into language with relevance to real-world problems. Connections are made between fields, theories, research methods, scholarly discourses, and articles critically reflect on curren...

Fresh off the press: academic.oup.com/applij/issue... including my work on repositioning time as central to the experience of #migration in relation to #language. Migration goes beyond the present time.

This now out, all xi+923 pages of it. Jeroen Darquennes, the lead editor was *really* the lead editor on this.

Great. I'm signed up.

Hiring a dream team in linguistic diversity and social participation Visit the post for more.

We are hiring a dream team of doctoral and post-doctoral research fellows in applied sociolinguistics, education and related fields to work on "Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation across the Lifespan" @uni-hamburg.de

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Envisioning and Enacting Intersectional Justice of Race and Language in EducationRyuko Kubota (University of British Columbia)Online Seminar | Turin April 30, 2025 Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 5:00 PMOnline SeminarOrganiser: Marco Santello The field of language education has integrated social justice imperatives to a greater extent in recent years. Especially, c...

If you feel like thinking more about Intersectional Justice of Race and #Language in Education, Ryuko Kubota will be speaking about it at this seminar on 30 April: www.studium.unito.it/do/avvisi.pl...
#langsky #edusky

Love the fact that they call the building ‘maison’… thanks University of Luxemburg for three great days over there!

This week I’m sharing some insights on constrained #multilingualism and #linguistic cooperation with doctoral candidates and masters students at the University of Luxemburg. Looking forward to it! 😊

PS: if you're in Stockholm next Tuesday afternoon, have a look at the details in the link for an open guest lecture by Ingrid Piller on the topic of language and health justice.

‘I Said I’m Young You Know I Can Plan Something Good You Know’: Understanding Language and Migration Through Time Abstract. Applied linguistics has started to consider the importance of time for the understanding of meaning-making, for example in the conceptualization

My article on time in #language and #migration has just been given open access 😊
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#langsky #multilingualism

Envisioning and Enacting Intersectional Justice of Race and Language in EducationRyuko Kubota (University of British Columbia)Online Seminar | Turin April 30, 2025 Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 5:00 PMOnline SeminarOrganiser: Marco Santello The field of language education has integrated social justice imperatives to a greater extent in recent years. Especially, c...

If you feel like thinking more about Intersectional Justice of Race and #Language in Education, Ryuko Kubota will be speaking about it at this seminar on 30 April: www.studium.unito.it/do/avvisi.pl...
#langsky #edusky

"Plotting hope: Inverse stories and scalar reversals of a health crisis" by B.F. Fabrício, R. Borba
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How great to see that they looked at mothers who voice #hope for the future of their children against the backdrop of #ableism