From now on, when we die, will we need to specify whether we guve permision or not for something like this? Will it be honoured? I feel for the family having to witness this: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
05.08.2025 10:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@bttnhg.bsky.social
University of Leeds. Profesora titular de español. Director of Routes into Languages Yorkshire & Humberside. Co-founder of the Language Journal. Interested in language education, authentic assessment and sociolinguistics. Boquerona ❤️.
From now on, when we die, will we need to specify whether we guve permision or not for something like this? Will it be honoured? I feel for the family having to witness this: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
05.08.2025 10:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Todo lo bueno acaba.
30.07.2025 20:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0On the importance of teaching speaking skills: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #speaking #languages
27.07.2025 20:46 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0UN human rights chief criticises “disturbing” Palestine Action ban www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
25.07.2025 15:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Light blue banner image with dark blue text promoting an upcoming online event: Wed 30 July, 14:00 - 17:00 BST World in Translation: Beyond English Wikipedia The Knowledge Equity Network (KEN) cog branding appears on the righthand side of the image. Underneath this, the KEN logo and University of Leeds logo appear in black in the bottom righthand corner.
Join us next week to translate Wikipedia & support global knowledge equity. No experience needed - just your language skills!
World in Translation: Beyond English Wikipedia
Wed 30 July, 14h - 17h (BST)
📅 Online | Hosted by @UniLeeds & @knowledgeequity
🔗 leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...
#OpenAccess
AI respires to blackmail if told the system is going to be shutdown... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
23.07.2025 12:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Weather had been so lovely lately that I had forgotten how depressing it can get sometimes 😬
19.07.2025 14:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0For my third week in Ireland, I had the pleasure of working with a fantastic group of European teachers on a four-day intensive course focused on practical, responsible use of AI in education. Here's what we explored:
19.07.2025 13:10 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Dissertation alternatives, such as capstone projects and applied group-based projects, could better prepare graduates for their future careers, write academics at @bristoluni.bsky.social and @edinburghnapier.bsky.social: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/disse... #ai #highered #academicsky
14.07.2025 14:21 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2Reminder that the deadline for the Stephen Spender Translation Prize is 31 July - find out more and get your entries in at stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize
Open to pupils & teachers in UK & Ireland schools! You can enter in any language
#SSTPoetryPrize2025
If you are a native speaker in any language other than English, please come along and help us translate Wikipedia! (Online, Monday 30th July, 2-5pm)
leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...
@wikimediauk.bsky.social
New on Language-on-the-Move: the joys of international research collaboration at the Literacy-in-Diversity-Settings (LiDS) Research Centre @uni-hamburg.de
www.languageonthemove.com/dr-loy-lisin...
La Unesco vuelve a exigir a España que proteja mejor Doñana o la incluirá en su lista negra de patrimonio en peligro
11.07.2025 18:23 — 👍 141 🔁 72 💬 6 📌 3The state of the UK higher education sector’s finances www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/08/t...
08.07.2025 18:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"Essential for educators, researchers, and policymakers, this transformative work offers a much-needed fresh perspective on language education in a globalized world." buff.ly/7wqoLv9
08.07.2025 10:22 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Coffee treat this morning to celebrate the 8th of July 🥳🥳
08.07.2025 10:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Launch of ALL Cymru! Calling all teachers of international languages in Wales! Weds. 9 July at 16h00 on Zoom.
Keynote Speaker Vincent Everett reflects on ways and means to “Promote spontaneous speech and extended writing in the target language”
Book here: forms.office.com/e/Nmgqa6Y32z
Fewer pupils in less affluent English schools taking languages: Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools #mfl #languages #mfltwitterati www.theguardian.com/education/20...
01.07.2025 08:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Interested in some Cornish language crafting?
Come and learn some Cornish whilst making a Cornish identity badge, with the Speak Cornish team, on Saturday 28 June, 10am-12pm.
Free and fun for all the family, there’s no need to book.
Splann!
@speakcornish #speakcornishweek #familycrafts #kernewek
Seis de cada diez salvadoreños consideran que criticar a Nayib Bukele o a su Gobierno a través de las redes sociales u otro medio de difusión puede traerle “consecuencias negativas” como ir a la cárcel elpais.com/america/2025-06...
21.06.2025 18:35 — 👍 179 🔁 80 💬 16 📌 21Prof Antonio Martinez-Arboleda talking about the transformation of the written content creation process #mfl #mfltwitterati
20.06.2025 14:27 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our head is swimming on ideas after Joe Dale’s talk this morning! Thank you so much for such a comprehensive talk! @joedale.bsky.social #mfl #mfltwitterati
20.06.2025 10:48 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0We start the day at the MFL Conference talking about linguistic variation with Prof Rasha Soliman #mfl #mfltwitterati #languages
20.06.2025 08:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Navarra ha aprobado este jueves la Ley foral para el Derecho a la Vivienda Asequible y sorteará viviendas protegidas de alquiler entre menores de 35 y mayores de 60 años social.elpais.com/jlunc6
19.06.2025 19:33 — 👍 37 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 5Looking forward to hosting this on Friday! All ready now!! 🙌🙌 #mfl #mfltwitterati #languages
18.06.2025 15:44 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0“Figures up to May suggest that number will increase again this year to about 7.5 proven cases per 1,000 students – but recorded cases represent only the tip of the iceberg, according to experts.”
15.06.2025 11:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“A survey by the Higher Education Policy Institute in February found 88% of students used AI for assessments” www.theguardian.com/education/20...
15.06.2025 11:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Last few spaces left for the MFL teacher conference on 20th June at the University of Leeds! Registration is free but places are limited! With presentations from @joedale @rashasoliman04 & many more!! Have a look at our programme! 👇artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-activiti... #mfl #mfltwitterati
09.06.2025 11:46 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1‘The language is part of my life’: Gwenno shares songs in Cornish to inspire new generation #languages #cornish #mfl www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
08.06.2025 14:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0