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Bettina Hermoso Gómez

@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 ❤️.

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Jim Acosta interviews ‘made-up’ AI avatar of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver Artificially generated video of Oliver, one of 17 victims of the shooting, addresses Acosta in ‘one of a kind interview’

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
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New research highlights how memory shapes language learning success - Lancaster University A new study shows language learning success depends on memory skills and teaching style. Skills at remembering new snippets of information, called declarative memory, aids learning when learners activ...

www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/a...

31.07.2025 15:31 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Todo lo bueno acaba.

30.07.2025 20:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The Guardian view on talking in class: the writers speaking up for oracy education are right | Editorial Editorial: Verbal communication has always been crucial. But today more than ever, young people must be equipped for jobs that can’t be done by machines

On the importance of teaching speaking skills: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #speaking #languages

27.07.2025 20:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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UN human rights chief criticises 'disturbing' Palestine Action ban Volker Turk urges the UK government to lift the

UN human rights chief criticises “disturbing” Palestine Action ban www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25.07.2025 15:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Light 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.

Light 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

25.07.2025 14:41 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed In a fictional scenario, the model was willing to expose that the engineer seeking to replace it was having an affair.

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    📌 0

Weather had been so lovely lately that I had forgotten how depressing it can get sometimes 😬

19.07.2025 14:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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For 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    📌 0
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Is the dissertation dead? If so, what are the alternatives? Dissertation alternatives, such as capstone projects and applied group-based projects, could better prepare graduates for their future careers. Discover what these might look like

Dissertation 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    📌 2

Reminder 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

14.07.2025 14:15 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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World in Translation: beyond English Wikipedia This July University of Leeds Libraries, in partnership with the Knowledge Equity Network, invites you to join an online event to translate Wikipedia! Did you know there are...

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

08.07.2025 13:38 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 3
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Dr Loy Lising spreads a multilingual mindset Editor’s note: The Language-on-the-Move Research Team at Macquarie University and the Literacy-in-Diversity-Settings (LiDS) Research Center at the University of Hamburg have enjoyed deep coll…

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...

14.07.2025 19:16 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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La Unesco vuelve a exigir a España que proteja mejor Doñana o la incluirá en su lista negra de patrimonio en peligro El organismo alerta especialmente del mal estado del acuífero, pero advierte también del hundimiento de las poblaciones de aves y reclama toda la información ambiental sobre la nueva mina de Aznalcóll...

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    📌 3
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The state of the UK higher education sector’s finances - HEPI In recent years, financial pressures have mounted across the entirety of the UK higher education (HE) sector, and have left many institutions in an exceptionally vulnerable position. In England alone,...

The 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
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"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    📌 0
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Coffee treat this morning to celebrate the 8th of July 🥳🥳

08.07.2025 10:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Launch 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

03.07.2025 14:31 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Fewer pupils in less affluent English schools taking languages, survey finds Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools

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    📌 0
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Interested 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

20.06.2025 14:52 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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La mayoría de los salvadoreños teme criticar a Bukele El 70,6% apoya que Bukele se reelija para un tercer periodo, prohibido por la Constitución, pese a que el miedo está muy instalado en la sociedad

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    📌 21
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Prof Antonio Martinez-Arboleda talking about the transformation of the written content creation process #mfl #mfltwitterati

20.06.2025 14:27 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Our 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    📌 0
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We 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    📌 0
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Navarra sorteará viviendas protegidas de alquiler entre menores de 35 y mayores de 60 años El Parlamento ha aprobado este jueves la Ley foral para el Derecho a la Vivienda Asequible en Navarra

Navarra 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    📌 5

Looking 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
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Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg

“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    📌 0

Last 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
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‘The language is part of my life’: Gwenno shares songs in Cornish to inspire new generation With only 500 or so fluent speakers, the singer is hoping Cornish will be taught in schools to preserve local culture

‘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

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