A great plenary talk by Geraldine Mark 🇪🇺 IVACS this morning: how to meaningfully compare corpora - perhaps one of the most important questions in the field!

📢 Dear colleagues, check out Languages, Society & Policy LSP Policy Journal ! 🌍 Submit your Policy Papers, Opinion Articles, and Dialogues on any policy issue related to language and linguistics, based on peer-reviewed published research. Elevate your research impact and influence

📕The Languages of Covid-19 is out now in paperback (and #OpenAccess here: tinyurl.com/ya3zb6n2). The book’s legacy lies in the case it makes for linguistic sensitivity and translational mediation as *essential* elements of global healthcare and future pandemic preparedness.

The LAGB @lagbling.bsky.social's Linguistics & Racial Justice Committee has launched its Activism in Action series, which started last week w/ Denise Amankwah (Lang & Ling) talking about her work on the visibility of African languages in multilingual London schools 📽️youtu.be/kIsCvB7mnF4

📢Workshop Alert! Addressing Hate Speech: Contributions from Sociolinguistics, Media & AI Join us on Nov 14th Trinity College , Cambridge University for a one-day event bringing together leading experts! Reserve your spot now via Eventbrite! Please RT to help spread the word!

#LancsBox for #DDL practical workshop materials for teachers and students Shanghai Jiao Tong University CASS 📰Download for free: lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk/#exercise12

Interested in #HomeLanguages and #UniAdmissions? Join the next session on rethinking language qualifications in UK admissions: 📅 Wed, 13 Nov, 1 PM (GMT). Featuring insights from Eva Eppler, Zara & Yuni Kim. 📝 Register here: newcastleuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

We’re delighted to announce the release of a new LSP - Languages in UK Education special collection, guest-edited by Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social and Wendy Bennett. It explores how the UK can embrace its linguistic diversity and tackle the languages crisis. 📖: lspjournal.com

🌟 Introducing Our Special Collection! 🌟 How can the UK reinvigorate language education and address its multilingual challenges? Wendy Bennett and Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social discuss policy gaps, innovations, and bold solutions across the four nations. lspjournal.com/post/languages…

Should UK universities treat all language A-Levels equally, regardless of the student’s background? 🤔 This paper by Eva Eppler, Zara and Yuni Kim explores this question, highlighting policy gaps and recommendations for fairer admissions.🧵lspjournal.com/post/rethinkin…

A survey of 135 UK unis revealed stark disparities: while some institutions accept all language A-Levels equally, others impose restrictive and unclear rules for "native" speakers, deterring students from pursuing heritage language exams. Read more: lspjournal.com/post/rethinkin…

She is one of many Murray Edwards alums of whom we are very proud Mishal Husain Murray Edwards College Dorothy Byrne

"Valuing languages is fundamentally a matter of human dignity and respect – languages define us, and to ignore or marginalise them is to undervalue identity, culture and the rich diversity of the communities and nations of the UK."

📢 Read the latest blog by Chartered Institute of Linguists about our Languages in UK Education special collection! It emphasizes the value of multilingualism, addresses access gaps and summarizes key challenges ciol.org.uk/languages-uk-e…

🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us at Languages, Society & Policy Journal! 🌟 We look forward to receiving your Policy Papers, Dialogues, or Opinion Articles in 2025. More details about submission guidelines, are available on our website: lspjournal.com 🎆

The postface by Wendy Bennett & Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social in the Languages in UK Education special collection highlights key themes shaping the future of language education in the UK. What are the main takeaways? 🧵👇lspjournal.com/post/languages…

📚 Our Languages in UK Education collection continues—with a new series of opinion articles. In this opening piece, John Worne calls for a shift in how we value language skills in the UK. 🧵👇lspjournal.com/post/the-uk-s-…

Championing modern languages and linguistics and shaping the future of language policy in the UK murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/qa/championing… via Murray Edwards College

mhra.org.uk/news/2025/04/2… Read about our MHRA-funded project to produce readable summaries of languages research for policymakers Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social

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