I first wrote this on the back of a student's paper, and two weeks later he turned in a paper about an issue he really cared about. It earned an A.

Applied Sciences was one of the journals analysed for my blogpost: deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/09/now-yo… In 2023-4 it published 1036 special issues, of which 145 had > 25% articles with guest editors as authors. Articles 3-5 featured here are a case in point - see esp article 5

The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access. This is news. sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?cat=Mac…

Delighted to see our #systematicreview featured in the latest BAAL research synthesis newsletter! Read and subscribe here - mailchi.mp/1e32d801c750/a… Thanks to Sin-Wang Chong for including our review of intervention research about using songs in #SLA with young learners.

Join in with our Department's interactive activities at the #ESRCFestival! 1 November - 'My Family's Digital Lives' led by Lucy Robinson 💻 2 November - Multilingual activities and fun with languages led by Dr Faidra Faitaki ([email protected]) and Cate Hamilton ([email protected]) 🌍 More info ➡

Oxford students! Interested in languages, translation and international literature? We're kicking off the year with an online welcome session on Tuesday 15 October, 5-5:30pm. Come along to find out more about QTE and how you can get involved! Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/37peu9ry

❗ Last few tickets remaining for our Generative AI workshop on 24 October 🧑‍🏫 Explore how Generative AI can be integrated into teaching, learning and assessment at #OxEdDeanery's interactive workshop with Prof Miri Barak and Dr Maya Usher. Get your ticket before 23:59 on 21

My column on Saoirse Ronan burning the chat show circuit down theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Don't miss this if you're in Oxford! ✨

NEW: Systematic Review on the experiences of international students transitioning from non-Anglophone high schools to Anglophone universities. By Claire Hao, @drheathrose and me. doi.org/10.1080/014346…

Join us 2pm this Saturday at Fusion Arts for a creative poetry translation workshop with The Queen's Translation Exchange! Aimed at primary school students (with activities for the whole family all day) With thanks to Dr Faidra Faitaki ([email protected]) and Cate Hamilton ([email protected]) from Department of Education, University of Oxford socsci.ox.ac.uk/creative-multi…

This must be tweeted every Halloween. I don’t make the rules

Excited to see our research paper on actual paper! This was my MSc study conducted with Victoria Murphy looking into how EYFS and primary teachers use songs. It’s open access, so you can read it online here for free: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #edutwitter #pedagogy #music #eyfs

Join us from 2pm this Saturday at Fusion Arts for a creative poetry translation workshop aimed at primary pupils! Part of a day of creative multilingual activities for children and families organised by Dr Faidra Faitaki ([email protected]) and Cate Hamilton ([email protected]) from Department of Education, University of Oxford ✨ Details below ⬇️

For your baby, laughter conveys much more than just “I find this funny.” 😂🤣😂 Long before babies can speak conventionally, they begin laughing - making it one of humankind’s earliest and most important forms of communication. And according to Caspar Addyman - a British

📢 Applications are open for our two new postgraduate diplomas in English as an Additional Language and Early Childhood Education! Aimed at working professionals in EAL or Early Years, the courses will provide in-depth knowledge of research evidence, which can be directly

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Maybe if we just turn today off and back on again, it will stop malfunctioning? 🫣

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📢 New opportunities to join research programmes on Developmental Language Disorder, and early intervention and experiences of children with special educational needs or disabilities, led by Professor Cristina Mckean. See the full list of vacancies on our website ➡️