Stanford is taking its classes fully remote. Beth Seltzer and I created (and are actively updating) a resource for our instructors to provide short-term support solutions. If you're needing something similar, feel free to check out what we've done: bit.ly/stanfordteachi…

Crowdsourcing: not all online teaching suggestions work for language courses. How do we teach intro language classes online in a way that does’t devolve into an expensive version of Duolingo? Can we share the best tools and strategies here to be prepared, tagging #digitallangs?

So I've seen some folks already say things in this vein, but I'm gonna emphasize it too: If your school switches to online teaching for the rest of the semester, it's ok – maybe even necessary – to scale back on what your class does.

#AntiRa-Kabinett Heute wird die #Bundesregierung den Ausschuss gegen Rassismus & Rechtsextremismus einrichten. Jetzt kommt es auf konkrete Veränderungen an: die Betroffenen in den Mittelpunkt stellen, Engagierte schützen & unterstützen und die Brandmauer nach Rechtsaußen ziehen!

Neue Kolumne: »Der oder das Virus?« Die aktuelle Pandemie sorgt für große Verunsicherung. Das fängt schon beim Wort »Virus« selbst an; denn es herrscht Verunsicherung darüber, ob es sich dabei um ein männliches oder ein sächliches Wort handelt. bastiansick.de/kolumnen/zwieb…

D.h. ich *empfinde* eher standardsprachlich...😊

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Alles hat zu - Wir öffnen die Magazine virtuell! Wir greifen die Idee von Österreichisches Staatsarchiv auf und stellen ausgewählte Archivalien aus unseren Beständen vor. Folge 1: Schindlers Liste. Hier Teil 1. Teil 2 folgt in einem zweiten Tweet. #dasBundesarchiv #ClosedbutOpen #StayAtHome

Coronavirus street art - in pictures theguardian.com/world/gallery/…

Coronavirus street art - in pictures theguardian.com/world/gallery/…

Coronavirus street art - in pictures theguardian.com/world/gallery/…

I wrote this book for this moment, for this moment to become a movement, for the movement to transform us as we transform this country. Thank you to the folks reading + recommending #HowToBeAnAntiracist. Use it as springboard into antiracist action. Justice needs you, all of you.

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DOCUMENTA 15: We've been selected as one of the artist groups for next year’s Documenta! Documenta is a world renowned contemporary art exhibition, featuring artists from all continents who have had a significant influence on modern art. More deets: bit.ly/3FcDHjz

Grateful to work on this project on pluralising critical theories together with fierce colleagues and comrades @da_loick, Eva von Redecker and Robin Celikates. It is a syllabus platform where you can share syllabi, get inspiration for crafting your courses,

New German Studies online resource hub just dropped! "Environment and Engagement in German Studies: A Resource Hub for Ecocriticism, Pedagogy, and Academic Civic Engagement." Thx to organizers. Adds to hubs Duck Duck Goose EGS - Towards an Equitable German Studies German Studies Collaboratory Black Central Europe carleton.edu/german/sustain…

What would be the title of the first linguistics lecture at the University of Austin?

Congratulations to the 2022 Marshall Scholars winners! 🇺🇸🇬🇧 All 41 winners, including these 8 incredible scholars representing NY, NJ, PA and Fairfield, will be heading to the UK for fully-funded graduate programmes 🎓 Read about all of the scholars here bit.ly/2K1LZ5r

No Cuts for the Federal Agency for Civic Education! chng.it/yC9mQ4Wh via Change.org UK