Language Debates

A-level English Language: current linguistic news, debate & material. Plus a bit of Edu stuff. Run by Lisa Casey, Asst. VP of a school and linguistics fangirl.

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

@owl33JM @Team_English1 @EngLangBlog What's the board? They don't all require the reading/writing/literacy acquisition part...

[Kazuki Sekine @kazukis0409]

Just published! Our new study explores how Japanese speakers use emojis, revealing a preference for SOV or OV sequences, mirroring Japanese grammar. This insight highlights the influence of native language on emoji communication. 🚀📚 #EmojiResearch https://t.co/unDK4Bintg

[Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni @LAEL_LU]

Deception detection is a critical area, but do we all lie in the same way? We're looking for British-English-speaking adults (18+) who are either neurotypical or have ADHD to take part in a short 10-15 min study. Your participation can make a difference! https://t.co/vnANdUdOsA

[SU Applied Linguistics @Swansea_AppLing]

We posted last week about #GenZ #slang. Well, did you know that it's now been added to #Amazon's #Alexa? From this month, Amazon users will be able to ask Alexa to "talk Gen Z to me".

Read more: https://t.co/5ymkgRKeV4

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

@econteaching1 @petergates3 @DrRLofthouse @RethinkingJames Crossing my fingers for a bit more?

[Google @Google]

New emoji are on the way 🎉 Plus 9 more fun facts to celebrate World Emoji Day 📅 ↓ https://t.co/mWpqVoI5dE

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#CLA

[Language Log @LanguageLog]

Little Italian girl talking with her hands: Are Italians by nature more manually voluble than other people?   Selected readings "Learning to speak Sicilian" (2/10/20) — some similar hand gestures "Baby talk" (12/21/10) "Baby talk, part 2" (8/19/18) "Twin… https://t.co/nMj0TRP0F2

[Dr Sarah Steadman @steadmansj]

'Initial Teacher Training in English should: teach principles and insights from a range of research, past and present, rather than dogmatically prescribing a narrow selection focused on the latest ‘trends’ which are highly  contested assertions about learning' - Yes, this...

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

@petergates3 @DrRLofthouse Hi Peter. Really keen to build a bank of alternatives to Rosenshine to be able to direct staff and senior leaders to. Can you suggest some? Cheers

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#Discourses and a bit of #Legalese

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

@longr004 @EngMediaCentre Really glad to see one of my colleagues here. Hope it goes well @EngMediaCentre

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#Discourses

[FrameLab Newsletter @FramelabNews]

Violent language invites violence.

No one has done more to frame American politics in violent terms than Donald Trump.

@gilduran76 and @GeorgeLakoff at FrameLab https://t.co/PagI5eLc1W

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

@_disinclined @tonythorne007 And, shows they get what 'indexing' is.

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#Lexis #Semantics #Deixis

[Litdrive UK @LitdriveUK]

🔗 Useful link 🔗

This article breaks down the emerging online use of the word 'coded'. A great read for Language students and teachers alike to consider as part of meanings and representations as well as language change and language variation. https://t.co/hc795vDiOU 🐝

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#EduDiscourses

[Tes magazine @tes]

If Labour wants to deliver on its promise to raise the status of teaching, then @samtwiselton says it needs to engage in these two key areas
https://t.co/gVmCZrGiO7

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#Orthography #LangChange #Discourses

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#EduDiscourses

[Rachel Mears (Lofthouse) @DrRLofthouse]

Really interesting to see a large data research report reviewed with a critical perspective to unpack and reflect on conclusions that are drawn.

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

@dantjenks Yeah, it looks like lots is the same. How much time do you give CLA?

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

Okay #AlevelEngLang peeps: am going to be teaching OCR in Sept. Anybody on here got some words of wisdom for me?

[Language Debates @LanguageDebates]

#LangintheNews

[Litdrive UK @LitdriveUK]

🔗 Useful link 🔗

This article summarises a new study which explores how British people are increasingly copying each other's speech style. Useful for A Level Language students looking at sociolects and language change. https://t.co/ZvJZBQtAG1