Sofiya

'They know enough who know how to learn'
Research Scholar, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad ||
Gaming, Vocabulary, and SLA.

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

Trying to understand what informs teachers' intent to use games to teach! Help us out by filling this 10-minute survey https://t.co/RJ4djPVqFo
@teacher2teacher @ForTeachersOnly @EdWeekTeacher @TeachersNet
#teacher #education #teaching #educators

[Akira Murakami @mrkm_a]

"[A] scientometric review was conducted using 547 journal articles published between 2003 and 2023 from the Web of Science and Scopus databases."

Shahiwala et al. (2024). Incidental vocabulary learning: A scientometric review
https://t.co/vfWjjYuZg1

[Yu Kanazawa @knzw783]

Shahiwala, S., & Rahul, D. R. (2025). A qualitative analysis of gamers’ experiences with vocabulary acquisition: Insights from grounded theory. System, 135, 103864. https://t.co/yVtPZp67b0

[Yushi Kashimura @yushi_0112___]

Shahiwala S, Rahul DR, Sidheeque M. The CLEAR-Qual Framework: Guidelines for Open Qualitative L2 Research. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. https://t.co/iq46bMm9QE

[TESOLgraphics @tesolgraphics]

What does research say about using digital games for language teaching and learning? 

This infographic summarises evidence from 23 studies.

👨‍🏫 Teachers can offer a holistic support system for language learning through exercise & communication opportunities in single and multiplayer games.

🧑‍🏫 Using reflective journaling tasks alongside game-based approaches is recommended to facilitate deeper learning engagement.


🤳Scan the QR code on the infographic OR click the link 🔗 to original article:

https://t.co/fAUDXfFsNI

🔗 To infographic pdf:

https://t.co/9q4T6Ruzih

We are proud to be funded by and/or collaborating with @StA_IEI @TESOL_Assn @OASIS_Database @uandresbello @OpenAppLing

[LINGUIST List @linguistlist]

FYI: Call for Participants: Help us shape guidelines for L2 Qualitative Research: We are seeking researchers, educators, and practitioners in second language (L2) studies to review and endorse a set of ethics and accountability guidelines for qualitative… https://t.co/ggdLaDPoJ3

[Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics @RSALJournal]

https://t.co/LYf0RaT7PA

[Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics @RSALJournal]

First publication in RSAL Journal by @sinwangchong and it is open-access 🥳🥳
🔗 https://t.co/iNbcvy6k8o

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

What an absolute delight to listen to Dr MacRae and his take on the evidence revolution!
#ThaiTESOL #ThailandTESOL2025 #TESOL #britishcouncil

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

Psyched to be at the 44th Thailand TESOL International Conference! What a delight to connect with such amazing scholars!
#ThailandTESOL #ThaiTESOL

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

I've been selected as a reviewer for an upcoming conference. I wonder how such information can be added to a CV... So used to seeing industry-oriented vitae that it feels odd to make a section for such things #phdlife #phdvoice @ThePhDPlace @PhDVoice

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

Can we normalise fawning and fangirling over academicians and researchers in our fields?? I mean, I would legit ask for autographs when I meet some! #iykyk #PhDVoice #phdlife #researcher

[ACPI @acpi_tweets]

We are inviting papers for the 19th European Conference on Game Based Learning (ECGBL 2025) hosted by Nord University, Norway on the 1-3 October 2025.

To know more: https://t.co/llv3tinJzK

#gbl #gamebasedlearning #gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #gamescompetition #gamer #norway

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

Spent 5 hours making a 5 minutes presentation and now I feel done for the day #PhDVoice #researchlife

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

What a crazy ride reading through all the quotes and comments! Extremely worth it! Unfortunately, I forgot to bring popcorn :)

[Daniël Lakens @lakens]

It is extremely sad to see some qualitative resesrchers take the epistemologicl view that truth is crested, and qualitative resesrch is in principle not replicable. These voices should be severely criticized within the qualitative research community, and preferably driven out.

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

Beyond excited to share that our paper, "Incidental Vocabulary Learning: A Scientometric Review", has been published in @RMALJournal.
You can access it freely on
https://t.co/xdrusmjqNw.
We hope our findings prove informative for your research!
#linguistics #LanguageLearning

[The Struggling Scientists @TheStrugglingS4]

This is your friendly reminder to celebrate the milestone on your way to your PhD title 🙂

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

@wtrych The same happened with me, mine is Hindi! Perhaps the algorithm is dependent on colloquial usage and accuracy, which can give out false results because of the diverse media forms one consumes and the knowledge one may have about language in general...

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

@John_Attridge The relatability of this post is off the charts! It took me 3 different comments at 3 different times to realise that '98 is not "recent advancements in the field"

[Luke Plonsky @LukePlonsky]

Louder for the folks in the back! A lack of research on X is not in and of itself sufficient rationale for a study on X.

[Sofiya @actuallysofiya]

@LukePlonsky Super interesting! Would love to collaborate on something like this for SLA!