Babel Babies

🌍 Explore #languages together, the fun way! 🎶 Start your children's languages adventure with our #multilingual music, on Spotify & all digital music channels.

[Babel Babies @Babel_Babies]

Is earlier, better when it comes to learning languages? Watch our video and let us know what you think from your experiences!

#babelbabies #languages #mfl #languagelearning

[Department of Education, University of Oxford @OxfordDeptofEd]

📢 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 applied to practice.

Find all the information about the new courses and start your application today ➡️ https://t.co/l2BvyRrl0n

[Cate Hamilton ([email protected]) @lomo_linguist]

Excited to see our research paper on actual paper! This was my MSc study conducted with @vmurphyox looking into how EYFS and primary teachers use songs. It’s open access, so you can read it online here for free: https://t.co/ElpQacx8wJ #edutwitter #pedagogy #music #eyfs

[The Queen's Translation Exchange @TranslationExch]

Join us from 2pm this Saturday at @FusionArtsOx for a creative poetry translation workshop aimed at primary pupils! Part of a day of creative multilingual activities for children and families organised by @faidrafait and @lomo_linguist from @OxfordDeptofEd ✨

Details below ⬇️

[Stephen Spender Trust @StephenSpender]

Join us 2pm this Saturday at @FusionArtsOx for a creative poetry translation workshop with @TranslationExch!
Aimed at primary school students (with activities for the whole family all day)

With thanks to @faidrafait and @lomo_linguist from @OxfordDeptofEd
https://t.co/gU72S5hMGP

[Stephen Spender Trust @StephenSpender]

#Teachers, register now for a day of #CreativeTranslation training!

Learn how to lead your class through a 6 part project translating ‘Tapajos’ (pictured) by Fernando Vilela featuring poems by #Brazilian poets

Full details in @WritersCentre’s newsletter: https://t.co/Mxr3tAXPbp

[Department of Education, University of Oxford @OxfordDeptofEd]

Join in with our Department's interactive activities at the #ESRCFestival!

1 November - 'My Family's Digital Lives' led by @LucyGBRobinson 💻
2 November - Multilingual activities and fun with languages led by @faidrafait and @lomo_linguist 🌍

More info ➡ https://t.co/HhUqxYwse0

[Cate Hamilton ([email protected]) @lomo_linguist]

Delighted to see our #systematicreview featured in the latest BAAL research synthesis newsletter! Read and subscribe here - https://t.co/PuGPFnWTzD Thanks to @sinwangchong for including our review of intervention research about using songs in #SLA with young learners.

[Stephen Spender Trust @StephenSpender]

1 week to go until #EuropeanDayofLanguages on 26 September!

Looking for inspiration? Make the most of our free resources for #CreativeTranslation in the classroom!

Translation activities:
https://t.co/cvsvn2Bjzn
Class projects:
https://t.co/xZIqYCBWHh
#edutwitter #mfltwitterati

[Babel Babies @Babel_Babies]

Multilingual playlist of the day!

https://t.co/E6aWDGmY0j

[Cate Hamilton ([email protected]) @lomo_linguist]

Thanks @karen_forbes - look how tiny I am! Definitely the largest room I’ve presented in so far. Day one of #aila2024 and already met so many lovely people. Thanks audience for the great questions and opportunity to talk about our work (with supervisors @vmurphyox and @hwc001).

[Department of Education, University of Oxford @OxfordDeptofEd]

Do you teach #EarlyYears? Please help us spread the word about our new creativity app research 🎨 Families with 3-5-year-olds are invited to test out the app and provide feedback📱

Link to express interest: https://t.co/c5roJgRIBa

Please RT! #EdChat @EYAlliance @earlyed_uk

[Babel Babies @Babel_Babies]

Take your children on a languages adventure this summer! 🎶 Explore 10 languages through songs and stories, with languages teacher and mum of 3, Cate. 📚 Only £5 for the full programme of 32 videos and 100s of downloads. Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/O8rvdFwJse

[The Queen's Translation Exchange @TranslationExch]

New Webinar: Careers in Policy for Linguists!

@charlotteryland and @oxpolicyengaged are hosting a new event open to graduate students and ECRs in the field of modern languages.

⏰ 22nd July, 11am-12pm

Register here by Fri 19th July: https://t.co/QxShG68BMt

[Hannah M. King (hmking-linguist.bsky.social) @hmking_linguist]

I'm happy to share a newly published paper co-authored with @simplygonzalo! We offer a reflexive account of labelling practices related to #EAL, #multilingualism & #vulnerability based on @MultilingLondon

First 50 can get access for free via this link: https://t.co/B4S9VucyTG

[The Queen's Translation Exchange @TranslationExch]

Oxford-based people - don't miss this!

📍Caper Books, Magdalen Rd
📅 Next week, 2nd July 7.30pm

@MalwinaGudowska will discuss her new book, MOTHER TONGUE TIED, motherhood and multilingualism with @lomo_linguist.

Limited 🎟️
https://t.co/THf6ep6fdw

[Center for Language Science at Penn State @CLSPSU]

We apologize that the "but" of this study wasn't immediately clear from our first tweet! Truly, better methodological work needs to be done to tease apart the relationship between song and language learning. Please check out this new review by @lomo_linguist and colleagues below!

[Charlotte Ryland @charlotteryland]

As part of this project we're offering a training opportunity for graduate students and ECRs - How and why should linguists engage with policymakers? Taking place on 11th and 18th July. Express interest here: https://t.co/YcZfcu3LM9
@oxpolicyengaged @PolicyUpen @TranslationExch

[Department of Education, University of Oxford @OxfordDeptofEd]

📢 Early Years colleagues! Join us on 16 July for a full-day workshop on Evidence-Based Practice in the Early Years, hosted by #OxEdDeanery, with Prof Kathy Sylva and Dr @MathersSandra

Tickets are now available, book your place now ➡ https://t.co/Q3At3LK5MF

#edchat #edutwitter

[Cate Hamilton ([email protected]) @lomo_linguist]

📣New #Researchpaper published today: Investigating the substantive linguistic effects of using songs for teaching second or foreign languages to preschool, primary and secondary school learners: a #systematicreview review of intervention research.
➡️ https://t.co/dN2czecYVM