Something speculative I wrote on the same topic a few years ago; strange to see these things coming true and being addressed in academia! lpearcelearning.com/2020/09/11/e...

Experimentation or Control?

Part II: Education, Language and Technology The internet is home to new modes of communication. Many of these like gifs, videos and memes exploit multiple channels to put across information ef…

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Matteo Fuoli@matteofuoli.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our position paper on the sociolinguistic foundations of language modeling is out now in Frontiers in AI! www.frontiersin.org/journals/art... We argue that sociolinguistics holds the key to understanding and improving large language models.

Bluesky isn’t perfect but at least its owner isn’t demanding violent insurrection in the UK from thousands of miles away

'... the alliance between literary aesthetics and the science of languages was never as comfortable as it was convenient' The long history of English as a subject, and the tensions between Language and Literature that persist!

London Review of Books@lrb.co.uk · 11mo ago

‘The evolving shape of the subject, as Collini recognises, owed almost as much to the mundane issue of what was examinable as it did to high-flown aspiration.’ Colin Kidd on how the university has shaped English studies: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Why get students writing in math, science, social studies, and more? It’ll help them process information and remember what they’ve learned. ✍️ Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social shares the research. #EduSky #literacy

Why Students Should Write in All Subjects

Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Plus, five engaging writing activities to use in all subjects.

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What the National Curriculum Review needs to get right about grammar to avoid the repeating the shortcomings of the previous reforms. My blog for NATE 👇🏻 #English #EnglishGrammar #Education

National Association for the Teaching of English@natecommunity.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Grammar teaching may change in upcoming education reforms — but @lpearcelearning.bsky.social warns: unless curriculum, assessment & incentives align, we risk repeating a decade of mistakes that kept teachers from seeing grammar’s true value in daily practice. #NATE www.nate.org.uk/2025/09/10/w...

'School leadership, parent and caregiver buy-in, teacher recruitment and retention, student demographics all play a crucial role in shaping language provision and driving changes.' blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/08/...

Crisis or variation in languages education provision in England?

Language learning in the UK is often framed as being in a state of “crisis”. But does this narrative provide a fair reflection of what is happening across all schools in England?

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Coming later this week, NATE guest blogger @lpearcelearning.bsky.social argues for a shift towards teaching grammar in context, where language knowledge fuels creativity and meaning, not just test prep. #NATE

Given the lack of political/cultural/linguistic representation in English regions, it is sadly unsurprising to see racists /nationalists filling the gaps. Article I wrote a few years ago feeling more relevant again! #England #English #Flags #SaintGeorge lpearcelearning.com/2021/07/29/l...

Levelling Up English

I’ve been an English teacher for over 10 years, working in the UK and overseas. English is my first language, I was born in England, and would happily say, “I’m English”. Ho…

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I write @theguardian.com about Spanish and English across continents.The many variations we share are not obstacles: they are a testament to the resilience, creativity and beauty of our languages. With cameos @uninoticias.bsky.social and Diana Salinas www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Like English, Spanish is constantly evolving. Unlike some English speakers, we welcome that | María Ramírez

Purists’ attempts to police our global languages are doomed – there’s joy and inspiration in new expressions from all over the world, says journalist María Ramírez

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Kendrick Lamar's verse on the Clipse' song Chains and Whips got a lot of attention, including for the 'gen' scheme which uses a lot of etymologically related words... youtu.be/P-9aHIcg1Vc?...

Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice - Chains & Whips (Official Lyric Video)

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Submissions for our new book No Other-Creating Schools Where Everyone Belongs, are inspiring and humbling. Two gaps remain - in refugee education and the education of the Traveller community. Any educators out there with something to say on these areas, please get in touch 🙏

Last two talks of the day! #EnglishGrammarDay

More great talks at #EnglishGrammarDay 2025

#EnglishGrammarDay 2025 is underway!

🗣️What did visitors make of last year's event? 🔗Book your place for this #EnglishGrammarDay 2025: events.bl.uk/events/engli...

Next week! events.bl.uk/events/engli... #EnglishGrammarDay #Grammar #EnglishLanguage @bethmalory.bsky.social @hwimbushenglish.bsky.social @debsadelight.bsky.social @robdrummond.bsky.social @billylinguist.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

There's still time to book tickets for English Grammar Day 2025! Join us at the British Library, 7 July, for talks from a 'gramm-azing' line up of speakers. Teachers: bring along your students! Info & booking here: events.bl.uk/events/engli... #EnglishGrammarDay #Grammar #EnglishLanguage

English Grammar Day 2025 | British Library

Are you sat down or sitting down while reading this? Have you got or do you have a preference for one form over the other? English has a number of ways of

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We have a new blog! From the team @engliciousucl.bsky.social‬ a tale of engagement with grammar - and the chance to attend this year's event in the British Library. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...

🌁Bridge the gap with expert-led #CPD: Primary to Secondary Grammar Help learners build on their #KS2 #Year6 knowledge to improve literacy at #KS3 #Year7 🗓️20 June 💻Half day, online 🔗Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/short-course...

Primary to Secondary English Grammar for Teachers (Online Course)

Online course for secondary school teachers who want to help their pupils bridge the gap between primary and secondary English grammar.

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English Grammar CPD upcoming dates: ☀️June 🗓️13th - English Grammar for Teachers 🗓️20th - Primary to Secondary 💻Online, intensive courses 🎓By experts at UCL More info & booking: www.ucl.ac.uk/english/rese...

Short Courses for School Teachers

The Survey of English Usage is running intensive half-day online courses for school teachers in teaching English Grammar.

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We spoke with teachers and pupils at a London primary school to hear their views on grammar in English lessons, subject terminology and the SATs exams. 📺Watch the full playlist of videos here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Teachers and pupils thoughts on grammar. - YouTube

Hear teachers and pupils from a north London primary school share their thoughts on grammar in education.

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'Mainstream American English is entrenched in the digital infrastructure of the internet, in Silicon Valley’s corporate priorities, and in the data sets that fuel everything from autocorrect to AI-generated synthetic text.' theconversation.com/ai-systems-a...

AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks

AI models too often produce a monolithic version of English that erases variation.

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Don't forget to book your tickets for the 2025 #EnglishGrammarDay Monday 7 July at the British Library in London, organised by UCL, Oxford and the British Library. Check out the programme, bios, abstracts, and how to book here: www.ucl.ac.uk/english/even... #Grammar #EnglishLanguage #Linguistics

The English Grammar Day

The ‘English Grammar Day’ is an annual event open to the public, with a wide range of speakers, to discuss the role of grammar in the English language curriculum.

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The British Council has launched a collection of 100 idioms, proverbs and phrases that shed light on the evolution of English. www.britishcouncil.org/world-englis...

Sentence lego: Leah Crawford outlines a simple approach to building sentences that’s designed to ensure that grammatical knowledge building is always in service to the choices that writers make. #NATE #illumiNATE www.nate.org.uk/2025/04/24/s...

Sentence lego: using the building blocks of English grammar to serve composition and effect - National Association for the Teaching of English

Leah Crawford outlines a simple approach to building sentences that’s designed to ensure that grammatical knowledge building is always in service to the choices that writers make. It’s easily adaptabl...

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'The linguistic purism movement peaked in the age of industrialisation, in a country losing its local traditions, songs and dialects, some of which still carried traces of the Anglo-Saxon past.' www.edwest.co.uk/p/a-language...

A language of beautiful impurity

'English is both a Germanic and a Latin language' - and that's its strength

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English Grammar Day is back for 2025 -- and tickets are on sale now! Join us on Mon 7 July at the British Library for another great roster of speakers and discussion of all things grammar! #EnglishGrammarDay 🔗Booking and more info: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag...

Thanks @litdrive.bsky.social for a great #LitdriveCPD25 The speakers gave so much insight that informed my talk on grammar in the schools. Secondary teachers are keen to use metalanguage to teach at sentence-level, but rarely supported to build on the grammar brought from primary.

Love this from @edjameswest.bsky.social: 'How we'd talk if England had won in 1066': "In this world, lamentation is sorrowword, unanimous becomes sameheart and acceptable is replaced with thankworthy. Alcoholics Anonymous would be renamed as The Unnamed Overdrinkers" www.edwest.co.uk/p/a-language...

A language of beautiful impurity

'English is both a Germanic and a Latin language' - and that's its strength

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