Whether the media describe childhood bilingualism as a gift or a problem depends on the identity of the children, as new research by @naomifillmore.bsky.social and @htorsh.bsky.social shows languageonthemove.com/childhood-bi...

Childhood bilingualism is a gift; for some …

*** Naomi Fillmore, Hanna Torsh, Yanisa Jakklom *** Imagine four Australian children playing in a playground. Yu speaks Chinese and English, Jakob speaks Arabic and English, Molly, who is from the …

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New! Special issue of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL), Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Learning, out now! Part 1 (of 2) includes papers on Yolŋu, Wiradyuri, Gumbaynggirr, Pitjantjatjara, Tiwi, Anindilyakwa, and Noongar benjamins.com/catalog/aral...

Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Learning

Issue of Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

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New publication alert! Out article 'Big Impact or No Advantage? Raciolinguistic Framings in Australian Media Coverage of Young People's Multilingualism' is now available in early online view in the Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social 🧵

Our new research on Indigenous research capability just published in @herdjournal.bsky.social We reviewed what constitutes and how researchers can develop cultural capability for ethical Indigenous research in Australia. Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Higher Education Research and Development@herdjournal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Researcher cultural capability for Indigenous research: a meta-narrative review @naomifillmore.bsky.social, Marnee Shay, Grace Sarra & Susan Danby Open access → doi.org/10.1080/0729... #IndigenousResearch #Researchers #HigherEd #CulturalCapability

The ABC asking "should speaking more than one language be the norm?" 🤦🏼‍♀️ 25% of Australians already speak languages other than English, 50% are born or have parent born overseas. In these homes and communities speaking more than one language IS the norm. 1/3

Our new chapter on teaching First Nations languages in Queensland schools is out! It explores how recent policy developments here are creating space for communities and practitioners to teach First Nations languages in schools. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Celebrating First Nations Languages and Language Learning in Australia

This book introduces key underlying principles for teaching First Nations languages and language learners in schools across a range of contexts. It takes a

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Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia on 28 March 2025 3:00pm–4:30pm. Featuring a chapter on Asian language teacher pathways by myself and UQ co-authors. Register here: languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...

Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia - Book Launch

Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia (Palgrave Macmillan)

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Nelson Flores@nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 2y ago

Jonathan Rosa and I had the amazing opportunity to work with an undergraduate student and a high school student to "translate" our "Undoing Appropriateness" article for high school students. The final product is available for free here: demystifyinglanguage.fordham.edu/articles/lan...

Grammar is not the “rules” you were taught in school. It’s what your brain does to make sense of the linguistic input it’s exposed to. The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.

Encephalophatass@encephalophatass.bsky.social · 3y ago

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Learning an Indigenous Language as a Non-Native #indigenity #raciolx http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/learn-indigenous-language/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare

Also out today! A new chapter with UQ colleagues titled "Pathways to Teaching Global Languages: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Asian Language Teachers in Australian Schools" 📚 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Pathways to Teaching Global Languages: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Asian Language Teachers in Australian Schools

Despite formal commitments to improving the capability of young Australians in global languages by both state and federal governments over recent decades, the number of students learning languages rem...

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Pleased to present a small part of my Phd research today at #ALAA2024 in Lutruwita (Tasmania)

It's annoying that this is framed as a 'discovery'. And a recent one. This is just true, and has been true for a very long time.

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 2y ago

Errors by international students in their academic writing might reflect not a poor grasp of English but rather a legitimate use of new versions of the language, according to researchers #AcademicSky #highered

Just saw a large intl dev org releasing a set of "high-quality, culturally relevant educational materials" for "young children learning to read" in the "Asia and Pacific" region.... ALL the materials are in English🫠 Who's going to tell them there are over 3,000 languages across Asia and the Pacific🙃

I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas

Pleased to have contributed to a new resource for the CoE for the Digital Child - The Digital Child Ethics Toolkit is a practical guide to ethical considerations for Digital Childhoods Research across contexts, methods, and cohorts 📚🌐👶Find it here: doi.org/10.26187/k90...

Kicking off the new year with some exciting news—I've joined the editorial board of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics! Looking forward to working alongside some incredible scholars and contributing to this important journal. Check out the latest updates at benjamins.com/catalog/aral

What does linguistic inclusion mean today, as ever-increasing linguistic diversity clashes with the continued monolingual hegemony of English? Exciting 1-day workshop on Dec 14 @mqlinguistics - register now for free attendance www.languageonthemove.com/linguistic-i...

Finally made the move! Thanks to @qiyuegrace.bsky.social 😁