If you missed it yesterday, here is the new episode. Lots of new MLE research and more. bsky.app/profile/lexi...

Lexis Podcast@lexispodcast.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's the new episode and it features our annual preview of the @yorktoolkit.bsky.social day in July at University of York. Devyani Sharma and Sam Hellmuth tell us more about what's happening, including some great new work on MLE and an old case study revisited. open.spotify.com/episode/5Flf...

Monica Lethbridge, our first MSci Linguistics student, has secured a fully funded PhD with the SAINTS CDT @saints-cdt.bsky.social to research the safety of AI speech systems. She's the first linguist to join the programme. Learn more about SAINTS: www.york.ac.uk/study...

We've published three episodes of @lexispodcast.bsky.social this week, in an attempt to clear the decks and get useful material out to you before the exams.

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The York English Language Toolkit@yorktoolkit.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📣 Registration is now open! for this year's FREE and fully hybrid York English Language Toolkit CPD workshop for teachers of English Language A level is on Friday 10th July 2026 10.30am-4.30pm, with multiple talks on Multicultural London English and more. englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

📣 Registration is now open! for this year's FREE and fully hybrid York English Language Toolkit CPD workshop for teachers of English Language A level is on Friday 10th July 2026 10.30am-4.30pm, with multiple talks on Multicultural London English and more. englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

The York English Language Toolkit - Workshops

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk

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Lexis Podcast@lexispodcast.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We talk about the use of English in the Gulf, its role & functions, how we communicate in a multilingual world and what translanguaging is all about. We also touch on how people feel about English, whether it's perceived as a threat & much more. Show notes are here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

📣 Save the date: Friday 10th July 2026! This year's FREE and fully hybrid York English Language Toolkit CPD workshop for teachers of English Language A level is on Friday 10th July 2026 10.30am-4.30pm, with talks on Multicultural London English and more. Registration from April. Pass the word!

Since January 2022, we (me, 93% Club & SS) have been working a project that tackles accent bias in Higher Education, focusing on the 'elite' institution where we're based. Today, we're launching the project website which brings together all our work: accentbias.ed.ac.uk

To close out the day we have @qwep210.bsky.social reflecting on how to put these things into practice in the classroom (especially with reference to the AQA specification)...

Oops I was too engrossed in the talks and forgot to post, but there were fabulous talks after lunch by @salinacuddy.bsky.social and Paul Kerswill....

#YorkCPD2025 and now Lauren Harrington on issues in potent use of automatic speech recognition software to transcribe police interviews...

We're off - first up is @cathelaing.bsky.social on size sound symbolism (or the lack of it?) in infant directed speech! #YorkCPD2025

Only one month to go till York English Language Toolkit 2025! Friday 11th July 2025 10.00am-4.30pm englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops Registration link: bit.ly/yelt2025work...

The York English Language Toolkit - Workshops

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk

Sneak preview of this year's @yorktoolkit.bsky.social workshop courtesy of the fabulous folks at @lexispodcast.bsky.social 👇

Lexis Podcast@lexispodcast.bsky.social · last yr.

New episode out. It's a preview of the @yorktoolkit.bsky.social workshops for 2025. We hear about: child-directed speech, forensic linguistics, gender, sexuality & language in a women's football team, and an update of research into media representations of MLE. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lex...

Revising for Paper 2? I’ve gone back through a few dozen Lexis episodes to pick out the ones that I think could help you most. Here is a thread... 🧵

👩‍🏫 Free Babels for teachers! 🎁 Fancy a set of Babels for your school, college or library? Get in touch at babelthelanguagemagazine@gmail.com

Did you know that there is a wealth of free content available to download from our website? From revision resources, remote-learning workbooks and standalone publications for all key stages, you can find out more at: englishandmedia.co.uk/all-products...

Gender, politics and power are all under discussion in our latest episode, in which we talk to Professor Karrin Vasby Anderson. We talk about Trump, toxic masculinity and the threat of demagoguery to democracy, through the lens of communication studies. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/lex...

Registration for this year's fully hybrid workshop on July 11th is open now: englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops

The York English Language Toolkit - Workshops

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk

National Association for the Teaching of English@natecommunity.bsky.social · last yr.

The University of York’s English Language Toolkit brings cutting-edge linguistic research into the sixth-form classroom, offering free resources, case studies, and CPD opportunities to inspire and support A-level English Language teachers. #NATE www.nate.org.uk/2025/05/01/l...

The University of York’s English Language Toolkit brings cutting-edge linguistic research into the sixth-form classroom, offering free resources, case studies, and CPD opportunities to inspire and support A-level English Language teachers. #NATE www.nate.org.uk/2025/05/01/l...

Linguistic research and the classroom: the University of York’s English Language Toolkit - National Association for the Teaching of English

The University of York’s English Language Toolkit brings cutting-edge linguistic research into the sixth-form classroom, offering free resources, case studies, and CPD opportunities to inspire and sup...

nate.org.uk

Hello unrivalled legends of @uoylibrary.bsky.social please could we be added to the UoY starter pack? Ta very muchly 👋🏻

A project from Emma Humphries in the UK, documenting everyday examples of linguistic prescriptivism in English media. The project is taking examples, if you notice any in the wild you can add them to the collection: yourwrong.co.uk

FREE registration for the 2025 York English English Language Toolkit is now open! Outline programme and registration link are at: englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk/workshops The workshop is fully hybrid, so join us in York or online! #linguistics #EnglishLanguage

The York English Language Toolkit - Workshops

FREE annual CPD workshops for teachers of English Language A level

englishlanguagetoolkit.york.ac.uk

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