⏳ Just 5 days remaining until the Priority Application Deadline for The TCSOL/TESOL Dual Certificate Program in Osaka, Japan

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A new study in Canadian Modern Language Review 82.1 explores the language skills needed for effective teaching in a French as a second language (#FSL) classroom.

Read the full article: bit.ly/cmlr821a #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeachers

"In the past year, SU has been hit by a number of monetary curveballs, such as a drop in international students and an increase in the amount of financial aid needed."

#languages #languageeducation #languageresearch #languagelearning #langchat

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Trying your best in a second language? Here’s why native speakers seem so rude Judgements of politeness go beyond language and culture – they are also deeply tied to emotion and moral intuition.

"Understanding rudeness isn’t just about knowing vocabulary – it’s also about reading social and emotional cues in context."

#languages #languagelearning #languageeducation #languageresearch #langchat

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A previous version of my 'Labor vs Leisure' talk has just been published! Thank you to the good folks at @ucl.ac.uk and @uco.es for inviting me and for sponsoring this important event!

You can find the full talk on my website: www.premiseed.com/presentation...

#AcademicSky #LanguageEducation

Scientists think they have learned exactly when and how humans created the first language A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already present at least 135,000 years ago.

“Human language is qualitatively different because there are two things – words and syntax – working together to create this very complex system.”

#languages #languageeducation #languageresearch #languagelearning #langchat

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Voices of Dead Languages: Jan Bičovský on bringing ancient languages back to life Linguists at Charles University are reconstructing how ancient languages sounded. I discussed the Voices of Dead Languages project with one of its initiators Jan Bičovský.

"Frequently what survives is maybe one percent of everything that once existed, and that survival is mostly due to chance. So we work with chance material."

#languages #languagelearning #languageeducation #languageresearch #langchat

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12 Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners Every teacher has faced the struggle of encouraging students to speak. Here's a list of a fun activities to get your students to talking.

These fun speaking games will get students talking in the language they’re learning! 💬 🥳

#WorldLanguages #LanguageEducation

English Learners Need More Federal Support to Succeed, Not Less A new brief identifies key barriers preventing Title III from fulfilling its goals, making the case for continual federal involvement.

"A new report evaluating research evidence on Title III suggests that the program’s ability to achieve its goals has more to do with inadequate funding than ED’s ability to effectively administer it."

#languageeducation #languageresearch #languagelearning

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The Priority Deadline for the 2026 TCSOL/TESOL Dual Certificate Program in Osaka, Japan is just 20 days away!

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Flyer of Dr. Austin reads "presenting at the 2026 convention & expo Dr. Tasha Austin. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages international association. "Critical Collaborative Reflection, linguistic landscapes & material culture in teacher preparation." Wednesday March 25th, 1:00pm-1:45pm.

Excited for this invited workshop with #TESOL in Utah!

We'll engage in a digital linguistic landscape & discuss the potential of critical collaborative reflection w/in TESOL teacher education & beyond

Upcoming events & more on my revamped website!
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CIFLTE is thrilled to host its second annual Unconference for Language Educators!

Theme: A.I. Integration in Foreign Language Instruction

Online | April 25, 2026
Session 1: 8:00-10:00 AM EDT
Session 2: 2:00-4:00 PM EDT

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#AI #TESOL #TCSOL #LanguageEducation

<em>The Modern Language Journal</em> | NFMLTA Journal | Wiley Online Library <em>The Modern Language Journal</em> is dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among researchers and teachers of all modern foreign languages and English as a second language.

"The Modern Language Journal is pleased to invite contributions to a special thematic collection entitled 'Research–Practice Partnerships: Shaping Next-Generation Language Learning Research.'"

#languageresearch #languageeducation #languagelearning #langchat

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Flyer for AAAL 2026 Dr. Tasha Austin pictured with names of research presentations: (1) “They is Me!”: Redefining ‘Traditional’ Students through Narratives of Black World Language Teachers. [Tuesday, March 24 9:10-9:40am] (2) Leisure vs. Labor: A Raciolinguistic Genealogy on the Decline of World Language Study [Tuesday, March 24 11:20-11:50am]

Looking forward to presenting at AAAL 2026 in Chicago! The first paper I'll present has been published (link below) and the other is under review

Hope to see you all there!

#AcademicSky #TeacherEducation #LanguageEducation #WorldLanguages #BlackWorldLanguaging

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We're just 3 days away from our online information session, featuring an alumni panel! Register now: tinyurl.com/CIFLTE-Info2

#TCSOL #TESOL #Summer2026 #Online #Osaka #ProfessionalDevelopment #TeacherTraining #Columbia #TeachersCollege #OGU #Japan #TC #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching #ESL

ACTA’s New Report Shows Foreign Language Study Is in Freefall at U.S. Colleges Washington, DC — The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has released Ivory Tower of Babel: Rebuilding Language Learning in Higher Education for a More Secure and Competitive America, a new...

"Today, only 11% of colleges and universities require foreign language study at the intermediate level, the minimum needed for effective communication and intercultural awareness."

#languages #languageeducation #languagelearning #languageresearch #langchat

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What Happens When Classrooms Speak Your Language? A story of language, belonging, and how UNICEF's partnership with Odisha is strengthening foundational learning outcomes for children from tribal communitie

"When the learning environment doesn't speak your language, it doesn't matter how smart you are. You're locked out."

#languages #languagelearning #languageeducation #languageresearch #langchat

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🗓️ 5 DAYS TO GO
CIFLTE is hosting an Online Information Session for its cutting-edge, fast-track, intensive Summer 2026 TCSOL/TESOL Dual Certificate Programs

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The End of Language As We Know It? Scientists Challenge 60 Years of Linguistic Research An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.

"Their central claim is clear: language is not merely a spoken code. Instead, it is a dynamic, multimodal, socially grounded system shaped through interaction, culture, and shared meaning."

#languages #languageresearch #languagelearning #langchat #languageeducation

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Racial Justice in Multilingual Education: A New Open-Access Journal on Race, Language and Education. I've joined the RJME Review Board! Check it out at rjme.org! 1-Read and Share 2-Submit Your Work 3-Ask me Your Questions

Thank you for inviting me @rjme-journal - excited to get started as a review board member! #AcademicSky #Research #LanguageEducation #TeacherEducation #WorldLanguages #BlackWorldLanguaging

Bilingual Creativity Gap: Native Language Sparks Brighter Ideas - Neuroscience News Bilingual individuals are more creative in their native language due to more vivid mental imagery and deeper sensory connections.

"[T]he more vividly you can picture something, the more creative you tend to be. And, your native language seems to help you picture things more vividly."

#languages #languagelearning #languageresearch #languageeducation #langchat

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40,000-year-old German artifacts may display written language precursor A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to establish a distinct culture in Europe - bears i...

"[T]hese sign sequences go beyond decoration that was aesthetically pleasing to particular individuals...[O]ur statistical results show that these signs were applied selectively and conventionally."

#languages #languageeducation #languageresearch #langchat

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TODAY @ 12 PM ET! Register now for the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/REALdoc-Mark

#AppliedLinguistics #TESOL #vocabulary #TeachersCollege #Columbia #LanguageEducation #ConversationAnalysis #DiscourseAnalysis #EdD #DoctoralStudent #Research #linguistics #L2 #SLA #Assessment

Meet the editor of the JICB Journal @anallinares.bsky.social youtu.be/e2leFBO7oMQ?... #immersion #languageeducation

How literacy and mother languages are empowering communities This year’s edition of International Mother Language Day, celebrated on 21 February, highlights the vital role of youth in shaping multilingual education. Language is more than a communication tool

“Mother languages are not relics of the past, but living knowledge systems that carry values, solutions, and ways of relating to the world."

#languages #languagelearning #languageeducation #languageresearch #langchat

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What two decades with Hyow taught me about language loss The word ‘Hyow’ refers to the Chin ethnic community, which belongs to the South Central (formerly Kuki-Chin) branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family.

"Before a language falls silent, what it needs most is commitment from scholars, institutions, and the community itself."

#languages #languageeducation #languagelearning #langchat #languageresearch

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The weaponisation of English language education: defunding and gatekeeping When I took part in a recent panel discussion, I remarked that I seem to have spent half my life lately responding to consultations about retrenching and weaponising ESOL.

Drawing together the bin fire that is Greater Lincolnshire’s defunding of #ESOL with a few wider reflections on the weaponisation of #LanguageEducation by the British government and others.

#NewBlogPost #AdultEducation #LanguageIsPolitical #LoveESOL💚💛

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Español o français? Learn a language because you love it, not because it’s useful | Letters Letters: Readers respond to an article by Gary Nunn who says learning Spanish has never been cooler

"Evaluating a language by its usefulness is reductive – about as soul-destroying as telling a passionate mathematician that they don’t need to bother learning complex theorems because a computer could do it."

#languages #languagelearning #languageeducation

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Piscataway Public LIbrary AFrican American Read-in February 2026 Tasha Austin pictured alongside bilingual children's book 'El Barrio Mío/My Neighborhood"

So excited to read as a part of the African American Read-In! If you know families with littles, please encourage them to register for this amazing event!

#BlackHistoryMonth #TeacherEducation #KidLit #AcademicSky #LanguageEducation

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'We talk more about being multicultural more than being multilingual': Why language degrees are in crisis and why we should all be worried Languages are in decline, and not by accident. As universities tighten budgets, the cost of cutting them may be far greater than we realise

"As UK universities continue to suffer tighter budgets and diminishing staff numbers, smaller, non-STEM based faculties are the first to fall. Questions of 'what makes a degree valuable?' inevitably come into play."

#languages #languageeducation #languagelearning

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