Reposted by Fiona Farrcalsul.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social · 10/11/2025c.org/YxRcSgX8VXc.orgSign the PetitionStop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham! 041
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 10/11/2025c.org/YxRcSgX8VXc.orgSign the PetitionStop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham! 010
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Amazing opportunities for scholarships on our new ERASMUS Mundus MA programme in language teacher education. Applications now being accepted. 000
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 23/10/2025TESOL post just advertised at UL. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com' 020
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Delighted to share this corpus with fellow researchers. Enjoy! And many thanks to Anne O’Keeffe and others who have worked on developing it over the years. @calsul.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social 083
Reposted by Fiona FarrUniversity of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · 17/07/2025"Trump’s approach to trade, shaped by his hubris, poor grasp of policy tools & distrustful nature, has left trade partners wary & US industries in turmoil" UL's Dr Scott Fitzsimmons analyses the aspects of Trump's personality that have led to tariff threats & trade wars www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... 023
Reposted by Fiona FarrUniversity of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · 11/07/2025UL researcher, Dr Sarah Schaefer, has been awarded more than €600,000 through the Research Ireland Pathway Programme to investigate how media outlets can develop new ways to report issues of climate change to the public. Read on: www.ul.ie/research/new... #StudyAtUL #StayCurious 051
Reposted by Fiona FarrClassroom Discourse @classroomdiscourse.bsky.social · 11/07/2025New article out in Classroom Discourse!: "Forms of becoming: elementary students’ self-positioning in writing" (by Maryam Khosronejad, Mary Ryan & Lauren Alexandra Weber). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comForms of becoming: elementary students’ self-positioning in writingThis paper investigates 15 elementary aged children’s self-positioning in writing. To this purpose, we examine how children perceive and represent themselves through their engagement with writing r... 062
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Fantastic achievement, Sarah! Well done! And such important work for the future of our planet! 000
Reposted by Fiona FarrUniversity of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · 18/06/2025UL-led European alliance ‘to build a more connected and inclusive future through education’ Hear from Acting UL President Professor Shane Kilcommins, speaking at the launch of the EMERGE European University Alliance www.ul.ie/news/ul-led-... #StudyatUL 031
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Delighted to announce that the Limerick Corpus of Irish English is now available on Sketch Engine! 184
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Speaking about plurilingualism at the EMERGE University Alliance launch. @unioflimerick.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Fiona Farrcalsul.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Delighted to be at the launch of the EMERGE project and alliance, with a strong focus on linguistic diversity. 021
Reposted by Fiona FarrOlcay Sert (織在猿人) @sertolcay.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Our article (w/ Teppo Jakonen & Heidi Jauni ) on joint attention in #hybrid L2 #classroom group work has now been assigned to an issue in Applied Linguistics: academic.oup.com/applij/artic...academic.oup.comAchieving Joint Attention and Understanding of Task Responsibilities in Synchronous Hybrid L2 Classroom Group WorkAbstract. This article addresses the need to better understand interactional asymmetries, challenges, and solutions in implementing synchronous hybrid lang 0122
Reposted by Fiona Farrcalsul.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Annual CALS research day underway with Dr Laura Keyes from the Centre for Implementation Research @unioflimerick.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Fiona Farrcalsul.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Renata Trunen from Inland Norway University presenting at our CALS Day. @unioflimerick.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Fiona Farrcalsul.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Our very own CALS colleagues, Dr Brona Murphy and Dr Elaine Riordan presenting their research on doctoral intelligences. 031
Reposted by Fiona Farrcalsul.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social · 28/05/2025PhD student Nadia Youcefi presenting her research on EAP at the CALS Research Day. 031
Reposted by Fiona Farrcalsul.bsky.social @calsul.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Marta Fortes talking about virtual exchanges for LSP 021
Reposted by Fiona FarrOlcay Sert (織在猿人) @sertolcay.bsky.social · 19/05/2025It has been eye opening for me to listen to the perspectives of student-teachers on their use of an AI tool for #reflective #practice: Partnering with #AI in #teacher #education? Using an automatic question detection tool to reflect on #classroom #interaction: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comPartnering with AI in teacher education? Using an automatic question detection tool to reflect on classroom interactionIn this paper, I investigate a group of student-teachers’ insights into an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automatic question-detection tool designed for reflective practice: Question Bot (QBo... 053
Reposted by Fiona FarrClassroom Discourse @classroomdiscourse.bsky.social · 19/05/2025New article out! Repairing problems of acceptability in pre-task interaction (by David Shimamoto, Kobe University, Japan) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comRepairing problems of acceptability in pre-task interactionIn task-based language teaching methodology, one way to familiarise learners with the upcoming task is through question-and-answer sequences that target task-relevant topics. In such instances, lea... 043
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Delighted to be at our first EMERGE project meeting in Paris! Lots of energy in the room. @calsul.bsky.social @ul-gps.bsky.social 011
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Delighted to be presenting a keynote talk at the joint NAES and EFACIS conference in Turku, Finland next week. Now, back to writing it! 031
Reposted by Fiona FarrEuroCALL 2025 Conference @eurocall2025.bsky.social · 06/02/2025🎤 Announcing our next #eurocall2025 plenary speaker: Marina Orsini-Jones! A pioneer in CALL, VE, and multilingual education, she brings decades of expertise in digital learning and global collaboration. ⏳ Submit your paper by 17th February: eurocall2025.com 📍 Join us in Milan! #eurocall #CALLeurocall2025.comEuroCALL 2025 - MilanoUniversità Cattolica | 27-30 August 2025 051
Reposted by Fiona FarrCambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 05/02/2025Don’t miss your chance to read the new Cambridge Element Clinical Communication by Peter Salmon cup.org/3EpJZ3f Free access available until 19 February #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics 072
Reposted by Fiona FarrBas Aarts @englishgrammar.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Upcoming dates for online #CPD courses: English Grammar for Teachers 🗓️ 7 February Teaching English Grammar in Context 🗓️ 28 February 🔗Booking & more dates through 2025: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag... #NQT #ECT #PGCE #Literacy #Grammar 023
Reposted by Fiona FarrTove Larsson @tovelarsson.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Most of our commonly used statistical techniques in CL only help us identify differences between groups. But what if we instead want to empirically test whether two groups are similar/practically equivalent? Just out: Larsson & Hancock (forthcoming) www.researchgate.net/publication/...researchgate.net(PDF) What if we want to test for similarities between groups, rather than differences? Equivalence testing techniques for corpus linguisticsPDF | Tests in the null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) framework are designed to identify differences between groups. Thus, researchers wishing... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne... 094
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Delighted to see this in print, and grateful to be in the company of such great authors. Thanks to Anne and Kenan for bringing this all together. 152
Reposted by Fiona FarrNik Peachey @nikpeachey.bsky.social · 29/01/2025A systematic review of research on AI in language education: Current status and future implications buff.ly/4hA3Vi7 041
Reposted by Fiona FarrAdrian Leemann @adrianleemann.bsky.social · 29/01/2025We started working on this back in 2017 when I was at Lancaster - so happy it’s finally out ✨ shorturl.at/fWLGe #phonetics #forensicphonetics #sociolinguistics 36210
Reposted by Fiona FarrEuroCALL 2025 Conference @eurocall2025.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Meet our first #eurocall2025 plenary speaker: Pierfranca Forchini! An expert in corpus linguistics, movie language, and language varieties, she brings unique insights into spoken discourse. Submit your paper by 3rd February: eurocall2025.com #eurocall #ELT #languages #appliedlinguistics 051
Reposted by Fiona FarrTony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Two year research fellowship available at Warwick looking at GenAI and academic writing: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ037/r...jobs.ac.ukResearch Fellow (110119-0125) at University of WarwickAn academic position as a Research Fellow (110119-0125) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities. 01812
Reposted by Fiona FarrSylvGranger @sylvgranger.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Deadline extension: Register and task variation in Learner Corpus Research (VAR4LCR), Louvain-la-Neuve, 7-8 July 2025: Final deadline 31 January 2024. Conference website: uclouvain.be/en/research-...uclouvain.beRegister and task variation in Learner Corpus Research (VAR4LCR)This conference, to be held on 7 and 8 July 2025 in Louvain-la-Neuve, will mark the closing of the Hoover Seedfund project on "Learner Corpus Research and Register Variation", a collaborative initiati... 083
Reposted by Fiona FarrTony McEnery @tonymcenery.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Fixed term teaching position in Linguistics at Newcastle University: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLM052/l...jobs.ac.ukLecturer in Linguistics at Newcastle UniversityExplore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Linguistics. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities. 178
Reposted by Fiona FarrRichard Ogden @richardogden.bsky.social · 17/01/2025We're hosting a conference in Conversation Analysis in July, aimed at PhD researchers. The call for abstracts is out now. The invited speakers are Paul Drew and Lorenza Mondada. Info below! 0189
Reposted by Fiona FarrKatie Carmichael @drkatcarm.bsky.social · 17/01/2025It’s book release day! @perj44.bsky.social & I are so proud of our Cambridge Elements volume on “Language and Place,” which is available for immediate download as an open access PDF as of today 🤩 #linguistics #lingsky www.cambridge.org/core/element...cambridge.orgLanguage and PlaceCambridge Core - Sociolinguistics - Language and Place 45519
Reposted by Fiona FarrAkira Murakami @mrkm-a.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Excited to share my open-access paper published in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (@RMALJournal)! It critically explores the limitations of traditional linear regression models (assuming normal error distribution) for analysing syntactic complexity measures. 1/10 1155
Reposted by Fiona FarrUniversity of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · 16/01/2025UL graduates can now apply to be entered on the Register of Electors for the Seanad Éireann Higher Education constituency. Visit seanadvoter.ie to apply by 23rd Jan #Seanad2025 #StudyatUL 083
Fiona Farr @fionafarr.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Delighted to have this as part of our SI on technology in language teacher education. Two fabulous papers already published in the SI and more on the way. Watch this space! Many thanks to @sertolcay.bsky.social et al. for being part of it. 1102
