Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Three infographics. One is mine from 2013*. Two were made by AI**. Can you tell which is which? Mine was crafted 12 years ago as a conf poster. AI-generated visuals look cool, but with 'default' taste. Visual literacy isn't a design skill. It's a critical thinking skill. 010 1
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 27/02/2026A fascinating plenary talk on perception-production link by Prof. Chang at the 5th international conference on heritage/community languages at UCLA @cbchang.bsky.social 042 4
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 03/01/2026with a lengthy blog post for my future self phunghuy.net/2025-year-in...phunghuy.net2025 Year in Review & Reflection – PHUNG HUY 000 0
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 03/01/2026I decided to review and reflect on my 2025, not by drafting and GenAI-polishing a long passage, but crafting an infographic. Designing it allowed me to think and reflect while doing. Design to me is a kind of thinking in doing, thinking in action. Design IS thinking, not just a modifier of thinking. 120 2
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Here are the chapters and their authors on validity from each edition: - EM1 - 1951 by Edward E Cureton (74 pages) - EM2 - 1971 by Lee J Cronbach (65 pages) - EM3 - 1989 by Samuel Messick (92 pages) - EM4 - 2006 by Michael T. Kane (48 pages) - EM5 - 2025 by Suzanne Lane & Scott F. Marion (85 pages) 000 0
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 28/12/2025One of my favorite chapters in EM is the one on Validity and Validation, which is usually longer than others because it’s so important to measurement. 100 1
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 28/12/2025The 5th edition of Educational Measurement (EM) is now available, and it’s OPEN ACCESS. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/... 111 1
Reposted by Huy PhungEryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 14/12/2025It’s good to see papers start to address LLMs as structural plagiarism — provenance, more hidden than the original words or training data. www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comLLM use in scholarly writing poses a provenance problemNature Machine Intelligence - LLM use in scholarly writing poses a provenance problem 11437165 437
Reposted by Huy PhungSaloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 09/12/2025Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu... 28802312 802
Reposted by Huy PhungAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 09/12/2025Some closing thoughts for my students this semester on LLMs and learning #rstats datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-12... 14336103 336
Reposted by Huy PhungDan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · 10/12/2025The head of the Korean agency that develops the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT or 수능), a national college entrance exam, resigned due to the recent English language section being too difficult. www.koreaherald.com/article/1063...koreaherald.comSuneung agency chief resigns over too-difficult English examThe chief official in charge of the administration of the country's annual national college entrance exam stepped down Wednesday to take responsibility for the 041 4
Reposted by Huy PhungJim McKinley @jimmckinley.bsky.social · 30/11/2025New, OPEN ACCESS, Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching series... Please download your free copy today! doi.org/10.1017/9781... "Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)" by Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe (University of the Basque Country)doi.orgContent and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) 042 4
Reposted by Huy PhungJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 21/10/2025The recording is now available so that you can confirm that I indeed have a German accent and color-match my outfits with my Zoom background. youtu.be/YL0co26ng-g?...youtu.beCIIG Seminar: Julia Rohrer | Making Rigorous Causal Inference More Mainstream | 20 Oct 2025YouTube video by the Causal Inference Interest Group (CIIG) 1115536 155
Reposted by Huy PhungDan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Just throwing AI at education doesn't seem to work. "<thing>, but with AI" is in policy and attracting investments everywhere these days. I hope other countries can learn from Korea's unfortunate experience. restofworld.org/2025/south-k...restofworld.orgAI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South KoreaSouth Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education. 043 4
Reposted by Huy PhungJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 06/10/2025Happy to announce that I'll give a talk on how we can make rigorous causal inference more mainstream 📈 You can sign up for the Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRo... 515958 159
Reposted by Huy PhungJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 29/09/2025Looks like my favorite paper on the age trajectory of happiness is finally out!!! So happy for the authors. Go check it out, it’s great.media.tenor.coma close up of a man 's face with the words `` it 's done '' written on the bottom .ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` it 's done '' written on the bottom . 710319 103
Reposted by Huy PhungDan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · 20/09/2025*please share widely* My department (Second Language Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) is hiring a corpus linguist who conducts research on second languages. Great place to teach (2/2 load) and do research! See link for more details: go.hawaii.edu/mGcgo.hawaii.eduAssistant Professor (Second Language Corpus Linguistics)Title: Assistant Professor (Second Language Corpus Linguistics)Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages & Letters/Department of Second Language StudiesLocation: University of Hawaii at ManoaDate Posted... 01511 15
Reposted by Huy PhungJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 19/09/2025Fun article about “outsider” scientists and their breakthroughs. “Academia filters most funding, publishing, and hiring decisions through senior insiders, which favors ideas within existing paradigms.” worksinprogress.co/issue/why-sc...worksinprogress.coWhy science needs outsiders - Works in Progress MagazineScience has forgotten that the greatest breakthroughs often come from outsiders who are able to take a fresh perspective. 1012041 120
Reposted by Huy PhungCharlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · 23/08/2025A reminder that abstracts for the hybrid symposium on the quantitative/qualitative divide in applied linguistics are due August 30. corpus.cal.msu.edu/1052-2/corpus.cal.msu.eduHybrid symposium on the quantitative/qualitative divide in applied linguistics: Call for papers – Second Language Studies Corpus Lab 011 1
Reposted by Huy PhungW. Joel Schneider @w-joel-schneider.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Now on CRAN, ggdiagram is a #ggplot2 extension that draws diagrams programmatically in #Rstats. Allows for precise control in how objects, labels, and equations are placed in relation to each other. wjschne.github.io/ggdiagram/ar... 1018074 180
Reposted by Huy PhungDan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · 14/08/2025I'm enjoying this new article by Christopher Jenks that highlights some positives of English as a global language. One neat thread Jenks discusses is the role of English in the spread of the Korean Wave. I'd add that Korean-American KOR/ENG bilinguals have played a huge role in K-pop's spreadonlinelibrary.wiley.comWorld Englishes, heterodoxy, and applied linguisticsIt is understandable that many people find it challenging to adopt a positive moral position with regard to English and its role in the world. The language is used in many contexts and situations to ... 121 2
Reposted by Huy PhungKevin McManus @kmcmanus.bsky.social · 06/08/2025New paper: Comparing #lab-based and #remote data collection methods in second #language acquisition research. A close #replication study (McManus et al., in Research Methods in Applied #Linguistics) authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYuB9sT3h... #langsky #lingsky #researchmethods #onlineauthors.elsevier.com 021 2
Reposted by Huy PhungCharlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Please consider submitting a proposal to our hybrid symposium in October on the quant/qual divide in applied linguistics. corpus.cal.msu.edu/1052-2/ 032 3
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 19/07/2025A Text-Driven TBLT Approach to Materials Development go.viettblt.com/hitomi 000 0
Reposted by Huy PhungDan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Over the last year, I've been investigating Duolingo English Test preparation and washback with a multilingual team of researchers at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This guest blog post on DET's Test Center blog shares some of our findings and general advice for test takers.blog.englishtest.duolingo.comThe washback effect: How tests shape the way we study EnglishNew research explores what test prep looks like around the world—and how thoughtful test design can support meaningful learning. 061 6
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 28/05/2025This workshop series explores the intersection of theory and practice in Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), with a special focus on materials development as a space for productive and meaningful knowledge exchange. 000 0
Reposted by Huy PhungPanos Athanasopoulos @panosathanas.bsky.social · 09/05/2025A computational analysis of lexical elaboration across languages | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 031 3
Reposted by Huy PhungSimon Kiss @sjkiss.bsky.social · 11/04/2025"Of course there's an R package to make academic posters in Markdown". *chuckles, shakes head* #rstats github.com/brentthorne/...github.comHomeUse RMarkdown to generate PDF Conference Posters via HTML - brentthorne/posterdown 093 9
Reposted by Huy PhungProf Andy Field @profandyfield.com · 07/04/2025Jasp textbook site is now live: discoverjasp.com. @sagepub.comdiscoverjasp.comDSuJ 02510 25
Reposted by Huy PhungMery Díez-Ortega, PhD @meryenda.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Starting #tblt2025 conference with Marta Gonzalez-Lloret and our talk on the effects of collaborative gaming in WTC and task engagement - ending the talk with a shout out to #CALICO2025 in San Diego 🌴☀️👩🏻💻 calico.org/calico-2025/ 073 7
Reposted by Huy PhungMery Díez-Ortega, PhD @meryenda.bsky.social · 25/03/2025We can’t wait to see you at the 2025 CALICO conference this May! 🕊️Register by April 25 to get the early bird rate 🏨 Hotel rooms are filling fast—book ASAP! On-campus dorms are also available. 📅Check out the preliminary agenda & lodging details here: calico.org/calico-2025/. See you in San Diego! 163 6
Reposted by Huy PhungDaniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 22/03/2025See lakens.github.io/statistical_...lakens.github.ioImproving Your Statistical Inferences - 12 Bias detectionThis open educational resource contains information to improve statistical inferences, design better experiments, and report scientific research more transparently. 011 1
Reposted by Huy PhungLingComm @lingcomm.org · 06/03/2025How do you use social media to embiggen your work? A #LingComm25 panel discussion with Ingrid Piller @languageonthemove.bsky.social Danny Hieber @linguisticdiscovery.com Jana Viscardi @janaviscardi.bsky.social Daniel Midgley @becauselanguage.com Register now! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-intern...eventbrite.comThe International Conference on Linguistics Communication 2025The International Conference on Linguistics Communication (LingComm25) brings together lingcommers from a variety of backgrounds. 12110 21
Reposted by Huy PhungUMassLinguistics @umasslinguistics.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Languages matter: global guidance on multilingual education www.unesco.org/en/ar...unesco.orgLanguages matter: global guidance on multilingual education | UNESCOThis guide presents up-to-date principles for language-in-education policies that recognize multilingualism as both a fundamental human characteristic and an essential educational approach. 021 2
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Amazing teacher meeting in San Diego! So happy to hear it was well received. It’s so rewarding to see educators excited about these concepts! 000 0
Reposted by Huy PhungThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 16/02/2025The Institute of Education Sciences, which identifies what works in education, may be on #DOGE’s chopping block. Its $1B budget is less than 1% of the Dept. of Education's, but it’s vital for efforts to pursue research-based improvements, educational researchers explain. buff.ly/42Yvcaebuff.lyHelping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education SciencesThe nonpartisan arm of the Education Department supports research and shares data on student progress. It identifies what works and what doesn’t. 44726 47
Reposted by Huy PhungAction Research Resources @action-research.bsky.social · 17/11/2024A Handbook for Exploratory Action Research - bit.ly/handbook-EAR - for teachers in challenging situations 094 9
Reposted by Huy PhungThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 04/02/2025A new investigation from The Conversation and @retractionwatch.com sheds light on a troubling phenomenon: Fake research papers are contaminating scientific literature at an alarming rate, with hundreds of thousands of bogus studies circulating. 37141 71
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Interesting Fact #1: Professor "Evelyn Hatch founded the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) at UCLA in 1977, the only major conference in the field organized entirely by graduate students". 000 0
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 29/01/2025SLRF 2025 sites.google.com/nau.edu/slrf...sites.google.comSLRF 2025Greetings from Flagstaff! The Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2025 will take place September 25-28, 2025 at Northern Arizona University. Call for proposals is open now! 100 1
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 29/01/2025'Apply with Caution' by Hatch (1979) is still relevant to current discourse on research-practice gap in AL,SLA and beyond. Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 100 1
Reposted by Huy PhungJuliet Falce-Robinson @jfalce.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Please join us in Los Angeles on April 5. Presentation submission deadline is February 28. Please share with anyone interested in language education. humtech.ucla.edu/event/confer...humtech.ucla.eduConference: Creating Communities through Language - HumTech - UCLAThis spring, the Southwest Association for Language Learning and Technology (SWALLT) and Humanities Technology, are hosting an in-person conference on foreign language instruction focusing on creating... 011 1
Reposted by Huy PhungRetraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 21/01/2025A psychology journal has retracted an article on IQ tests nearly 50 years after publication — and more than 35 years after an investigation found the lead author had fabricated data in several other studies.retractionwatch.comMore than three decades after misconduct ruling, researcher’s IQ test paper is retractedA psychology journal has retracted an article on IQ tests nearly 50 years after publication — and more than 35 years after an investigation found the lead author had fabricated data in several othe… 06614 66
Huy Phung @huyphung.bsky.social · 14/01/2025When TBLT meets OER. The beauty of open materials is that they can be updated, improved, adapted, remixed in a way original creators may not envision. Incremental improvements matter! sites.google.com/view/vietoer... 000 0
Reposted by Huy PhungThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 08/01/2025🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive 529183018416 18.3K
Reposted by Huy PhungAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 08/01/2025The course websites for my Spring 2025 causal inference and data visualization classes (both with #rstats) are live! evalsp25.classes.andrewheiss.com datavizsp25.classes.andrewheiss.comevalsp25.classes.andrewheiss.comProgram Evaluation for Public Service – Program EvaluationCombine research design, causal inference, and econometric tools to measure the effects of social programs 814943 149