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Kathryn Sidaway

@kathrynsidaway.bsky.social
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PhD in English Language Teaching from the University of Warwick. Research Fellow at University of Bedfordshire. Mainly writing about ESOL, language learning motivation and adult education, and organising events that connect teachers with research.

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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
New publication, available open access! Combining research studies with adult migrants and Chinese school children, we present how motigraphs can aid investigations into the temporalities of motivation @emaushioda.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Using motigraphs to investigate the temporalities of motivation: Illustrating contrasting approaches
Factors that affect the ability to maintain motivation to learn a language are known to vary across individuals and periods of learning. The temporali…
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Join us online on 12 June to hear Esther Wilkey and Matthew Collins share the findings of their research into rehearsal room approaches and the use of Shakespeare texts with 16-19 ESOL learners padlet.com/kathrynsidaw... @cathywint.bsky.social
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Your ESOL Research Community
Connecting ESOL teachers with research through online events - co-ordinated by Cathy Clarkson and Kathryn Sidaway
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Sarah Mercer @smercergraz.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Happy to share the link to the open access JPLL special issue on language teacher motivation that I had the privilege of editing with the wonderful Dávid Smid. Team Graz has an article on LTE wellbeing. We hope it may inspire more work on teacher psychology! www.jpll.org/index.php/jo...
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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): Special Issue: Local Perspectives on Language Teacher Motivation and Engagement | The Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
For anyone who missed it last week
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IAPLL @iapll.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The Research Methodology SIG is excited to welcome Adrian Lundberg and Nicola Fraschini, who will introduce Q methodology as a powerful tool to investigate language teachers' and learners’ psychology. Save the date!
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
It was wonderful to listen to David Crystal yesterday at the British Council Future of English event at the University of Bedfordshire @crella-beds.bsky.social
David Crystal being interviewed by two PhD students.
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Join us online on Thurs 24th April when Amy Jowett (Xenia), Becky Winstanley (English for Action London) & Mel Cooke (King's College, London) will present their research on participatory ESOL teaching. It’s free to attend, all welcome! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... @cathywint.bsky.social
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Microsoft Forms
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Darío Luis Banegas @dariobanegas.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
A.S. Hornby Educational Trust 2025 Scholarship for Teachers of English as a Second Language to Refugees. Info at www.hornby-trust.org.uk/the-call-for... #scholarship #refugee #education #TESOL
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crella-beds.bsky.social @crella-beds.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
CRELLA is delighted to host and present at the 3rd Future of English Research Forum by the British Council on Thu 6 and Fri 7 March 2025. Register for online participation at: futureofenglish.britishcouncil.org/insights/res...
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Future of English Research Forum
Find out more about the Future of English Research Forum 2025 for insights and discussions on international English language research.
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Declan Flanagan, (PhD) @flandec.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Thanks, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), for the invitation and opportunity to raise the profile of ESOL provision on the Island of Ireland and the UK with my colleague Dr. Mel Cooke from Kings College London. I look forward to seeing you all then.
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Multilingual Matters @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
It's International Mother Language Day and to celebrate we're offering a 40% discount on ALL our titles for a limited time only! Use code IMLD40 on our website to get 40% off until 24/02. Find out more about International Mother Language Day here: www.un.org/en/observanc...
A green, pink and yellow background with different languages saying goodbye on it (ciao, au revoir, farvel, zài jiàn) and the following text:

International Mother Language Day.

To celebrate International Mother Language Day we are offering a 40% discounr on ALL our titles for a limited time only!

Just use code IMLD40 at the checkout on our website. Valid until 24/02.

https://www.multilingual-matters.com
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt
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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 05/02/2025
The tragic shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden, has deeply shaken the adult learning and education sector. We stand in solidarity with our Swedish colleagues, and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring safe learning and teaching environments for all.
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EAEA's response to the shooting in Örebro, Sweden - European Association for the Education of Adults
We are devastated by yesterday’s shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden. This tragedy has shocked the entire adult learning and education sector. Standing with our Swedish members, we...
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Glenn Hadikin @glennhadikin.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Call open! 58th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics invites you to share your research! University of Glasgow 4-6th Sept 2025 Theme: Applied linguistics in the face of global challenges and local needs More info: baal2025.wordpress.com #language #linguistics
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BAAL 2025
British Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2025 at the University of Glasgow
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Although I love my work, the hardest part has got to be waiting for decisions on publications, funding, conferences etc not knowing when I might get a decision. Does it ever get easier?
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Louise Rolland @lrollandmulti.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Join us tomorrow to discuss how participant - and researcher - multilingualism has implications for the methodology and data gathered in research interviews! Making language dynamics visible as part of a reflexive approach to research. #LangSky #LinguisticReflexivity #Methodology #Multilingualism
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IAPLL @iapll.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
📣 Happy to start our Bluesky account by announcing the details for PLL6 to be held in Shantou University, China from May 22nd to 24th, 2026. For more details visit www.iapll.com/PLL6-Call-fo... Proposal submission deadline: April 30th, 2025
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Jim McKinley @jimmckinley.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The newest title in the Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching series is now available for free download at any time (open access!). Share the link (not the PDF) so others can download their copy, too. Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language by Jian-E Peng doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language
Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Join us! Register here forms.office.com/e/m1Rd1vZRdk It’s a free, online event and anyone with an interest in ESOL is welcome to attend
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
“We haven’t really seen anything like this since the Nazis” says a war crimes investigator collecting evidence from the Assad regime’s mass graves. Horrifying beyond comprehension. This is what Syrian refugees escaped, & it is the end of this horror they’re celebrating #r4today
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Joe Dale @joedale.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
This afternoon, I attended the fascinating online conference "Cultivating Planet Conscious Tech" by @iatefl.bsky.social LTSIG & Warwick Uni. Here's what I learned about the environmental impact of AI in language education...
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Cathy Clarkson @cathywint.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Day 1 #ResearchAdvent I am an FE teacher educator, my specialism is ESOL. I’m in my final year EdD, interested in how we learn to teach through observation using Wenger’s concepts of Learning Architecture and action research to explore synchronous text-chat while peer observing. #CELTA #ESOL
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Adrian Leis @adrianleis.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I am currently conducting a study investigating the confidence of language teachers and researchers, but struggling to get responses. If you have five minutes to spare, could you help out with my research? If you can share with colleagues, that's great, too! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Language Teacher and Researcher Survey
This survey is being conducted by Adrian Leis (Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai, Japan). The purpose of the survey is to gain an understanding of language teachers' and researchers' perceptions of the...
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
It was wonderful to share my work on reflexivity with adult ESOL students at the BAAL Social Justice Summit today, thank you to all the organisers and attendees
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Looking forward to this!
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Matthew Ellman @mattellman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Great to see so many English language teachers on here! Time to make #ELTsky a thing? go.bsky.app/DF29amh
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Dylan Burton @dylanburton.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I've created an Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies starter pack for new BlueSky users (I credit @danielrisbell.bsky.social for the idea). Please share and let me know if you'd like to be added to or removed from the list! go.bsky.app/VZPgwMD
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Kathryn Sidaway @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Busy day at work so I’m just starting to figure out how to use this app. Looking forward to connecting with people on here
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