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Matt Coss

@mattcoss.bsky.social
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Applied linguist. Language educator. “This place could be beautiful, right? You could make this place beautiful.” 💙💖💜

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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
After what was probably the busiest ACTFL yet, it was awesome to come home to find this on my doorstep!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Trying to formulate a coherent thought to reply to this and just… at a loss for words. Sigh.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Proud of this new (open access 🔓!) piece with Hyun-Bin Hwang where we propose a practical framework to help researchers design studies that meaningfully connect with the everyday work of teachers and other practitioners. Feedback welcome! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Frederik Cornillie @fcornillie.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Interactive fiction is considered a niche game genre for geeks who like to play with language and puzzles, but it is both underexplored and IMO undervalued in research and practice of language learning and teaching. So I'm excited about our chapter in a new book that connects research and pedagogy!
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Chapter 13. Interactive fiction and narrative games in instructed second language learning
Interactive fiction (IF) and narrative games are rich with opportunities for foreign and second language (L2) learning in both informal and institutionalized learning contexts. As multimodal, interact...
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Brilliance as always from @jessicacalarco.com
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 25/09/2025
For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )
Infographic titled "AI Isn't a Ticket To an A," explaining how chatbots work, what the data show about the prevalence of these technologies and how they're used, what we know about the quality of their output, and what we know about the impact that frequent use of these technologies has on their users and on content creators, low-wage workers, and the environment.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Claudia Fernández continues to lead and inspire! So many nuggets of wisdom in this podcast episode! youtu.be/y6STokJpv8s?...
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Is a TRULY task-based curriculum possible? - Claudia Fernandez
YouTube video by Learn YOUR English
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/o...
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Michael J. Sosulski: Now is not the time for universities to retreat from the humanities
The University of Chicago’s recent decision to pause graduate admissions in nearly every humanities program for 2026-27 is disappointing.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The dissertation is officially out in the world! (If anybody needs or wants a copy, please get in touch! Be warned... it is over 300 pages...) www.proquest.com/docview/3236...
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 24/08/2025
People have embraced authoritarianism in large part because they've been sold individualistic explanations for social problems. If you think people are poor or unhoused because they've made "bad choices," then you'll see appeal in authoritarian leaders who promise to punish those who are "bad."
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Please sign and share! www.thepetitionsite.com/223/510/092/...
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Sign Petition: Save the Language at IU!
IU prides itself on teaching "over 70 languages—that's more than any university in the United States." For nearly (82 signatures on petition)
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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 15/08/2025
Yes! Faculty, staff, students & alumni make a university strong. “Corporate boards of trustees are not synonymous with the universities themselves, and they are not the ones most motivated to defend the core values of higher education. We are. And we won’t capitulate.”
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
The newest interview from TASK: Journal on Task-Based Language Teaching with Marije Michel was just published (Open Access! 🔓)! Check it out! doi.org/10.1075/task...
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
If you’re still an ACTFL member it’s downloadable, if you can’t access it DM me your email and I’ll send you a copy!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Hot off the press! (If you can’t access it, please get in touch)
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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Check out my latest blog post where I caution us not to accept Trump’s framing of the issue that concedes that undocumented immigrant children are somehow less deserving of a free public education educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/l...
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Let’s Not Fall into Trump’s Rhetorical Trap as We Demand Back the Educational Funding that He has Stolen from Us
Donald Trump’s move to withhold $6 billion in federal education funding is a brazen power grab and a direct attack on our public schools. He’s treating our taxpayer dollars like his personal bank a…
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Cool to see this book officially available for pre-order! Really proud of this collaborative international project. benjamins.com/catalog/lllt...
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Technology and Instructed Second Language Acquisition
This innovative volume offers a unique blend of cutting-edge empirical research, pedagogy-informed perspectives, and practical applications for educators, administrators, and researchers alike.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Thank you!! Looking forward to being (back) down south soon!!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
As long as our talks are accepted I’ll be there!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Merci beaucoup!!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Gracias!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I am now officially Dr. Matt Coss! Words can't really capture my gratitude to everyone, including my #langchat friends, who made this journey possible and so worthwhile. (Dissertation acknowledgements here: bit.ly/3ZKnWfz). On to the next adventure!
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Education Minnesota @educationmn.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Merci beaucoup mon amie :-)
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Sending this off tomorrow!
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Laurence Totelin @ltotelin.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Important to note that, despite positive press, modern languages at Cardiff University are far from saved. Ancient History and Religion lose their named degrees, but at least there is some commitment (for now) to teach those topics as part of other degrees.
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Mary Boyle @maryrboyle.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Another day, another short-sighted attempt by a UK university to cut Modern Languages. This time it's Bangor, planning to discontinue German and Chinese and reduce staffing in French and Spanish. Please sign: www.change.org/p/stop-cuts-...
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Sign the Petition
Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University
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Modern Language Association @modernlanguage.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
If you want to show your support for the MLA's lawsuit against the dismantling of the NEH, please contribute to Paving the Way, the first fund on this page: www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...
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Donate to Funds That Support Particular Activities
MLA funds help defray the cost of convention travel for graduate students and underemployed members, support advocacy on behalf of contingent faculty members, promote the study and teaching of languag...
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Absolutely zero surprise! Huge congrats Dan!!!!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Always exciting to see new empirical work related to the research-practice relationship, especially when it’s excellent work from a good friend! doi.org/10.1111/modl...
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<em>The Modern Language Journal</em> | NFMLTA Journal | Wiley Online Library
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Garlic x2
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Jennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
How do we build more #retrievalpractice into our lessons? On the podcast, Dr. Pooja Agarwal (@retrievelearn.bsky.social), Dr. Janell Blunt, and Dr. Michelle Rivers share nine simple, easy, fun retrieval strategies that can be added to any lesson. www.cultofpedagogy.com/retrieval-in...
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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers | Cult of Pedagogy
These nine strategies make it quick, fun, and easy to build retrieval practice into any lesson.
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Tom Spare @tomspare.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
In January Cardiff University announced it was opening a consultation to cut 400 FTE academic staff and merge or close departments. I've made an episode focused on Modern Languages which is earmarked for closure: spareathought.podbean.com
Image of Cardiff University Main Building in the background with a fading purple tint, over which is text reading: Spare a Thought - Cuts at Cardiff University
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Dan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Some encouraging news! Still more battles to fight, but winning is possible.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Hot off the press in @actfl.bsky.social The Language Educator (Spring, 2025 Issue)! If you can't get access to a copy of this article and would like one, please reach out! Also, be sure to check out the Online Bonus Content where we share free resources from the @oasisdatabase.bsky.social and more!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
NOLA here we come! Excited for #ACTFL2025
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a poster that says " new orleans is resilient "
ALT: a poster that says " new orleans is resilient "
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
(3/3) It was such a beautiful moment for my students (our future colleagues) to see that THIS is what a practitioner-scholar can look like. I am full of joy and as inspired as I was back on the early Twitter days of #langchat. Full of gratitude today.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
(2/3) specifically the relationship between input resources and student (under)representation. From Twitter to real life, Dorie has inspired me and challenged me to know better, do better, and be better for easily a decade now.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Today was a full-circle, life-giving-, joy-FULL afternoon for me as a WL teacher, an SLA researcher, and a teacher educator. This afternoon, @doriec.bsky.social came to my ‘Second and Foreign Language Learning’ class to talk with 28 pre-service K-5 and WL educators about her scholarship (1/3)
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Rich Madel @richmadel.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Excited that the March NECTFL Review issue features a peer-reviewed article I co-authored with Nancy Zimmerman of @kutztownu.bsky.social on the @psmla.bsky.social Peer Mentoring Program and its impact on language teacher growth and sustainability! #langchat 🔗https://www.nectfl.org/nectfl-review/
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
It’s my cats 7 year adopt-a-versary today ♥️ Fred and George
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Another successful AAAL in the books!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Recall brainstorm! (Retrieval) youtu.be/cSr16F4vsR0?...
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Recall Brainstorm (STARTALK Classroom Activities)
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Congrats my friend! Looking forward to seeing you at AAAL/TBLT!
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Dr. Aris Clemons @clemonsaris.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Thrilled to share something we have been working on for years! Racial Justice in Multilingual Education is a bold new space for groundbreaking ideas, fresh perspectives, and innovative research. #NewJournal #MultilingualEducation You can visit us at rjme.org. First issue is coming August 2025!
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Matt Coss @mattcoss.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Please consider calling AND writing letters to your representatives (I have heard that different reps respond better to one or the other!) www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA... #langchat
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Urgent—Congress Must Act to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Language Education Offices!
On Tuesday, March 11th, the US Department of Education announced that it was laying off close to 50% of its staff. Based on documents and media reports we have seen, it appears that the Office of Engl...
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