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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Aaishah Rauf, who's been one of our @engmediacentre.bsky.social Associate Teachers this year, has appeared on the BBC talking about Stormzy, poetry and what a modern English curriculum could look and sound like. She's on just after the 55 minute mark: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Morning Live - Series 8: 26/06/2026

Join Gethin Jones, Helen Skelton, Michelle Ackerley and the team for conversation, advice and tips to make your day that little bit easier.

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Jen Nycz @jennycz.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

filling out check-in forms online before an appointment and impressed by the inclusivity of this urgent care's "preferred language" options #linguistics

partial drop-down menu of options including Dutch (middle), Dutch (flemish), Dyula, Erik, Egyptian (ancient), English, English (middle), English (old), Esperanto, Estonian, Ewe

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 31/03/2026

What you think of a particular language, dialect, or accent is about your attitude towards the people who use it, not some intrinsic property of the linguistic variety itself All varieties are valid, systematic, worthy of study and respect

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Language and Linguistic Science @ UoY @uoylangling.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The York English Language Toolkit returns on 10 July 2026. This free hybrid CPD workshop for A-level English Language teachers features talks from Prof Devyani Sharma, Prof Paul Kerswill, Prof Sam Hellmuth and Dr Kobin Kendrick. Save the date. englishlanguagetoolk...

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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We have a new event (the first of its kind) coming up in April. It's an online revision conference for AQA A Level Eng Lang Paper 2 and it will feature three excellent guest speakers, along with top tips to approach questions about change & diversity. www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...

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Online Student Revision Conference for AQA A Level English Language (Paper 2)

emagazine 90-minute online revision conference for AQA A Level Language

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Josh Coombs @qwep210.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Very happy to have been a part of this!

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Josh Coombs @qwep210.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This week I had the privilege of presenting my recently submitted MSc dissertation work at #uklvc15, my first major conference where I met some incredible people who had some very inspiring comments. Thank you to @clrnance.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to present at such short notice!

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Christian Ilbury @christianilbury.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Tell me you don't understand accent bias, without telling me you don't understand. Assuming someone is an 'entitled, snobby plonker' because of their RP ('plummy') accent *is* accent bias...! The training we're leading addresses *all* types of accent bias.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 28/01/2025

Speech recognition systems struggle with accents and dialects, risking problems in critical fields like healthcare and emergency services. Imagine calling 911 and the AI used to screen out non-emergency calls can’t understand you. A Spanish language professor explains:

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‘Sorry, I didn’t get that’: AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others

Speaking with an AI bot can be amusing and even helpful – if it understands you. How well AIs do that is a matter of whose speech they’ve been trained on.

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