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- What the Welsh Government’s new research priorities tell linguists, by Daniel Strogenby alexiabowlerDaniel Strogen is an ESRC-funded PhD Candidate and senior teaching assistant in Applied Linguistics at Swansea University. His PhD research examines Welsh language use amongst young people and factors shaping their use or disuse of the language. Below he unpacks the recently published Areas of Research regarding the Welsh Government’s Cymraeg 2050 strategy. A new…Continue Reading What the Welsh Government’s new research priorities tell linguists, by Daniel Strogen
- Global Englishes in Tokyo: Language, Confidence, and Connection, by Dr Jill Boggsby alexiabowlerThis summer, I spent three weeks in Japan on a visit funded by the Taith-funded mobility scheme — and it was one of the most rewarding things I’ve done as an academic. I went to deliver lectures and workshops, make connections, and start laying the groundwork for a future joint research projects. What I didn’t…Continue Reading Global Englishes in Tokyo: Language, Confidence, and Connection, by Dr Jill Boggs
- When Sleep Turns Sinister: Nightmare on EduTalk…by alexiabowlerThis Halloween, I had the absolute pleasure of filming a spooky-themed EduTalk on the word ‘nightmare’ (for Instagram) And what a treat it was! From scriptwriting to filming, the whole experience was a whirlwind of creativity and Halloween spirit. To bring the word to life (or should I say, afterlife…?), I wrote a short script…Continue Reading When Sleep Turns Sinister: Nightmare on EduTalk…
- When Linguistics is Applied: Reflections from the 58th BAAL Conference by Daniel Strogenby alexiabowlerWhen Linguistics is Applied “Applied linguistics is using what we know about (a) language, (b) how it is learned and (c) how it is used, in order to achieve some purpose or solve some problem in the real world.” — Schmitt and Celce-Murcia, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics (2020, p. 1). This definition, while seemingly…Continue Reading When Linguistics is Applied: Reflections from the 58th BAAL Conference by Daniel Strogen