This 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 Strogen
When 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