Helen Pattio Combe
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Helen Pattio Combe
@helencombe.bsky.social
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EFL Lecturer & National Head of Languages & cultures at Quest Education Group- into : SLA | Applied Linguistics | Teacher identity | ELF | Multilingualism & Plurilingualism | sociolinguistics | Teacher Training | Educational Leadership
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I cannot wait for October to arrive so I can start my doctorate 😱 but first, Japan ! #education #languages
So I got into Portsmouth Ed.D program ✨ and accepted the offer ✨ #education #tesol
I realize that I don’t post here as much as I should … The past few weeks have been busy since a paper got accepted at the World Conference of Foreign Language Education in London this July ✨ #tesol #tefl
It broke my heart to withdraw my application to MSU but it was clearly for the best 🫠😳 #education
But on the other hand, I have started working on another article, this time on #accentism 🤩 #tesol #tefl
My article on language and identity is done but tbh I don’t know where to send it 🤣 it’s not an academic article, it’s pretty mainstream so I am puzzled and open to suggestions #article #sociolinguistics
What’s the best way to start #languageweek ? To have a conference about deaf sign language ! #diversity #multilingualism
I have an interview at the university of Portsmouth to do an Ed.D 🔥 #keepthemotivation
I will check that out, thanks !
It was a great course, I deeply enjoyed it!
I won’t pay €280 a language assessment test to prove that my English level is good enough to be a doctorate student in a British university while I have been a British university student for the past 6 years. This is purely and simply discrimination. #tesol
I hold a MA in Applied linguistics and TESOL from a British university. I attended Yale and Harvardas a postgrad. I have published papers in English about English teaching. I have been asked to provide a proof of my English level from Ed.D program. #whatonearth
This is 2025 and we need, more than ever, to remind people that women are human beings. Women’s rights are human’s rights. #internationalwomensday
Thanks Marjorie ! I am very excited to start this new journey :)
Oh, and I enrolled back to Harvard. I was debating for months, if not years, if I were to do a Certificate in School management and Leadership at Harvard Business School, since I got in, actually. Well, today is the day 💁‍♀️ #professionaldevelopment
Promoting native speakerism is a slap on the face to all the learners of the world. It’s saying “you will never be enough.” I am raging mad that this is something qualified and competent teachers have to fight against #tesol #accentism
My daughter (3 y/o) explained to me, very calmly, that she wanted to go to Japan with me next Spring so while I work, she can “admire the flowers”. I think she particularly liked building that Lego set with me 🤣 #japaneseflowers #thingsmykidsays