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Helen Pattio Combe

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Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Apr 15

I cannot wait for October to arrive so I can start my doctorate 😱 but first, Japan ! #education #languages

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Apr 14

This week’s book 💡 #multilingualism #sociolinguistics

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Apr 11

So I got into Portsmouth Ed.D program ✨ and accepted the offer ✨ #education #tesol

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Apr 8

Same !

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Apr 8

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

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 30

It broke my heart to withdraw my application to MSU but it was clearly for the best 🫠😳 #education

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 25

Good idea, thanks !

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 25

But on the other hand, I have started working on another article, this time on #accentism 🤩 #tesol #tefl

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 25

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

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Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 18

What’s the best way to start #languageweek ? To have a conference about deaf sign language ! #diversity #multilingualism

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Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 16

Congratulations !!

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 13

I have an interview at the university of Portsmouth to do an Ed.D 🔥 #keepthemotivation

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 12

I will check that out, thanks !

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 12

It was a great course, I deeply enjoyed it!

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 12

Literally the whole point of the new certificate I have done with #futurelearn : Understanding Multilingual Children’s language development ✨ #multilingualism

UMassLinguistics @umasslinguistics.bsky.social · Mar 12

Do you speak other languages at home? This will not hold your child back at school theconversation.com/...

Do you speak other languages at home? This will not hold your child back at school

It is common for parents to worry about raising a child to be multilingual. They may wonder, am I harming my child’s English if I speak another language at home?

theconversation.com

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Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 10

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

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 10

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

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 8

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

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Dr Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social · Mar 6

Paying attention to how multilingual children read can help foster reading for pleasure for all
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Paying attention to how multilingual children read can help foster reading for pleasure for all

Ask children about what they read that isn’t in books - magazines, recipes, messages from friends.

theconversation.com

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Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thanks Marjorie ! I am very excited to start this new journey :)

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 5

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

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Mar 4

✨and just like that, my article is out ! ✨ ihworld.com/ih-journal/i...
#tesol #multilingualism

Exploring the role of the multilingual teacher

In a time and space where multiculturalism and multilingualism are inevitable, highlighting the key role of languages in cultures is only the beginning.

ihworld.com

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Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Feb 28

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

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Feb 28

Oh hi new certificate 👋 #interculturalism #cpd

Helen Pattio Combe @helencombe.bsky.social · Feb 22

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