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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Feb 28

Ramadan Mubarak to all observing this month ☪

#Ramadan2025

Ramadan Mubarak greeting over a scenic sunrise view of Oxford.

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Feb 28

Thank you, Lotta! ❤️

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Feb 28

How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...

Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Feb 28

Ramadan Mubarak to all observing it! 🌙🌟🤲

Check put my article from last year at @languageonthemove.bsky.social

www.languageonthemove.com/happy-ramada...

Happy Ramadan from London

Ramadan in London is exceptional in many ways. As the centre of a former Empire which still exerts a global pull on its former subjects and their descendants, London has been at the heart of a wave…

www.languageonthemove.com

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Gene Lerner @glerner.bsky.social · Feb 19

I just came across another (apparent) handout:

“Some Ways Conversation Analysts Interrogate Talk-in-Interaction”

but cannot remember the venue at which it was circulated. Nonetheless, some might find it or bits of it useful…

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/poylj...

www.dropbox.com

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Jan 28

Dr Becky Winstanley & I are pleased to announce the cfps for the 23rd volume of SOAS Working Papers in
#Linguistics. SWPL is intended for SOAS staff, associates, alumni, students & collaborators.
The deadline is today. Send us your idea/ blurb here: [email protected]
@soasuni.bsky.social

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Charlotte Magnuson Lundgren @charlottelundgren.bsky.social · Feb 14

New article out now! #dressage #science #horsehumanrelations #humanhorserelations #equitation #equine #equestrianism #wickedproblem #canada #canadiandressage #fei

A wicked problem: Systemic issues surrounding Canadian equestrian dressage and dressage horse welfare | Animal Welfare | Cambridge Core

A wicked problem: Systemic issues surrounding Canadian equestrian dressage and dressage horse welfare - Volume 34

www.cambridge.org

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Gavin Lamb @gavinlamb.org · Jan 24

Job in Norway for applied linguists out there! Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics (deadline 27 Jan). www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics (271768) | University of Stavanger

Job title: Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics (271768), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Maartje De Meulder 🟥 @mdemeulder.bsky.social · Jan 27

@robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social and I are investigating the experiences of deaf users in Europe interacting with ChatGPT. If you’re deaf, live in Europe, and are using ChatGPT, please fill in our survey, and share! 🙏🏻 tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Jan 28

Dr Becky Winstanley & I are pleased to announce the cfps for the 23rd volume of SOAS Working Papers in
#Linguistics. SWPL is intended for SOAS staff, associates, alumni, students & collaborators.
The deadline is today. Send us your idea/ blurb here: [email protected]
@soasuni.bsky.social

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Jan 28

Thank you, I am well and I hope you are too.

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BAAL Conference 2025 @baal2025.bsky.social · Jan 15

Hello all and happy new year to you!
We are pleased to announce this years plenary speakers for BAAL 2025. They are as follows:

Professor Angel Lin
Dr Kamran Khan
Dr Lucy Jones
Dr Spencer Hazel

We will also be launching the BAAL 2025 website in the coming weeks so stay tuned for more information.

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Jan 27

Thank you Laura!

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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lauraskh.bsky.social · Jan 9

Congrats @draliaamir.bsky.social

Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Jan 1

The 3 most frequently read Language-on-the-Move posts in 2024 were:

#3: What if I lose my language?
www.languageonthemove.com/what-if-i-lo...

What if I lose my language? What if I have lost my language?

I admire people, who, on the move, maintain and transfer their heritage languages to the next generations. By “maintain,” I mean the transfer of spoken language or as a boli (Mahboob, 2…

www.languageonthemove.com

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Apr 16

I warmly invite you to join us for our first webinar tomorrow on behalf of the British Association for Applied Linguistics' Multilingualism Special Interest Group (SIG).

No registration required.

Simple scan the QR code to join us. Looking forward to see you tomorrow!

BAAL Multilingualism SIG’s first webinar of 2024 with QR code.

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Apr 2

My latest for ‘language on the move’

Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Apr 2

New on Language-on-the-Move:
@draliaamir.bsky.social asks how educators and researchers can make use of all the languaging practices in their local environment without labelling them under the binaries of minority/majority, local/foreign, indigenous/migrant?
www.languageonthemove.com/finding-paki...

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Daria Dayter @coocho.bsky.social · Mar 27

We’re still looking for a lecturer (permanent) in English Linguistics! Send us your application until 8 April

tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lauraskh.bsky.social · Mar 20

"For us, at this moment in history, Nowruz is more than just a cultural tradition. It is a unifying force and a symbol of Iranian-ness and unity, with a rich history that predates the current regime."
Happy Nowruz!

Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Mar 17

New on Language-on-the-Move: Shiva Motaghi-Tabari explains what Nowruz means to Iranians in the diaspora.
Happy Nowruz!
www.languageonthemove.com/nowruz-celeb...

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thank you for sharing, Ayesha!

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Ayesha Chari @ayeshachari.bsky.social · Mar 27

'Decolonisation is not a passive endeavour; it is an active transformation involving unlearning and relearning new patterns.' Make this reflective piece by @draliaamir.bsky.social your read of the day.

#AmReading #decolonisation #DifficultConversations

www.soas.ac.uk/study/blog/d...

Decolonising Bloomsbury: A guided walking tour through London’s colonial legacy

Dr Alia Amir, Research Associate at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, takes us on a 'decolonising walk' through Bloomsbury, London and reflects on some of the historical landmarks whi...

www.soas.ac.uk

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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Mar 19

A new Language-on-the-Move Podcast is out! Ingrid Piller speaks with Jim Hlavac (Monash University) about language barriers and how interpreters work to bridge them.
via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

www.languageonthemove.com/interpreting...

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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · Mar 12

My latest which was written last year but has finally been published. This piece is primarily in the context of the British Raj and the British colonisation of India.

Decolonising Bloomsbury: A guided walking tour through London’s colonial legacy

Dr Alia Amir, Research Associate at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, takes us on a 'decolonising walk' through Bloomsbury, London and reflects on some of the historical landmarks whi...

www.soas.ac.uk

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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Mar 10

New on Language on the Move: @draliaamir.bsky.social reflects on the importance of Ramadan displays and open iftars in London's linguistic landscape
www.languageonthemove.com/happy-ramada...

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Ayesha Chari @ayeshachari.bsky.social · Mar 6

Happy to chat. One of the things I find fascinating is the balance b/w loss and new learning - the two somehow seem to go together in strange ways.

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