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BAAL Language Policy SIG
@langpolicy.bsky.social
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Convenor: Dave Sayers @davesayers.bsky.social & Leanne Henderson @leannehenderson.bsky.social
Treasurer: Hao Zhang
Events: Aziz Moummou @azizmoummou.bsky.social
Memebership: Diana Camps
Communication: Abhi Sharma @aksharma2019.bsky.social
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langpolicy.bsky.social
Are you working on language policy?

Do you like Spain?

Then apply for the Language Policy Forum 2026 in Spain!

22-23 April, @ucm.es

Venue details, plenary speakers, abstract deadline and submission form on our website: langpol.ac.uk. Go go go! 👇
BAAL Language Policy group
Welcome to the Language Policy special interest group of the British Association for Applied Linguistics. The Language Policy (LP) SIG provides a forum to discuss, critically engage with, and research...
langpol.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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azabrodskaja.bsky.social
📢 Hot Off the Press
🗓️Out Today – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Volume 46, Issue 6 (2025)
Explore the latest in global #language, #culture, and #identity research
📝 1 Introduction
📚 8 Research Articles
📖 1 Book Review
💬 1 Commentary paper
👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmmm20/4...
July 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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nation.cymru
The Spanish government says it has made 'great progress' towards making Catalan, Basque and Galician official languages of the European Union despite a final decision being delayed ✍️ Luke James
EU considering official language status for Catalan, Basque and Galician
Luke James, Brussels The Spanish government says it has made “great progress” towards making Catalan, Basque and Galician official languages of the European Union despite a final decision being delaye...
nation.cymru
May 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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politico.eu
The rejection of Catalan as an official language in Brussels stands to trigger a political crisis in Madrid.
EU countries resist Spain on making Catalan official language
At least seven capitals have raised concerns over the costs and political implications of the move, which Sánchez links to defense spending.
ow.ly
May 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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iraal.bsky.social
🟠 Deadline approaching ‼️ Ag teannadh leis an spriocdháta
iraal.bsky.social iraal.bsky.social @iraal.bsky.social · Apr 11
🔔EXCITING NEWS🔔

🟢 #IRAAL2025 🌟50th Anniversary 🌟
Call for Papers | Gairm ar pháipéar

Linguistics in Ireland: Reflecting on the past, looking to the future
📍 @tcddublin.bsky.social

📩 Submit abstract by 31 May 2025:
forms.gle/7Xfk8aX49zdR...
Queries: [email protected]
forms.gle
May 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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ellabarakos.bsky.social
Proofing this one (finally 🥳) for the forthcoming Bloomsbury Applied Linguistics volume “#Multilingualism” (Ed. Schwieter & Dewaele) with Charlotte Selleck
May 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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radld.bsky.social
What is developmental language disorder (DLD) called in your language? This year's theme for DLD day is "You can't see DLD". How can we tell people or show people what it is in your language and in your community? #devlangdis #DLDday
May 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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ellabarakos.bsky.social
At the #edtechinnovate event today in London. Super interesting to learn about the most recent debates about the future of #edtech and #AI
May 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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glennhadikin.bsky.social
Call for candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics (English/Swedish), Language Preference and Proficiency of High-Functioning Individuals within Autism Spectrum Disorder euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting... Deadline 9th June
Call for candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics (English/Swedish), Language Preference and Proficiency of High-Functioning Individuals within Autism Spect...
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
May 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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rachelgwenllian.bsky.social
The UK is not a single-language state.

A powerful argument by @owswills.bsky.social for understanding and valuing multiculturalism.

nation.cymru/opinion/the-...
The UK is not a single-language state. It’s time Starmer caught up
Owen Williams When Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that “if you want to live in the UK, you should speak English,” he wasn’t just parroting a tired line about integration. He was exposing a deepe...
nation.cymru
May 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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jslx.bsky.social
📚 New Open Access article!
How do French speakers in British Columbia navigate linguistic identity?
Marie-Eve Bouchard explores how legitimation—and delegitimation—shape experiences of linguistic (in)security within Francophone communities in our latest early view paper.

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doi.org
May 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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languageonthemove.bsky.social
We are hiring a dream team of doctoral and post-doctoral research fellows in applied sociolinguistics, education and related fields to work on "Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation across the Lifespan" @uni-hamburg.de

www.languageonthemove.com/hiring-a-dre...
Hiring a dream team in linguistic diversity and social participation
Visit the post for more.
www.languageonthemove.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
langpolicy.bsky.social
What about Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots?
May 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
langpolicy.bsky.social
requesting all our followers to post as much as you can on language policy so that we can repost it :)
May 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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modlangopen.bsky.social
'Rethinking the UK Languages Curriculum: Arguments for the Inclusion of Linguistics' by @mishee54.bsky.social, Alice Corr, Anna Havinga, @jrkasstan.bsky.social & Norma Schifano argues for linguistics in the UK Mod Langs curriculum. Read it #OA: bit.ly/MLO-linguisitics @ciol-linguists.bsky.social
The article title 'Rethinking the UK Languages Curriculum: Arguments for the Inclusion of Linguistics' on a blue background.
May 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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wilsonmcleod.bsky.social
Russia uses "Pravda Alba" website to peddle disinformation in Gaelic -"easier for Russian disinformation to break through on search engines and in AI chatbots in languages such as Gaelic because they have much smaller online footprints" than bigger languages
scotland.news-pravda.com/scotland/202...
May 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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linasigns.bsky.social
For @jmhenner.bsky.social. We — @savithry.bsky.social and I — wrote “How to crip your sign language linguistic theory”. Open access.

academic.oup.com/jdsde/advanc...
How to crip your sign language linguistic theory
Abstract. The language practices and experiences of racially and ethnically minoritized users of signed languages have been largely ignored or marginalized
academic.oup.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
langpolicy.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Grand Central Station: Irish language signs paused over legal action
Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson lodges challenge over approval of £150,000 for Irish language signs at Belfast station.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
langpolicy.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welsh language: New five-year plan to meet Welsh government target
The plan will focus on Welsh in the workplace, health and social care and children and young people.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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linguistlist.bsky.social
Confs: From Experiences to Storytelling of Postmigration. Reinventing the Narratives of the Self and the World in Pluralistic European Societies
Confs: From Experiences to Storytelling of Postmigration. Reinventing the Narratives of the Self and the World in Pluralistic European Societies
International Conference (September 17-19, 2025) Description and Call for Papers: Developed and promoted by the German-speaking academic community, frequently mobilized by Anglophone and Scandinavian scholars, yet less used in Francophone and Italophone research, the concept of postmigration marks a significant shift in migration discourses. By dissolving the binary opposition between migrants and non-migrants, it allows immigration to be regarded as an intrinsic component of European soci
dlvr.it
April 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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mdemeulder.bsky.social
Our paper won a Best Paper Award at #chi2025 ! It challenges the idea that Deaf tech should only be assistive. It presents alternative narratives that center deaf lives and show why we need Deaf-centred design in tech. @robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social
programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...
Conference Programs
programs.sigchi.org
April 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social
#CallforPapers | Sociolinguistica: European Journal of #Sociolinguistics is open for submissions!

Learn more and submit your paper 👉 www.degruyter.com/soci.

@dgb-linguistics.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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news.rte.ie
Irish language signage is set to be installed at the Grand Central Station in Belfast.
Irish language signage to be installed at Belfast station
Irish language signage is set to be installed at the Grand Central Station in Belfast.
www.rte.ie
March 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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geraldroche.bsky.social
I have a new book review out, of "Language and social justice: Global perspectives." TLDR: social justice can mean lots of things, so language & social justice research works best when it defines the term & engages with literature on the topic.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Kathleen C. Riley, Bernard C. Perley & Inmaculada M. García-Sánchez (eds.), Language and social justice: Global perspectives London: Bloomsbury, 2024. Pp. 508. Pb. £40. | Language in Society | Cam...
Kathleen C. Riley, Bernard C. Perley & Inmaculada M. García-Sánchez (eds.), Language and social justice: Global perspectives London: Bloomsbury, 2024. Pp. 508. Pb. £40.
www.cambridge.org
March 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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jslx.bsky.social
📝 How to Get Published – A panel with editors from Language in Society & Journal of Sociolinguistics!

📅 May 8, 2025 | ⏰ 12–1 PM EDT | 💻 Online
🔎 Tips on peer review, editorial decisions & responding to reviewers.

ECR & PhD students encouraged to join!

🔗 Register by May 1: buff.ly/zWDc0H5
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How to Get Published. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The editors of Language in Society and Journal of Sociolinguisticsare jointly sponsoring an online seminar on the theme of publishing in academic journals. This 60-minute webinar is intended to provid...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM