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celm-uor.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social · Jun 4

The Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) at the University of Reading, UK, is delighted to announce that the 6th International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults and Children (ISBPAC 2026) will be held from June 18th-19th, 2026 at the University of Reading, UK isbpac.info

International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults and Children – 6th International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults and Children

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celm-uor.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social · Jun 4

Organising Committee

@christoslab.bsky.social hristoslab
Ian Cunnings
@ludoserratrice.bsky.social
@drhollyjoseph.bsky.social
@georgepontikas.bsky.social eorgePontikas
Fraibet Aveledo
Xinyu Liu

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Feb 19

Only just over a week to submit your abstract to the #ChildLanguageSymposium2025 @celm-uor.bsky.social in Reading this September.

The deadline is Friday 28th February. Quick!!

research.reading.ac.uk/cls2025/

CHILD LANGUAGE SYMPOSIUM 2025

University of Reading, September 8th - 10th, 2025

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.bsky.social · Feb 12

Very interesting read about the role or not of LLMs in science. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10..... I am firmly in the Bender, Bergstrom & West camp. And at the risk of credentialism, I'm a language scientist who has worked on language models in the past.

How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science? | PNAS

Large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly incorporated into scientific workflows. However, we have yet to fully grasp the implications of...

www.pnas.org

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Feb 12

paywall :-(

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celm-uor.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social · Feb 12

If you live in Reading there is still time to register for our event celebrating #InternationalMotherLanguageDay. Join us on 21st February. Link below

research.reading.ac.uk/celm/interna...

International Mother Language Day 2025 - Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism

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celm-uor.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social · Jan 22

Our director @drhollyjoseph.bsky.social is on the @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social advertising our language survey in Reading. Link in the article. If you live in the Reading area please consider completing the survey, it only takes a minute! Thanks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reading's language use investigated in university study

University researchers are investigating the town's language use through an online survey.

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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · Jan 13

How strong is the relationship between caregiver speech and language development? A meta-analysis (Coffey & Snedeker) - important attempt to try and estimate input-uptake relationships across studies

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How strong is the relationship between caregiver speech and language development? A meta-analysis | Journal of Child Language | Cambridge Core

How strong is the relationship between caregiver speech and language development? A meta-analysis

www.cambridge.org

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Jan 15

The Child Language Symposium 2025 will be hosted by the University of Reading on September 8th-10th.

Our call for papers is now open and will close on 28th February. Submit your abstract for a poster, an oral presentation, a symposium, or a lightening talk. Pls RT

research.reading.ac.uk/cls2025/

CHILD LANGUAGE SYMPOSIUM 2025

University of Reading, September 8th - 10th, 2025

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Jan 15

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celm-uor.bsky.social @celm-uor.bsky.social · Jan 13

Happy New Year BlueSky!
Do you live in #Reading, UK? If so, we want to know what languages YOU speak. Please help us by filling in this super-quick survey (less than a minute). Open to everyone in Reading, even if you only speak English! forms.office.com/e/zZp5TLT4PN

Microsoft Forms

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Naomi Flynn @naomiflynn.bsky.social · Jan 14

Great NY resolution from @ludoserratrice.bsky.social Our University of Reading course has fab reviews :) #multilingualism #teachers #SLTs

Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Jan 6

New year, new resolutions! Why not complete @celm-uor.bsky.social three-week course on Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development on #FutureLearn?

It is endorsed by #NALDIC and the #RCSLT and accredited by the CPD Certification Service: www.futurelearn.com/courses/unde...

Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development - FutureLearn

Discover the benefits of multilingualism to enhance your practice in classroom, clinical, and home settings with this online course from the University of Reading.

www.futurelearn.com

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Bronwyn Hemsley @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social · Dec 31

Our protocol for a Meta-Narrative Review of #GestaltLanguageProcessing & #NaturalLanguageAcquisition

Registered on PROSPERO
www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/dis...

“What are the features and outcomes of GLP/NLA related therapies for minimally or non-speaking individuals?”

Broad inclusion criteria.

The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination is a department of the University of York and is part of the National Institute for Health Research. CRD undertakes high quality systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions and the delivery and organisation of health care.

www.crd.york.ac.uk

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Jan 7

Congrats @asliozyurek.bsky.social !!

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Jan 6

New year, new resolutions! Why not complete @celm-uor.bsky.social three-week course on Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development on #FutureLearn?

It is endorsed by #NALDIC and the #RCSLT and accredited by the CPD Certification Service: www.futurelearn.com/courses/unde...

Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development - FutureLearn

Discover the benefits of multilingualism to enhance your practice in classroom, clinical, and home settings with this online course from the University of Reading.

www.futurelearn.com

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Linguistics @ QMUL @qmullinguistics.bsky.social · Dec 19

We have a new MSc in Linguistics and AI starting next September at Queen Mary, aimed at giving relevant skills to people from non-STEM backgrounds who are keen to work in the tech sector, integrating humanities/social science #linguistics with #ai. www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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Julien Mayor @julienmayor.bsky.social · Dec 18

Interested in doing a PhD on language acquisition in Oslo?

Check application process: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... and feel free to reach out for more information!

PS. We have a nice growing community including Natalia Kartushina, Luca Onnis, @audunrosslund.bsky.social, and many more!

Doctoral research fellowships in linguistics and verbal communication (272418) | University of Oslo

Job title: Doctoral research fellowships in linguistics and verbal communication (272418), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025

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ref2029.bsky.social @ref2029.bsky.social · Dec 16

We have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...

REF 2029 main and sub-panel recruitment – REF 2029

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Betty S. Lai @bettyslai.bsky.social · Dec 18

Looking to grow on Bluesky?

I am too! Running a bootcamp in January. It's free. Four emails with lessons and exercises.

Register here: fierce-experimenter-3293.ck.page/1f1426cfe8

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Jacob Eisenstein is at CoLM @jacobeisenstein.bsky.social · Dec 18

When i got interested in sociolinguistics, one of the first things i did was listen to this lecture by William Labov. It was astonishing: creative, rigorous, humane, and like all of his work, rich with insights about the everyday world.

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Cadernos de Linguística @cadlin.bsky.social · Dec 18

Yesterday, we lost William Labov, a foundational figure in sociolinguistics. In his Abralin Talk, Labov reflected on a lifetime of scholarship that has mentored generations and advanced the pursuit of social equity through linguistics.

William Labov

YouTube video by Abralin

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · Dec 19

"It is far easier to quantify a researcher’s output than it is the actual outcome of their work."

Dan K. Pearson discusses the gamification of #academic metrics and alternative ways for assessing and valuing researchers. Check out the post on the @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 👇

#ScholComm

Is there any alternative to the gamification of academic metrics?

Drawing on discussions with academics who have oriented their work around public engagement and social impact, Daniel Pearson suggests these academics present an opportunity to rethink the existing…

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Dec 18

How sad! He was my lecturer on the MA in Language Acquisition at the University of Essex way back in 1994. He was a truly formidable person! I decided to become a child language researcher because of him. x

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Dec 18

Hey, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES, on the #Babylonia site, @ludoserratrice.bsky.social answers a question that's frequently asked by #parents and #teachers: "How does screen time affect language development?" 💻 @srvach.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social

Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Dec 18

Very proud to have contributed to fantastic issue of Babylonia dedicated to answering parents' questions about #child #language. 14 short, accessible pieces with research-evidenced answers.

My contribution is on how #screen time affects #language #development:

babylonia.online/index.php/ba...

How does screen time affect language development? | Babylonia Multilingual Journal of Language Education

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Ludovica Serratrice @ludoserratrice.bsky.social · Dec 18

check out the table of contents
babylonia.online/index.php/ba...
from language development milestones, to baby sign and learning to read in two languages.

Vol. 3 (2024): Answering parents’ questions about child language | Babylonia Multilingual Journal of Language Education

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