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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · May 25

Given that in-class time is limited, I wondered whether EFL students' awareness of email requests to faculty could be raised through self-access web-based #pragmatic instruction only 🧐

So happy to finally share the results of this project! #OpenAccess

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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AI Rubric Project @airubric.bsky.social · Jul 17

Seguimos compartiendo divulgación reciente de nuestro equipo.

Hoy os compartimos este artículo en el que nuestra compañera Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social reflexiona sobre el papel de la #IA a la hora de proporcionar feedback a nuestros estudiantes.

www.universidadsi.es/correccion-h...

¿Corrección humana o automática? El futuro de la retroalimentación correctiva escrita en la universidad - Universidad, sí

La retroalimentación correctiva tradicional se encuentra con la irrupción de la IA en el mundo universitario. ¿Pueden convivir amabas formas?

www.universidadsi.es

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AI Rubric Project @airubric.bsky.social · Jul 16

Antes de cerrar el curso queremos compartir con vosotros algunas labores de divulgación del equipo #AIRubric.

En este artículo, nuestra coordinadora en la ULPGC Esther Rodríguez Gil reflexiona sobre las necesidades de los docentes ante la #IA.

telos.fundaciontelefonica.com/que-necesita...

¿Qué necesitan los docentes para enfrentarse a la inteligencia artificial? Claves prácticas para una transición educativa de largo alcance - Telos Fundación Teléfonica

La IA ya está en las aulas, pero muchos docentes aún no cuentan con el acompañamiento, la formación ni los recursos necesarios para integrarla de forma crítica y pedagógica. Este artículo propone vías...

telos.fundaciontelefonica.com

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Jun 1

Happy Sunday!

Today is June 1st, and the ITAP Conference 2025 is only 25 days away!

We have reached 200 registered participants from 40 countries around the world. Can you spot yours?

You can find all the info here: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · May 25

Given that in-class time is limited, I wondered whether EFL students' awareness of email requests to faculty could be raised through self-access web-based #pragmatic instruction only 🧐

So happy to finally share the results of this project! #OpenAccess

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Cercle de Lingüística Aplicada (CLA) @cla-udl.bsky.social · May 22

🔥 CLA Hot Topics #1 🔥 Is the use of the L1 in the English classroom a problem? 👀 Opinions in our group are mixed… What do you think? 🗨️ Join the conversation: reply to the thread and share your perspective! Whether you’re a CLA member or just curious, we’d love to hear from you.

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Apr 25

#Pragmatics on the #TBLTea Youtube Channel🍵🎥

"Thank You for (T)asking: Teaching Pragmatics with TBLT"

In this talk, Dr. Naoko Taguchi explores how pragmatics fits into Task-Based Language Teaching.

▶️ youtu.be/ME53yOcxeEE?...

TBLTea | Thank You for Tasking: Teaching Pragmatics with TBLT | Dr. Naoko Taguchi

YouTube video by TBLTea Videos

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Apr 23

During the ITAP Annual Conference we will host seven thematic panels.

Today we put the spotlight on the panels that explore #technology applications to teach L2 #pragmatics 👩🏻‍💻🤖💻

Check the program & register for free on our website: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

#ITAP2025

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Apr 8

🥳 The ITAP PhD Network is back with two free online sessions.

If you are a PhD student who wants to learn more about the process of publishing your pragmatics research, don't miss these workshops!

Registration form: forms.gle/9oT9a9JbhrQw...

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Apr 7

The #ITAP2025 Conference provisional program is now available!
We will have sessions on technology, literary resources, audiovisual materials, teacher training proposals...

Don't miss the opportunity to attend the conference, it's free!
Registration: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

@aesla.bsky.social

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Apr 2

📢 Save the dates! The registration period for the ITAP Conference 2025 is now open.

At ITAP we are firm supporters of open science, and that is why attendance at the conference will be FREE.

Visit the conference site to fill in the registration form: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

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Dr Zoe Handley @zlhandley.bsky.social · Mar 24

Looking forward to presenting to the Internationalisation Practitioner Network this week.

📅 March 27 1pm-2pm UK & Ireland time

Please visit the Internationalisation Practitioner Network website for details on how the session: internationalpedagogies.home.blog

Online and in-person language contact during study abroad: Using the Lang Track App to explore the experiences of international masters’ students studying in the UK

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Mar 16

Ya estás creandonos necesidades 🤣

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Mar 6

So honored to be part of this generous community! Long live ITAP! 🥳

ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Mar 6

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Feb 28

AI, corpora, picture books, graphic novels, audio-visual materials, humour, teacher training workshops...

We have received fantastic proposals so far!

Don't forget to send yours. Only two days left! 🕒🕓🕔

www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Feb 26

💡 Are you an applied linguistics PhD student or early scholar looking for a journal to publish your research?

Are you interested in technology and language teaching & learning?

Have a look at this list of journals & discover the ones that could be right for you: sites.google.com/ull.edu.es/s...

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Feb 24

Don't forget to send your proposal before March 1st!

@aesla.bsky.social

ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Feb 4

📣 Call for proposals 📣

We will organize this year's ITAP Annual Conference in the beautiful Tenerife 🌴❤️

📅 June 26-27, 2025

📍/ 💻 Universidad de La Laguna + online

📥 Abstract submission period closes on March 1st.

🌐 Read the call for proposals: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Feb 13

📢 Free workshop 📢

Dr. Nicole Ziegler will discuss her work on technology-mediated TBLT.

Teachers, students, researchers, and teacher educators alike are encouraged to tune in next week to discuss all things tech & tasks.

Email [email protected] for the free Zoom link.

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Feb 4

📣 Call for proposals 📣

We will organize this year's ITAP Annual Conference in the beautiful Tenerife 🌴❤️

📅 June 26-27, 2025

📍/ 💻 Universidad de La Laguna + online

📥 Abstract submission period closes on March 1st.

🌐 Read the call for proposals: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Jan 23

We are back online and for our first post of 2025 we wanted to share an insightful accessible summary by Noriko Ishihara:

"How does a translingual framework help with teaching pragmatics and teacher education?"

OASIS Summary of Ishihara (2024) in System.

www.oasis-database.org/details/xs55...

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Dec 20

If you are interested in #technology and language learning, you can now watch the three talks we hosted in the ELINET_TELL Fall 24 Webinar Series:

Dr Isabel Tejada:
youtu.be/EGgPZMlMHoM?...

Dr Lindsay Miller:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9W4...

Dr Sofía di Sarno:
youtu.be/4USk_dw5FZM

#ELT #Edusky

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OASIS Database @oasisdatabase.bsky.social · Dec 13

✨ New OASIS summary ✨

➡️ Learning Spanish through virtual reality

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Learning Spanish through virtual reality

OASIS summary of: Taguchi, N. & Hanks, E. (2024). Social virtual reality for L2 Spanish development: Learning how to interact with others in a high-immersion virtual space. [The Modern Language Journa...

oasis-database.org

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Sonia López-Serrano @sonialing.bsky.social · Dec 13

🌟 #openaccess publication 🌟

Exploring the Idea of Task in the Context of the Young Language Learner Classroom

By Veronika Timpe-Laughlin, Bianca Roters & Yuko Goto Butler

#TBLT #YLL

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Exploring the Idea of Task in the Context of the Young Language Learner Classroom

Originating in adult education, the approach of task-based language teaching (TBLT) has been promoted in young language learner (YLL) education. However, its application often encounters challenges d...

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Dan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · Dec 12

Captions confer comprehension advantages up through advanced levels of L2 proficiency - only at highly-advanced levels (C2 in the Common European Framework) does this advantage seem to dissipate.

pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ss...

When to switch captions off? Exploring the effects of L2 proficiency and vocabulary knowledge on comprehension of captioned and uncaptioned TV | Studies in Second Language Learning and Teach...

pressto.amu.edu.pl

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OASIS Database @oasisdatabase.bsky.social · Dec 12

✨ New OASIS summary ✨

➡️ Raising EFL teachers’ awareness of L2 pragmatic teaching via teacher professional development: The impact of an effective training workshop

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Raising EFL teachers’ awareness of L2 pragmatic teaching via teacher professional development: The impact of an effective training workshop

OASIS summary of: Ton-Nu, A. (2024). Raising EFL teachers’ awareness of L2 pragmatic teaching via teacher professional development: The impact of an effective training workshop. [Language Awareness](h...

oasis-database.org

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