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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · 14d

The full program for our hybrid symposium on the quan/qual divide in applied linguistics is now available. October 17 - no fees or preregistration. Luke Plonsky and Bethany Gray are giving keynotes along with nine other talks and a panel discussion. corpus.cal.msu.edu/1052-2/

Hybrid symposium on the quantitative/qualitative divide in applied linguistics – Second Language Studies Corpus Lab

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Aug 23

A reminder that abstracts for the hybrid symposium on the quantitative/qualitative divide in applied linguistics are due August 30. corpus.cal.msu.edu/1052-2/

Hybrid symposium on the quantitative/qualitative divide in applied linguistics: Call for papers – Second Language Studies Corpus Lab

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Jul 25

Please consider submitting a proposal to our hybrid symposium in October on the quant/qual divide in applied linguistics.
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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · May 2

Please share. Post-doc at the intersections of sociolinguistics, linguistics, and education.

Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Working/Functional Title Linguistics; Postdoctoral Research Associate Position Summary The successful applicant will join the MI Diaries project, which is collecting sociolinguistic data from Michigan...

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Mar 15

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Applied Linguistics Scholars Among Top 2-Percent of Scientists Worldwide

Four professors from the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University are among the top 2% of scientists in the world, according to Stanford University’s latest Worl...

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Mar 13

We are looking are a remote ASL instructor this summer. Please share with any networks that you may have.
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Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof - Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Working/Functional Title ASL Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof - Fixed Term Position Summary The Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University seeks one part-time Fixed-Term Ame...

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Jan 31

Third article by our research group.
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Citations in post-methods sections of quantitative and qualitative research articles in second language learning: A corpus-based study

Citation practices within the post-methods sections (i.e., results, discussion, implications, and conclusion) of research are crucial for knowledge ge…

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Jan 28

We will likely be hiring a Hindi/Urdu instructor for AY 25-26. For complicated reasons, we can't post the job yet, but we do have a pool that people can apply to now. careers.msu.edu/jobs/ast-ins...

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Dec 30

I know we are all sick of AI surveys, but I also know that real data for students to work with is important. My former student asked if I would share this. He is particularly interested in hearing from instructors of languages other than English.
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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Dec 18

Kudos to the linguistics faculty.

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Dec 17

Very excited to be speaking at this conference.
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PLIN Linguistic Day 2025

The PLIN Linguistic Day is a biennial one-day thematic conference organised by the Linguistics Research Unit (PLIN) of the Language and Communication Institute (IL&C) at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, B...

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Nov 27

The World Languages & Cultures Department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is seeking a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Japanese. Applicants with a PhD in Japanese, Applied Linguistics, or a related field. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/34269.

Visiting Assistant Professor - Japanese

The Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) invites applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor fixed-term position in Japanese to...

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Nov 23

SSLW will be held in Taipei, October 23-25, 2025. More info soon. #sslw2025

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Nov 19

Topic 1: Digital Multimodal Composing and TESOL in the GenAI Era
Topic 2: Mixed Methods Research in TESOL
Topic 3: Structure and Systems Affecting College and Career Readiness for English Learners in the U.S. Education System

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Nov 19

TESOL Quarterly is accepting abstracts for three special issues, due January 31, 2025. Please share widely. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

TESOL Quarterly Calls for Abstracts

This page is dedicated to our current Calls for Abstracts and Calls for Papers – please see the full list below and link through to the full calls for details. TESOL Quarterly welcomes submissions within the scope of each individual call.

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Dylan Burton @dylanburton.bsky.social · Nov 15

I've created an Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies starter pack for new BlueSky users (I credit @danielrisbell.bsky.social for the idea). Please share and let me know if you'd like to be added to or removed from the list!

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Charlene Polio @charlenep.bsky.social · Nov 15

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AI generates covertly racist decisions about people based on their dialect - Nature

Despite efforts to remove overt racial prejudice, language models using artificial intelligence still show covert racism against speakers of African American English that is triggered by features...

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Bronson Hui @bronsonhui.bsky.social · Oct 30

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Last call for proposals for Vocab@Maryland: Conference and summer school

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