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Study Protocol: STarting AGe and Extramural English: Learning English in and Outside of School in Norway and Flanders (STAGE) | Forum for Linguistic Studies

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 23

Happy and honored.

Language Learning & Technology @lltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 21

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Pia Sundqvist as a new Associate Editor at Language Learning & Technology! Dr. Pia Sundqvist is a leading scholar in Gaming and Language Learning, and we’re excited to have her expertise on the LLT editorial team 🎉

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 16

My first ever Study Protocol article, co-authored w/ Peters, Skar & Gyllstad, about the STAGE project, which has the following main research question: "What is the relationship between starting age, Extramural English and English language proficiency?" journals.bilpubgroup.com/index.php/fl...

Study Protocol: STarting AGe and Extramural English: Learning English in and Outside of School in Norway and Flanders (STAGE)

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 14

Welcome to the STAGE Research Webinar, 18 September, 12:00-13:30 CET (Zoom)! Pls register by 17 September.

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STAGE Research Webinar 2025 - Department of Teacher Education and School Research

Welcome to a seminar where researchers will present new research findings about learning English in and outside of school and the role of an early start of formal instruction of English in school.

International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 2

Norwegian 1st-graders (6 yrs) know on average around 850 English words (!) at the onset of formal education thanks to their extramural English habits. @HenrikGyllstad led our study #STAGE_Norway Advance access, OA www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ( IRAL ) is devoted to problems of general and applied linguistics in their various forms. IRAL 's long-term interest lies in areas of ...

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Jul 2

Extramural English matters! Uztosun & Sundqvist (2025) w/ data from learners in Türkiye. Thanks to all participants!
Extramural English activities and their relationship with L2 English proficiency at a Turkish university context dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/liter... @DergiPark #DergiPark

Extramural English activities and their relationship with L2 English proficiency at a Turkish university context

The Literacy Trek | Volume: 11 Issue: 1

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Call for proposals: CALICO Journal special issue 2027

🌐 Call for Proposals – CALICO Journal Special Issue (Volume 44) Dear CALL Researchers, We are pleased to invite proposals for a Special Issue of the CALICO Journal (Volume 44), scheduled for publicati...

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Extramural English in Scandinavia and Asia: Scale Development, Learner Engagement, and Perceived Speaking Ability

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 28

I don't think I have shared our (with @sercanuztosun.bsky.social) Extramural English Scale here on Bluesky, so I am sharing it now! Extramural English in Scandinavia and Asia: Scale Development, Learner Engagement, and Perceived Speaking Ability onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This article comprises two international studies. Study 1 aimed to develop a scale to measure the frequency of learners' voluntary, informal, out-of-school engagement with English, so-called Extramur....

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Research agenda: Synergizing in-class and out-of-class language learning with technology | Language Teaching | Cambridge Core

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 25

Happy to share this "Thinking Allowed"-piece by Chun Lai and myself. We suggest 10 research tasks - please read and explore!
Research agenda: Synergizing in-class and out-of-class language learning with technology | Language Teaching | Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Research agenda: Synergizing in-class and out-of-class language learning with technology

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 23

Review of our book "Testing Talk"! Thanks to Jespersen, Zhang & Dimova, Uni of Copenhagen, for a thorough reading and overall very positive response!
Testing Talk: Ways to Assess Second Language Oral Proficiency url:https://academic.oup.com/applij/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/applin/amaf023/8124536

Testing Talk: Ways to Assess Second Language Oral Proficiency

L2 oral proficiency has traditionally been assessed through monologic performance and/or an interview with a trained interlocutor or examiner. Although the

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 21

Hold av datoen: 17. sept! STAGE/UiO ønsker engelsklærere velkommen til et seminar om elevers bruk av engelsk gjennom spill, TV, internett og sosiale medier, og hva det har å si for engelskferdighetene deres.Registrering senest 3. sept-førstemann til mølla! www.uv.uio.no/ils/forsknin...

STAGE-prosjektet: Engelsklærer-dagen 2025 - Institutt for lærerutdanning og skoleforskning

Hva skjer med engelskopplæringen når barn møter engelsk gjennom YouTube og spill før de har begynt på skolen? Hva bruker elevene på 1. trinn, 6. trinn og 10. trinn engelsk til utenfor klasserommet, og...

STAGE Research Webinar 2025 - Department of Teacher Education and School Research

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 15

SAVE THE DATE! Welcome to our STAGE Research Webinar on 18 Sept 2025. We present the main findings from our 4-year project on extramural English and starting age in Norway and Flanders - and we will start a new research network! Pls sign up to get a link:)
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Welcome to a seminar where researchers will present new research findings about learning English in and outside of school and the role of an early start of formal instruction of English in school.

Teachers’ reported beliefs and practices about multilingualism: A questionnaire study among secondary-school L2 English teachers in Sweden

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Mar 24

What are teachers’ beliefs and reported practices about (a) multilingualism in general, (b) the use of additional background languages in learning an additional language (in
general) and (c) English in particular? Context: Secondary school, Sweden. Happy reading!🙂 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

An increasingly globalised world has led to great language diversity in institutional settings. Sweden is no exception; 3 of 10 students in compulsory school have a migrant background. Increased di...

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Mar 23

Superteam. Wish Henrik and Ying could’ve been here too.

Learner Variables in DGBLLT

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Mar 23

Interested in learner variables in DGBLLT? I am! And I have now published on the topic. link.springer.com/referencewor...

Learner variables, also known as individual difference (ID) variables, are individual characteristics of learners of a foreign/second language (L2) that influence L2 learning processes and outcomes. L...

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Mar 22

AAAL2025 has started! We had a presentation from the ComplEExity Project this morning and Terry nailed it! Such a blessing to team up with these fabulous corpus linguists! @tovelarsson.bsky.social Henrik Kastari, Ying Wang. #extramuralenglish meets #corpuslinguistics

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Valentina Morgana @valentinamorgana.bsky.social · Jan 31

*** Deadline Extended ***
📆 The new deadline is 17th February
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Mindsets in Language Education

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Jan 16

Happy about my case study of ”Anders”, a language learner in his 80s with a growth learning mindset!!! Chapter 6 in this fantastic new book! www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...

This book is devoted to the interdisciplinary investigation of language learner and teacher motivation, competencies, emotions and wellbeing, based on the theories behind mindsets. It includes a range...

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Dec 9

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Extramural English as an individual difference variable in L2 research: Methodology matters | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics | Cambridge Core

Extramural English as an individual difference variable in L2 research: Methodology matters

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Dec 9

Just realized that my position paper in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics has been viewed by almost 2,200 since it was published in April. Made my day! I hope the paper will make L2 learning researchers think twice when deciding on ID variables in future research designs.

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Knowledge in use: NOK 4,5 million to innovative UiO researchers - University of Oslo

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Nov 18

Good day at work: my application for funding INNOVATION in research got a small but important starting grant! A new test of L2 English vocabulary for young learners, with Henrik Gyllstad and #STAGE_Noway😀https://www.uio.no/english/about/news-and-events/news/2024/uios-innovation-funds-2024.html

21 projects have been granted funding from the rector's office to develop solutions to meet societal needs. We congratulate all the research groups!

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Nov 17

My first position paper was published in ARAL in April. I argue that Extramural English should be treated as an individual difference variable. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Extramural English as an individual difference variable in L2 research: Methodology matters | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics | Cambridge Core

Extramural English as an individual difference variable in L2 research: Methodology matters

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Apr 6

New chapter out! link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Mar 10

This is my first reposting😀! If you want to measure Extramural English, please check out our study in TQ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

M. Sercan Uztosun @sercanuztosun.bsky.social · Dec 29

My first post is quite academic. Happy to share our article with Pia Sundqvist where we developed Extramural English scale:
Extramural English in Scandinavia and Asia: Scale Development, Learner Engagement, and Perceived Speaking Ability - Sundqvist - TESOL Quarterly - Wiley Online Library.