Professor of Applied Linguistics, University College London, IOE Internationalisation of higher education, TESOL, EMI, teaching-research nexushttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3mk5xcggypc2oFREE download until 29 April: The Psychology of Language Teachers: Cognition, Affect, and Motivation By Dávid Smid and Sarah Mercer (University of Graz) https://doi.org/10.1017/978100951385223 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5xcggypc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3mhnpi5i6gc25#AAAL2026 "Meet the Journal Editors" session is this afternoon. Sharing the generous support of Cambridge University Press - download ALL titles free during the conference! https://www.cambridge.org/core/publications/elements/language-teaching22 Mar 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnpi5i6gc25https://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3mdxu7ss2wc2rNew OA paper: Beyond Polishing. Argues GenAI isn’t just editing writing... it’s reshaping drafts before polishing, with consequences for voice and stance. I welcome your thoughts! https://doi.org/10.1515/dsll-2025-001603 Feb 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxu7ss2wc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3mdfsvr4itc2nEMI assessment is where debates about academic literacy and English proficiency always seem to end up. I argue that relying on proficiency scores to judge EMI readiness misses the academic literacies students actually need, and risks being exclusionary. Would love your thoughts! https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-insight/rethinking-emi-assessment-proficiency-scores-academic-literacy27 Jan 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfsvr4itc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3mcxg5gvjec2jNew in Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching: Informal Digital Learning of English (Ju Seong Lee). Explores how learners engage with English through digital spaces beyond the classroom. Share the link (not the PDF) widely! #digitallearning 📥 Free download until 4 Feb: https://doi.org/10.1017/978100964164721 Jan 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxg5gvjec2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3mcwsb7gbts2jNew article in Higher Education: we challenge market-driven university strategy and argue for building on distinctive internal scholarly strengths instead. Using a new bibliometric tool, we show how research profiles can inform strategy and protect academic autonomy. rdcu.be/eZ487 https://rdcu.be/eZ48721 Jan 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwsb7gbts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3m6usogfois2tNew, OPEN ACCESS, Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching series... Please download your free copy today! https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009439251 "Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)" by Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe (University of the Basque Country)30 Nov 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6usogfois2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3m32ssmbs722bOpen Access! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/tesj.70080 An argument for focus on academic literacy over proficiency for EMI preparedness. I welcome your thoughts! @ucl.ac.uk13 Oct 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32ssmbs722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3m2ljla2ojs2xOpen Access! Our study shows how structured, identity-focused peer feedback can help doctoral L2 writers refine their authorial voice, build rhetorical confidence, and resist the homogenising effects of GenAI-assisted prose. Watch this space. More to come from this project! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2025.10158307 Oct 2025 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ljla2ojs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lygxog25zs2lOpen Access! "Generative AI and English language teaching: A global Englishes perspective", in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics! (Lee, Jeon, McKinley and Rose). Watch out for the 'standards' GenAI defaults to... your own voice and style may be lost! https://doi.org/10.1017/S026719052510018410 Sep 2025 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygxog25zs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lw73n6xuhk2qOpen access + OASIS plain-language summaries = more views, downloads & citations — a practical path to more inclusive, impactful research! https://doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2024-026912 Aug 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw73n6xuhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lupwzptbgk2fWe are delighted to announce that Alfred W. T. Lo (University of Oxford, UK) has been selected as the winner of the 2024 System Early Career Researcher Award. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2025.103610 We thank all four early career scholars for their outstanding contributions to System!24 Jul 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupwzptbgk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lrruoghcs22nSome actual photos from The Contemporary Crossroads VI conference at Eötvös Loránd University yesterday - huge thanks to Kata Csizér for the invitation!17 Jun 2025 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrruoghcs22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lrrrfvj26k2kThe Contemporary Crossroads VI conference at Eötvös Loránd University (and the fun weekend before it) here in Budapest was everything I needed to start the summer right!17 Jun 2025 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrrrfvj26k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lqffthcics2sFree download until 6 June. Please download your free copy today, and share the link (not the PDF) with others so they can download their copy, too. Data-driven Learning in and out of the Language Classroom https://doi.org/10.1017/978100951138430 May 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqffthcics2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lq5zx4m2zk2hThe newest title in the Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching series is now available for free download until 6 June! Download your free copy today, and share the link (not the PDF) widely! https://doi.org/10.1017/978100951138427 May 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5zx4m2zk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lq4uoyt4u22fOne of the many reasons I love living in London. I get to see amazing people more often as they come through! From the US, from Hong Kong - keep coming back, friends!27 May 2025 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq4uoyt4u22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lppnq5eci222I’ve so enjoyed being back in Japan since mid-April, but alas, my time is coming to an end and I return to London on Saturday. I’m always grateful that I can spend time here. Huge thanks to Waseda University’s Institute for Advanced Studies who hosted me!21 May 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppnq5eci222https://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lnmkkas4u22lPhotos from the Future of English project on Online Behaviour in EMI last week at Waseda University. I miss everyone! Sad our 3-year project is coming to an end…25 Apr 2025 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnmkkas4u22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3ll7mbb2ymk2yA few more photos from #AAAL2025 -it’s been great catching up with friends, colleagues, and the latest research!25 Mar 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7mbb2ymk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3ll5mb6d5ss2lSelfie time day 3 #AAAL202524 Mar 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5mb6d5ss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3ll4wc4fpp22nSome more #AAAL2025 day two photos… full day!24 Mar 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4wc4fpp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3ll4vstbohk2nGood morning, Denver! Ready for day 3 of #AAAL202524 Mar 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4vstbohk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3ll2pica6fs2r#AAAL2025 day two morning photos. Making up for lost time!23 Mar 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll2pica6fs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lkzizykmj22hI made it!! #AAAL2025 from tomorrow!23 Mar 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkzizykmj22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lkz2umog722wI’m getting there! Changing planes in Houston! #AAAL2025 better late than never…23 Mar 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkz2umog722whttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lkxpqorewk2vWell, I’ll get to Denver for #AAAL2025 32 hours later than planned but I’m on my way! So disappointed to miss our Global Englishes and TESOL colloquium at 8am on day one but at least I’ll be there for day two!22 Mar 2025 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxpqorewk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lkj7glcetk2gFor those at #AAAL2025 consider starting day one off with us! Global Englishes and TESOL 2-hour colloquium…16 Mar 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkj7glcetk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3lk3kh6tbyk27"Metacognition in Language Teaching" by Mark Feng Teng The newest title in the Cambridge Elements series is available for free download until 20 March. Please download your free copy today, and share the link (not the PDF) with others so they can download their copy, too. https://doi.org/10.1017/978100958129511 Mar 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3kh6tbyk27https://bsky.app/profile/jimmckinley.bsky.social/post/3ljpooc7tps2lFuture of English Forum 2025 with David Crystal is underway! #BritishCouncil #UniversityofBedfordshire06 Mar 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:26lsr347avav5badgsuszmnn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpooc7tps2l