English Language & Linguistics for A-Level students and teachers. One of the Lexis podcast team https://tinyurl.com/yckh3vy5 EngLangBlog: https://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/ English & Media Centre: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/ He/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mvdakxdt4222"Evaluate the idea that..." [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdakxdt4222https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mvckfk2b7s23Hilariously tenuous article that manages to link Oasis to both The Wurzels and a leisure centre In Swindon, all through the thread of accent. They missed the obvious headline though - Ooh Arrr Kid... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2z31991exo?app-referrer=deep-link12 Sep 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvckfk2b7s23https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mv7u2ukqgc2nThis looks like a really interesting one for Language & Gender https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m003188n?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile11 Sep 2026 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7u2ukqgc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mv6m3bguuc2dIf you're interested in the future of the secondary English curriculum, get signed up for this event in October! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-language-conference-2026-tickets-1995900976549?aff=oddtdtcreator10 Sep 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6m3bguuc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mv5xid5ya225Look! It's your last chance! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5xid5ya225https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3muywefmajc2nLots of our other courses here 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muywefmajc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3muyvlx67ps2nIf you are new to A-Level Eng Lang or there's a new Eng Lang teacher in your department, we still have plenty of places on this @engmediacentre.bsky.social Starting to Teach course next Tuesday (15th). Bookings are open until Friday. https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/15aa6357-c492-4ebe-9980-7907af943bc6/emc-cpd-face-to-face-starting-to-teach-a-level-english-language/08 Sep 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyvlx67ps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3muyutsrk4s2nThere's a new @engmediacentre.bsky.social issue of emagazine out and as usual it has a nice selection of A-Level Eng Lang pieces.08 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyutsrk4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mujvavc73k2yThis is in Dorrrrrset so the extra 'r' has got to be deliberate, right?02 Sep 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujvavc73k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mu5ch47imc2aAlways on the look out for data, even on a quest for Yorkshire curd tarts.28 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ch47imc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mu356ujtlk2dNot watched this yet, but I quite like this guy and Algospeak was a fun read. Are we cooked? Algorithms have rewired our language : NPR https://share.google/61IyJyui7Kuly15iX27 Aug 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu356ujtlk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mtsluifj3s2uSome new polling on accent attitudes. Sure there will be more to come from this. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05q318501yo24 Aug 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsluifj3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mtnkgvyyec2eThis is all pretty technical stuff & probably not of interest to many people, but Powell isn't entirely wrong here. There is a de facto 'cap' on grades because the wiggle room for changing grade boundaries is tiny and the national reference tests are not transparent. https://share.google/K2fOG7zZ6SJcUhDaP22 Aug 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnkgvyyec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mtggia2ppk2yNot a great surprise given that AI just embeds existing prejudices... BBC News - Rotherham patients say AI GP receptionist can't understand them - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c141dn3d26do?app-referrer=deep-link19 Aug 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtggia2ppk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mt7xdvwa7k2rAnd then... [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7xdvwa7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mt6pzyg6bk26This is a good read: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/14/weather-forecasts-britain-safe-chat-climate-culture-wars?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other16 Aug 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6pzyg6bk26https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mstepkpimc2iConlangs and the brain https://theconversation.com/elvish-klingon-and-pig-latin-what-can-invented-languages-teach-us-about-the-human-brain-28862911 Aug 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstepkpimc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3msa4yjgskk22This is a disturbing article for all sorts of reasons, but the language dimensions to it raise questions about accent attitudes that we can address in the A-level. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/04/noticeable-rise-racist-abuse-nhs-radiographers-past-18-months?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other04 Aug 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msa4yjgskk22https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mr2rxxkgss2yThat well known 'British accent'. https://bsky.app/profile/paulgcornish.bsky.social/post/3mr2qjv4enc2n [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2rxxkgss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqqy5iwfg22eThere's more here, if you want to see what was debated and discussed in the UK parliament: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10957/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqy5iwfg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqqcqmeuik2ihttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2d2mnmqg3o16 Jul 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqcqmeuik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqnuibrdxs2oHeadlines like this and reports of 'police-involved shootings' are well worth analysing as an introduction to critical discourse studies. 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