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/3mlfrfhrnuk2bI've also written these reviews for @natecommunity.bsky.social about three recent books on language and digital communication. I'd recommend them all for different reasons and to different audiences.09 May 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfrfhrnuk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mle7nq556s2iListening to @kneecapceol.bsky.social being interviewed by Huw Stephens on 6Music and the discussion about using Gaelic & English in their lyrics is such an amazing example of translanguaging in action.08 May 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle7nq556s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mle6b3i6sk2iI've written this piece for @natecommunity.bsky.social about accent prejudice based on some of the work done by @teachertapp.bsky.social last year and from discussions with ace linguists @dramandacole.bsky.social and @robdrummond.bsky.social08 May 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle6b3i6sk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mlbwfsfagc2xWe've published three episodes of @lexispodcast.bsky.social this week, in an attempt to clear the decks and get useful material out to you before the exams.07 May 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbwfsfagc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mlbcomqlqs2hWorth reminding ourselves of this. Transcribing speech is never neutral. It shapes power and bias https://share.google/HB4hGNGuE21sPZ3DK07 May 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbcomqlqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3ml7iky4ev22qYeah nah... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/tax-the-rich-racial-slurs-new-york-real-estate?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other06 May 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7iky4ev22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3ml4hyeah5s2kFor any Lang Litters (or even Lit Lingers) out there, we've got a special 2-4-1 offer going on this course in 2 weeks. Come and get a load of anthology-based goodness for the A level with me, @jessnorledge.bsky.social and @stockwell.bsky.social https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/51e52867-5f40-439e-b1ec-3bf173ce111e/emc-cpd-face-to-face-new-approaches-to-anthology-teaching-for-al-language-litera/05 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4hyeah5s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mkipyot4t224I don't want to dunk on this too much because teachers try very hard to make the lives of their students better, but...27 Apr 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkipyot4t224https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mkb4p4mpak2nNice thread ahead of the talk by @emhumps.bsky.social at our @engmediacentre.bsky.social A-level English Language online student conference next week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb4p4mpak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mka4f3azi22qWow! Definitely one for World Englishes. BBC News - Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians' spoken English https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ledd82ed0o24 Apr 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka4f3azi22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mk2qwbpt2222Duo joins UK Border Force? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/21/duolingo-in-running-to-test-migrant-english-skills/22 Apr 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2qwbpt2222https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mk2qgqu3zk2xPoor article, but a good chance for some discourse spotting in the wild! Just a steady stream of clichéd complaints here, punctuated with occasional comments about 'infiltration' and 'creeping Americanese' 🙄 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/04/21/a-language-divided-charting-the-rise-of-american-english-in-everyday-irish-chat/22 Apr 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2qgqu3zk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mk2q3scrwc2xNice explanation of descriptivist linguistics and a great style model for P2Q4. https://theconversation.com/despite-all-the-likes-literallys-and-dropped-gs-english-isnt-decaying-before-our-eyes-27995522 Apr 2026 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2q3scrwc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mjo6eonxyk2jDefinitely a pattern emerging with many of these terms. What can it be? 🤔🤔🤔 https://bsky.app/profile/aftermath.site/post/3mjn3meihzw2k [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjo6eonxyk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mjkeyuauik2vOh yes, this looks like the kind of project that only a wazzock, ladging charver or numpty would find pointless. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkeyuauik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mjjsfj766c2mLoads of Eng Lang and Lang Lit A level courses running this term, starting in a couple of weeks with Language Change & Discourses for AQA with @christianilbury.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjsfj766c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mjjodtafms24Revising Paper 2 with your Year 13s? Have a look at a few of these emag pieces. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjodtafms24