… And we are conditioned to ‘perform objectivity’, which can mean the laudation of the tedious. Life squeezed out of writing like a dried up old lemon that once sat, resplendent and natural, on a tree.

A new piece on the ‘professionalisation’ of education agents, from the perspective of Vietnam. Thanks to my wonderful PhD student Phuoc Hoang, and @lytran10.bsky.social, for this collaboration.

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2. Practitioners can feel guilt-tripped for not measuring up. The academics may be well-intentioned but have the luxury of not having to implement anything. Sometimes they adopt a judgemental tone. Is there a word for this phenomenon? Need it for something I’m writing. Thank you.

1. Sometimes in the field of education, academics who haven’t taught for a long time (outside theoretical uni courses) propose ‘best practice’ principles that sound great but are completely out of touch with those at the coalface.

Pet peeve: ‘international’ journals that label issues by northern hemisphere seasons.

People question Test cricket’s relevance in today’s world but it’s the best sport on TV when you have Covid. #AUSvIND 🏏

Stoked to learn about over 1,500 registrations to our webinars to introduce the Guides to support #internationalstudents.
Next webinar tomorrow: Guide for enhancing international students’ mental health & wellbeing, 2-3 pm (AEDT). Registration: www.englishaustralia.com.au/events/event...
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A critical policy analysis of the Australian Strategy for International Education 2021–2030

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New publication with Laura Gurney.

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Open access publication with Desiree Kawabata. ‘Coherence’ is a ubiquitous term in language testing but hard to pin down. This has consequences for people’s lives, who rely on scores as ‘proof’ of competency (e.g. to enter a country, a university or a profession).