EngLangBlog
@englangblog.bsky.social
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/him
One of the Lexis podcast team https://tinyurl.com/yckh3vy5
EngLangBlog: https://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/
English & Media Centre: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/
He/him
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The 2 AL conferences we've run this term to 1800 students have shown how vibrant the subject is in terms of enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity + commitment. This is so heartening for English + added to promising green shoots in the Curriculum + Assessment Review might mark the start of a comeback!
ENGLISH DEGREES ARE GOOD FOR YOU!
Very heartening report from NFER into future employability. If a student has good A Level results then studying English should safeguard them against the coming AI storm.
www.nfer.ac.uk/key-topics-e...
Very heartening report from NFER into future employability. If a student has good A Level results then studying English should safeguard them against the coming AI storm.
www.nfer.ac.uk/key-topics-e...
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The 2 AL conferences we've run this term to 1800 students have shown how vibrant the subject is in terms of enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity + commitment. This is so heartening for English + added to promising green shoots in the Curriculum + Assessment Review might mark the start of a comeback!
Look 👀
We did tell you!
We did tell you!
ENGLISH DEGREES ARE GOOD FOR YOU!
Very heartening report from NFER into future employability. If a student has good A Level results then studying English should safeguard them against the coming AI storm.
www.nfer.ac.uk/key-topics-e...
Very heartening report from NFER into future employability. If a student has good A Level results then studying English should safeguard them against the coming AI storm.
www.nfer.ac.uk/key-topics-e...
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Look 👀
We did tell you!
We did tell you!
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I am (eventually, below the fold) in USA Today (along with @byagoda.bsky.social) talking about that British teacher survey...
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'Peppa Pig' made US kids posh. Now some hate UK kids sounding American
American English is showing up in British schools. What explains it? And is the traffic one way?
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November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I am (eventually, below the fold) in USA Today (along with @byagoda.bsky.social) talking about that British teacher survey...
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
Thanks to everyone who spoke at or attended the @engmediacentre.bsky.social English Language conference today - I had fun and I hope you all did too.
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thanks to everyone who spoke at or attended the @engmediacentre.bsky.social English Language conference today - I had fun and I hope you all did too.
I'm sure this story will be about *exactly* what the headline claims it to be.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm sure this story will be about *exactly* what the headline claims it to be.
archive.today/2025.11.27-1...
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Today's emagazine English Language Student Conference is off to a flying start! Our first speaker of the day, George Bailey, spoke about using technology to classify variation between regional dialects.
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Today's emagazine English Language Student Conference is off to a flying start! Our first speaker of the day, George Bailey, spoke about using technology to classify variation between regional dialects.
Bald fraud found out.
Dan speaks about the recent history of the word of the year!
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Bald fraud found out.
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Simon Horobin delivers a fascinating talk on language change over time!
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Simon Horobin delivers a fascinating talk on language change over time!
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For the next talk of the day, Jasmine Andersson speaks about claims that accents like the Cockney accent are dying out.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
For the next talk of the day, Jasmine Andersson speaks about claims that accents like the Cockney accent are dying out.
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A fascinating panel discussion with Simon Horobin, Jasmine Andersson and Christian Ilbury at today's emagazine A Level English Language Student Conference!
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A fascinating panel discussion with Simon Horobin, Jasmine Andersson and Christian Ilbury at today's emagazine A Level English Language Student Conference!
We're waiting for the students and their teachers to arrive for the @engmediacentre.bsky.social A level English Language conference in London. Not long to go now 😬
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We're waiting for the students and their teachers to arrive for the @engmediacentre.bsky.social A level English Language conference in London. Not long to go now 😬
Keir Starmer got a telling off yesterday for getting involved in a 6-7 rampage. news.sky.com/video/sir-ke...
Sir Keir Starmer apologises to head teacher for joining in on '6-7' dance
The Prime Minister led pupils in a version of the viral '6-7' dance meme whilst visiting Welland Academy in Peterborough. He was visiting the school to promote the expansion of the free school meals p...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Keir Starmer got a telling off yesterday for getting involved in a 6-7 rampage. news.sky.com/video/sir-ke...
Some practical ecolinguistics in action!
Cooking with gas.
Well-oiled machine.
Burning the midnight oil.
Step on the gas.
Too many everyday expressions reek of fossil fuels. Help me come up with cleaner alternatives, please! I'm taking suggestions at Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/watch-your...
Well-oiled machine.
Burning the midnight oil.
Step on the gas.
Too many everyday expressions reek of fossil fuels. Help me come up with cleaner alternatives, please! I'm taking suggestions at Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/watch-your...
Watch your f-ing language
Too many expressions reek of fossil fuels. Let's stop "cooking with gas" and come up with cleaner alternatives.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Some practical ecolinguistics in action!
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If you’d like to hear my musings on RP and creaky voice, you’ll enjoy this podcast!
morejamtomorrow.com/episode/rp
morejamtomorrow.com/episode/rp
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November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
If you’d like to hear my musings on RP and creaky voice, you’ll enjoy this podcast!
morejamtomorrow.com/episode/rp
morejamtomorrow.com/episode/rp
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It's all happening in #WOTY2025 world. Here's a piece about Macquarie Dictionary's choice (a good choice, I think) 'AI slop': theconversation.com/ai-slop-is-m...
AI slop is Macquarie’s 2025 Word of the Year. I applaud the choice – but was bored by the shortlist
AI slop was the clear winner of Macquarie’s Word of the Year – it also won the People’s Choice Award. Honourable mentions included another AI-related word: clanker.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's all happening in #WOTY2025 world. Here's a piece about Macquarie Dictionary's choice (a good choice, I think) 'AI slop': theconversation.com/ai-slop-is-m...
Lovely bit of rage bait in the Oxford WOTY graphics for the term.
One for @emhumps.bsky.social I think :-)
One for @emhumps.bsky.social I think :-)
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Lovely bit of rage bait in the Oxford WOTY graphics for the term.
One for @emhumps.bsky.social I think :-)
One for @emhumps.bsky.social I think :-)
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I know a lot of people like this sort of thing, so for those who like this sort of thing, here it is. corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
Oxford Word of the Year 2025 - Oxford University Press
Voting is now open for Oxford Word of the Year 2025! Discover our shortlist and have your say by Thursday 27 November.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I know a lot of people like this sort of thing, so for those who like this sort of thing, here it is. corp.oup.com/word-of-the-...
One that should be very useful if you're looking at Language Discourses for Paper 2 (AQA) or Topical Language Issues (OCR).
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
One that should be very useful if you're looking at Language Discourses for Paper 2 (AQA) or Topical Language Issues (OCR).
We've just recorded an interview with @lynneguist.bsky.social for the @lexispodcast.bsky.social and then this absolute whopper of a piece gets published. It's jam-packed with clichéd complaints, hoary hyperbole & xenophobic waffle.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We've just recorded an interview with @lynneguist.bsky.social for the @lexispodcast.bsky.social and then this absolute whopper of a piece gets published. It's jam-packed with clichéd complaints, hoary hyperbole & xenophobic waffle.
archive.ph/2025.11.24-0...
archive.ph/2025.11.24-0...
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EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Language Diversity and Discourses for AQA
"The quality of the materials and delivery were outstanding. I couldn't have wished for a more informative, inspiring course!"
Book by: 8am on 28th November
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"The quality of the materials and delivery were outstanding. I couldn't have wished for a more informative, inspiring course!"
Book by: 8am on 28th November
buff.ly/pv943CH
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Language Diversity and Discourses for AQA
"The quality of the materials and delivery were outstanding. I couldn't have wished for a more informative, inspiring course!"
Book by: 8am on 28th November
buff.ly/pv943CH
"The quality of the materials and delivery were outstanding. I couldn't have wished for a more informative, inspiring course!"
Book by: 8am on 28th November
buff.ly/pv943CH
Lots here including a good webinar on occupational & social groups for A level Eng Lang.
1. Imagine if there was a way for you and your English department to get a whole term’s worth of refreshed subject knowledge and classroom-ready approaches. All evidence-informed. 🧵
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EMC Termly Webinar Package Spring 2026
EMC Webinar Package Spring 2026 – live and on-demand access for the whole department to all our Spring 2026 term webinars for just £195. On sale until 5pm Tuesday 20th January 2026.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Lots here including a good webinar on occupational & social groups for A level Eng Lang.
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A little preview of what our next episode, with @lynneguist.bsky.social, will be covering.
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Lynne Murphy interview clip - Descript
In Britain, people tend to assume it's an Americanism if it's something new that they don't like. So when you read those articles in The Telegraph for The Times, or other newspapers with lists of, yo
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November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A little preview of what our next episode, with @lynneguist.bsky.social, will be covering.
share.descript.com/view/xo1Zcqo...
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Wednesday's fabulous Harold Rosen Lecture by Carol Atherton reminded us of the transformative power of authentic, dialogic teaching, says NATE chair Mick Connell. The lecture can be viewed after reading Mick's article: t.co/bP8n58Jntp
https://www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/20/carol-athertons-harold-rosen-lecture-advocates-for-the-transformative-power-of-authentic-dialogic-teaching/
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November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wednesday's fabulous Harold Rosen Lecture by Carol Atherton reminded us of the transformative power of authentic, dialogic teaching, says NATE chair Mick Connell. The lecture can be viewed after reading Mick's article: t.co/bP8n58Jntp