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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Sep 11

My position paper published in ARAL last year now lives on pages 79-91. Forever. Its home😊.
Extramural English as an individual difference variable in L2 research: Methodology matters | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics | Cambridge Core -
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Extramural English as an individual difference variable in L2 research: Methodology matters | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics | Cambridge Core

Extramural English as an individual difference variable in L2 research: Methodology matters - Volume 44

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 29

STAGE Norway - project news! www.uv.uio.no/ils/english/...

YouTube cannot replace the English teacher - Department of Teacher Education and School Research

Students love using games, videos and music, and they learn English incidentally that way, but a recent study highlights why we still need English teachers to make sure students learn everything they ...

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 23

Happy and honored.

Language Learning & Technology @lltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 21

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Pia Sundqvist as a new Associate Editor at Language Learning & Technology! Dr. Pia Sundqvist is a leading scholar in Gaming and Language Learning, and we’re excited to have her expertise on the LLT editorial team 🎉

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Language Learning & Technology @lltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 21

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Pia Sundqvist as a new Associate Editor at Language Learning & Technology! Dr. Pia Sundqvist is a leading scholar in Gaming and Language Learning, and we’re excited to have her expertise on the LLT editorial team 🎉

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 16

My first ever Study Protocol article, co-authored w/ Peters, Skar & Gyllstad, about the STAGE project, which has the following main research question: "What is the relationship between starting age, Extramural English and English language proficiency?" journals.bilpubgroup.com/index.php/fl...

Study Protocol: STarting AGe and Extramural English: Learning English in and Outside of School in Norway and Flanders (STAGE) | Forum for Linguistic Studies

Study Protocol: STarting AGe and Extramural English: Learning English in and Outside of School in Norway and Flanders (STAGE)

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 14

Welcome to the STAGE Research Webinar, 18 September, 12:00-13:30 CET (Zoom)! Pls register by 17 September.

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STAGE Research Webinar 2025 - Department of Teacher Education and School Research

Welcome to a seminar where researchers will present new research findings about learning English in and outside of school and the role of an early start of formal instruction of English in school.

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Aug 2

Norwegian 1st-graders (6 yrs) know on average around 850 English words (!) at the onset of formal education thanks to their extramural English habits. @HenrikGyllstad led our study #STAGE_Norway Advance access, OA www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching

International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching ( IRAL ) is devoted to problems of general and applied linguistics in their various forms. IRAL 's long-term interest lies in areas of ...

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M. Sercan Uztosun @sercanuztosun.bsky.social · Dec 29

My first post is quite academic. Happy to share our article with Pia Sundqvist where we developed Extramural English scale:
Extramural English in Scandinavia and Asia: Scale Development, Learner Engagement, and Perceived Speaking Ability - Sundqvist - TESOL Quarterly - Wiley Online Library.

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Jul 2

Extramural English matters! Uztosun & Sundqvist (2025) w/ data from learners in Türkiye. Thanks to all participants!
Extramural English activities and their relationship with L2 English proficiency at a Turkish university context dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/liter... @DergiPark #DergiPark

Extramural English activities and their relationship with L2 English proficiency at a Turkish university context

The Literacy Trek | Volume: 11 Issue: 1

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Call for proposals: CALICO Journal special issue 2027

🌐 Call for Proposals – CALICO Journal Special Issue (Volume 44) Dear CALL Researchers, We are pleased to invite proposals for a Special Issue of the CALICO Journal (Volume 44), scheduled for publicati...

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 28

I don't think I have shared our (with @sercanuztosun.bsky.social) Extramural English Scale here on Bluesky, so I am sharing it now! Extramural English in Scandinavia and Asia: Scale Development, Learner Engagement, and Perceived Speaking Ability onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Extramural English in Scandinavia and Asia: Scale Development, Learner Engagement, and Perceived Speaking Ability

This article comprises two international studies. Study 1 aimed to develop a scale to measure the frequency of learners' voluntary, informal, out-of-school engagement with English, so-called Extramur....

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 25

Happy to share this "Thinking Allowed"-piece by Chun Lai and myself. We suggest 10 research tasks - please read and explore!
Research agenda: Synergizing in-class and out-of-class language learning with technology | Language Teaching | Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Research agenda: Synergizing in-class and out-of-class language learning with technology | Language Teaching | Cambridge Core

Research agenda: Synergizing in-class and out-of-class language learning with technology

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 23

Review of our book "Testing Talk"! Thanks to Jespersen, Zhang & Dimova, Uni of Copenhagen, for a thorough reading and overall very positive response!
Testing Talk: Ways to Assess Second Language Oral Proficiency url:https://academic.oup.com/applij/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/applin/amaf023/8124536

Testing Talk: Ways to Assess Second Language Oral Proficiency

L2 oral proficiency has traditionally been assessed through monologic performance and/or an interview with a trained interlocutor or examiner. Although the

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Pia Sundqvist @piasundqvist.bsky.social · May 21

Hold av datoen: 17. sept! STAGE/UiO ønsker engelsklærere velkommen til et seminar om elevers bruk av engelsk gjennom spill, TV, internett og sosiale medier, og hva det har å si for engelskferdighetene deres.Registrering senest 3. sept-førstemann til mølla! www.uv.uio.no/ils/forsknin...

STAGE-prosjektet: Engelsklærer-dagen 2025 - Institutt for lærerutdanning og skoleforskning

Hva skjer med engelskopplæringen når barn møter engelsk gjennom YouTube og spill før de har begynt på skolen? Hva bruker elevene på 1. trinn, 6. trinn og 10. trinn engelsk til utenfor klasserommet, og...

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