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Steve Brown
@steve11brown.bsky.social
Lecturer in TESOL, Doctor of Education, based in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Scotland’s leading academic on refugees warns that British political rhetoric is taking the UK ‘into the foothills of genocide’

Professor Alison Phipps, Unesco chair in refugee integration at Glasgow University, says demonisation will end in deaths

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544663...
Professor Alison Phipps: "We’re in foothills of genocide" as far-right threat grows
Professor Alison Phipps is the nation’s foremost authority on asylum. She tells our Writer at Large demonisation has gone too far and Westminster…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
No surprise here
Well, there's a thing.

New research from Oxford University says that misleading media coverage is shaping UK public debate on immigration, human rights and the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR👇

🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09... via @bonavero.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m at the #baal2025 conference at @uofglasgow.bsky.social . Lots of the sessions are taking place in the GU Union, and I’m getting flashbacks to my undergrad years. I’m pretty sure I saw the Tom Robinson Band here back in the day.
September 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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It is insane to me that the richest man in the world is using his global megaphone to call for millions of British people to be rounded up and deported (including my family) and somehow this isn’t even news.
September 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Smiles all round at graduation! ♥️

We love see our happy graduates on campus. All your hard work has paid off. Enjoy this moment!

#UofGgrad25 #TeamUofG
July 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🚨 Join the 1st #BAAL #LanguageCurriculum SIG Symposium! 🗓 19 June 2025 | ⏰ 9am–12pm BST | 💻 Online & Free for #BAAL members🎤 Plenary: Dr Suha Alansari + 6 talks
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/baalsig2025
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May 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Great to watch some of my former students from @uniwestscotland.bsky.social and current students from @uofgtesol.bsky.social presenting their research at the Scottish TESOL/Applied Linguistics Research Conference
May 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM

My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.

The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.

Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Nice to get name-checked at an #IATEFL2025 plenary 😃. Thanks, Neil
April 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
High point of #IATEFL2025 coming up, Neil McMillan’s plenary on #tblt followed by @seburnt.bsky.social’s talk on inclusive materials 😬😃
April 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Post-presentation pint with good friends and colleagues who I don’t see enough of #IATEFL2025
April 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nice cosy room for my #IATEFL2025 talk, starting at 3.05pm today. Maybe see you there?
April 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
All set for #IATEFL2025. Edinburgh this year, which seems strange to me for some reason. Lovely weather - so far.
April 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“Sponsored by…” 🙄
Our Conference Preview Brochure, sponsored by TOEFL®, is now available: www.iateflconference.org/about-the-co...
In it you'll find:
- Our plenary speakers
- Our sponsors & exhibitors so far
- The outline of our academic sessions & speakers
- Our Pre-Conference Events
- How to book
and much more!
March 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
At this year’s #IATEFL2025 conference in Edinburgh, I’ll be exploring the concept of “empowerment” and “empowering ELT”, a popular phrase which, in my view, doesn’t adequately encapsulate what needs to be done. Come and join me on 8th April at 3.05pm.
March 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Last year I reviewed 5 books for the #ELT journal, which you can read here: academic.oup.com/eltj/article/7…
Next Thursday at 4.30pm I’ll be presenting and discussing the relevance of these books to the U#ESOLOL context. You can register free here: forms.office.com/pages/response���
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https://academic.oup.com/eltj/article/7…
January 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Day 11 ResearchAdvent I am excited for the January meeting of the ESOL Research Community, where @steve11brown.bsky.social will be exploring the relevance & application of current literature for ESOL. Deets and sign up here padlet.com/kathrynsidaw...
December 11, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Always great to celebrate graduation with my students. Here’s me with some 23-24 @uofgtesol.bsky.social graduates and colleagues the other day 😊
December 6, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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Good to meet up with some students from last year's cohort before their graduation tomorrow! #tesol #graduation #23-24
December 3, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Looks like an interesting symposium, with a possibility to present online - for those of us who are concerned about the #ELTFootprint

socialjusticeinelt.com/Home/Symposi...
Social Justice in ELT
Social Justice in ELT, A Project on Raising Pre-Service English Language Teachers' Awareness
socialjusticeinelt.com
November 28, 2024 at 11:03 AM
So, are we all deleting our twitter accounts, or are we keeping them so we can keep an eye on what those guys are up to?
November 25, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Yes, please join us! I’m looking forward to this 😃
Join us on 16th January to hear @steve11brown.bsky.social discuss how recent ELT publications connect to adult ESOL. Click here to register - shorturl.at/4Ml4d and more details on our padlet - shorturl.at/yjfov @kathrynsidaway.bsky.social #NATECLA #ESOL #research
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November 20, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Ok, this seems a lot nicer already. Looking forward to engaging with people on here.
November 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM