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AI can improve a draft—but did the writer actually learn?
Our new open-access paper proposes Calibration–Bypassing–Uptake Theory to explain when AI-mediated writing supports durable learning and when it mainly improves visible performance.
It also introduces cognitive bypassing and 8 testable hypotheses.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1866062
#AIinEducation #AppliedLinguistics #EFL #Metacognition #GenerativeAI

AI can improve a draft—but did the writer actually learn?
Our new open-access paper proposes Calibration–Bypassing–Uptake Theory to explain when AI-mediated writing supports durable learning and when it mainly improves visible performance.
It also introduces cognitive bypassing and 8 testable hypotheses.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1866062
#AIinEducation #AppliedLinguistics #EFL #Metacognition #GenerativeAI

AI can improve a draft—but did the writer actually learn?
Our new open-access paper proposes Calibration–Bypassing–Uptake Theory to explain when AI-mediated writing supports durable learning and when it mainly improves visible performance.
It also introduces cognitive bypassing and 8 testable hypotheses.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1866062
#AIinEducation #AppliedLinguistics #EFL #Metacognition #GenerativeAI

AI can improve a draft—but did the writer actually learn?
Our new open-access paper proposes Calibration–Bypassing–Uptake Theory to explain when AI-mediated writing supports durable learning and when it mainly improves visible performance.
It also introduces cognitive bypassing and 8 testable hypotheses.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1866062
#AIinEducation #AppliedLinguistics #EFL #Metacognition #GenerativeAI

LingoPlus Expands Nationwide: Certified Translation Services Now Available Across Germany | Press Releases

Paderborn, NRW, July 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — What began as a small translation initiative in 2010 has…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #appliedlinguistics #certifiedtranslation #translation
https://www.europesays.com/germany/57204/

Is there anybody here who will be at #SS26 in a few days?
#SocioLinguistics #AppliedLinguistics
#FortHare
#KuGompo
#AcademicMastodon
https://www.ufh.ac.za/sociolinguistics-symposium-2026

Is there anybody here who will be at #SS26 in a few days?
#SocioLinguistics #AppliedLinguistics
#FortHare
#KuGompo
#AcademicMastodon
https://www.ufh.ac.za/sociolinguistics-symposium-2026

Is there anybody here who will be at #SS26 in a few days?
#SocioLinguistics #AppliedLinguistics
#FortHare
#KuGompo
#AcademicMastodon
https://www.ufh.ac.za/sociolinguistics-symposium-2026

Is there anybody here who will be at #SS26 in a few days?
#SocioLinguistics #AppliedLinguistics
#FortHare
#KuGompo
#AcademicMastodon
https://www.ufh.ac.za/sociolinguistics-symposium-2026

I try to be optimistic about academia, but then there are evenings like today...

I am reviewing a textbook on GenAI and second language teaching for a renowned commercial publisher. Although I now priorise reviewing for scholar-led, non-commercial publishers, the topic is of personal interest to me and I accepted this invitation because I wanted to ensure that critical AI literacies were well represented in this new textbook (and decent financial compensation was offered, which I admit was also a motivation). This evening, I started reading the preface (which was short but promising) and the introduction. After a couple of pages of pleasant reading, I came across a statement that I thought was odd so I decided to follow up on the reference that was used to support this statement. It turned out that the DOI in the reference section returned a 404. And that the entire reference does not exist! This made me suspicious so I went through all references in Ch. 1 and found three additional hallucinated references and several more incorrect DOIs! I'm not reading any further – will now stop working and attempt to write a polite review tomorrow.

#AppliedLinguistics #SLA #GenAI #academia

I try to be optimistic about academia, but then there are evenings like today...

I am reviewing a textbook on GenAI and second language teaching for a renowned commercial publisher. Although I now priorise reviewing for scholar-led, non-commercial publishers, the topic is of personal interest to me and I accepted this invitation because I wanted to ensure that critical AI literacies were well represented in this new textbook (and decent financial compensation was offered, which I admit was also a motivation). This evening, I started reading the preface (which was short but promising) and the introduction. After a couple of pages of pleasant reading, I came across a statement that I thought was odd so I decided to follow up on the reference that was used to support this statement. It turned out that the DOI in the reference section returned a 404. And that the entire reference does not exist! This made me suspicious so I went through all references in Ch. 1 and found three additional hallucinated references and several more incorrect DOIs! I'm not reading any further – will now stop working and attempt to write a polite review tomorrow.

#AppliedLinguistics #SLA #GenAI #academia

I try to be optimistic about academia, but then there are evenings like today...

I am reviewing a textbook on GenAI and second language teaching for a renowned commercial publisher. Although I now priorise reviewing for scholar-led, non-commercial publishers, the topic is of personal interest to me and I accepted this invitation because I wanted to ensure that critical AI literacies were well represented in this new textbook (and decent financial compensation was offered, which I admit was also a motivation). This evening, I started reading the preface (which was short but promising) and the introduction. After a couple of pages of pleasant reading, I came across a statement that I thought was odd so I decided to follow up on the reference that was used to support this statement. It turned out that the DOI in the reference section returned a 404. And that the entire reference does not exist! This made me suspicious so I went through all references in Ch. 1 and found three additional hallucinated references and several more incorrect DOIs! I'm not reading any further – will now stop working and attempt to write a polite review tomorrow.

#AppliedLinguistics #SLA #GenAI #academia

I try to be optimistic about academia, but then there are evenings like today...

I am reviewing a textbook on GenAI and second language teaching for a renowned commercial publisher. Although I now priorise reviewing for scholar-led, non-commercial publishers, the topic is of personal interest to me and I accepted this invitation because I wanted to ensure that critical AI literacies were well represented in this new textbook (and decent financial compensation was offered, which I admit was also a motivation). This evening, I started reading the preface (which was short but promising) and the introduction. After a couple of pages of pleasant reading, I came across a statement that I thought was odd so I decided to follow up on the reference that was used to support this statement. It turned out that the DOI in the reference section returned a 404. And that the entire reference does not exist! This made me suspicious so I went through all references in Ch. 1 and found three additional hallucinated references and several more incorrect DOIs! I'm not reading any further – will now stop working and attempt to write a polite review tomorrow.

#AppliedLinguistics #SLA #GenAI #academia

My thoughts on "What Makes Academic Writing Human(e): A Critical Realist Response" in: Bouchard & Zotzmann, eds. #CriticalRealism in #AppliedLinguistics #CambridgeUniversityPress 2026

#AcademicWriting
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#WhatMakesAcademicWritingHumane
#GenAI

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/critical-realism-in-applied-linguistics/what-makes-academic-writing-humane/C0B8F2E866A5750FE9B4C19FD04FD78A

My thoughts on "What Makes Academic Writing Human(e): A Critical Realist Response" in: Bouchard & Zotzmann, eds. #CriticalRealism in #AppliedLinguistics #CambridgeUniversityPress 2026

#AcademicWriting
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#WhatMakesAcademicWritingHumane
#GenAI

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/critical-realism-in-applied-linguistics/what-makes-academic-writing-humane/C0B8F2E866A5750FE9B4C19FD04FD78A

My thoughts on "What Makes Academic Writing Human(e): A Critical Realist Response" in: Bouchard & Zotzmann, eds. #CriticalRealism in #AppliedLinguistics #CambridgeUniversityPress 2026

#AcademicWriting
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#WhatMakesAcademicWritingHumane
#GenAI

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/critical-realism-in-applied-linguistics/what-makes-academic-writing-humane/C0B8F2E866A5750FE9B4C19FD04FD78A

My thoughts on "What Makes Academic Writing Human(e): A Critical Realist Response" in: Bouchard & Zotzmann, eds. #CriticalRealism in #AppliedLinguistics #CambridgeUniversityPress 2026

#AcademicWriting
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#WhatMakesAcademicWritingHumane
#GenAI

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/critical-realism-in-applied-linguistics/what-makes-academic-writing-humane/C0B8F2E866A5750FE9B4C19FD04FD78A

June 2nd to 4, 2026, the #WritingResearch community will meet in #Winterthur, #Switzerland, for the #SIGWriting Conference 2026. Hosted at #ZHAW School of #AppliedLinguistics

The website is online

https://www.earli.org/events/sig-writing-conference-2026

The call for proposals is open until *December 17, 2025* 24:00 AOE. It's a firm deadline!

We welcome submission as a paper, symposium, poster or demo, or roundtable. All formats are explained on the website, or just ask me :)

Plz boost!

#SIGWriting2026 #AcademicChatter

June 2nd to 4, 2026, the #WritingResearch community will meet in #Winterthur, #Switzerland, for the #SIGWriting Conference 2026. Hosted at #ZHAW School of #AppliedLinguistics

The website is online

https://www.earli.org/events/sig-writing-conference-2026

The call for proposals is open until *December 17, 2025* 24:00 AOE. It's a firm deadline!

We welcome submission as a paper, symposium, poster or demo, or roundtable. All formats are explained on the website, or just ask me :)

Plz boost!

#SIGWriting2026 #AcademicChatter

June 2nd to 4, 2026, the #WritingResearch community will meet in #Winterthur, #Switzerland, for the #SIGWriting Conference 2026. Hosted at #ZHAW School of #AppliedLinguistics

The website is online

https://www.earli.org/events/sig-writing-conference-2026

The call for proposals is open until *December 17, 2025* 24:00 AOE. It's a firm deadline!

We welcome submission as a paper, symposium, poster or demo, or roundtable. All formats are explained on the website, or just ask me :)

Plz boost!

#SIGWriting2026 #AcademicChatter

June 2nd to 4, 2026, the #WritingResearch community will meet in #Winterthur, #Switzerland, for the #SIGWriting Conference 2026. Hosted at #ZHAW School of #AppliedLinguistics

The website is online

https://www.earli.org/events/sig-writing-conference-2026

The call for proposals is open until *December 17, 2025* 24:00 AOE. It's a firm deadline!

We welcome submission as a paper, symposium, poster or demo, or roundtable. All formats are explained on the website, or just ask me :)

Plz boost!

#SIGWriting2026 #AcademicChatter

A humanistic approach to #GAI:

"humans communicate on the basis of word-world relationships, [...] AI technologies [are] to word-word'

#AcWri
#ArtificialIntelligence
#CompositionStudies
#Humanities
#CriticalRealism
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#Emancipation
#AppliedLinguistics
#HigherEd

https://rdcu.be/d3AMw

A humanistic approach to #GAI:

"humans communicate on the basis of word-world relationships, [...] AI technologies [are] to word-word'

#AcWri
#ArtificialIntelligence
#CompositionStudies
#Humanities
#CriticalRealism
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#Emancipation
#AppliedLinguistics
#HigherEd

https://rdcu.be/d3AMw

A humanistic approach to #GAI:

"humans communicate on the basis of word-world relationships, [...] AI technologies [are] to word-word'

#AcWri
#ArtificialIntelligence
#CompositionStudies
#Humanities
#CriticalRealism
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#Emancipation
#AppliedLinguistics
#HigherEd

https://rdcu.be/d3AMw

A humanistic approach to #GAI:

"humans communicate on the basis of word-world relationships, [...] AI technologies [are] to word-word'

#AcWri
#ArtificialIntelligence
#CompositionStudies
#Humanities
#CriticalRealism
#WhatMakesWritingAcademic
#Emancipation
#AppliedLinguistics
#HigherEd

https://rdcu.be/d3AMw

"Said contends that words are not merely passive figures but vital agents in historical and political change"
#Humanism

#ExplanatoryCritique

#CriticalRealism

#Emancipation

#AcWri

#AppliedLinguistics

#SocioLinguistics

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/humanism-and-democratic-criticism/9780231122641

"Said contends that words are not merely passive figures but vital agents in historical and political change"
#Humanism

#ExplanatoryCritique

#CriticalRealism

#Emancipation

#AcWri

#AppliedLinguistics

#SocioLinguistics

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/humanism-and-democratic-criticism/9780231122641

"Said contends that words are not merely passive figures but vital agents in historical and political change"
#Humanism

#ExplanatoryCritique

#CriticalRealism

#Emancipation

#AcWri

#AppliedLinguistics

#SocioLinguistics

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/humanism-and-democratic-criticism/9780231122641

"Said contends that words are not merely passive figures but vital agents in historical and political change"
#Humanism

#ExplanatoryCritique

#CriticalRealism

#Emancipation

#AcWri

#AppliedLinguistics

#SocioLinguistics

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/humanism-and-democratic-criticism/9780231122641

Prof. Schauer gave a presentation at the University of Padua on 8th May with the title "L2 #Pragmatics and young learners - focus on (instructional) materials". #L2Pragmatics , #ELT , #YLL , #English , #AppliedLinguistics

Is there an authoritative peer reviewed & referenced #OpenAccess dictionary of #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) with definitions/explanations of common yet slippery concepts eg #AcademicVoice #Criticality #Argument, etc?

#AppliedLinguistics #AcWri #AcademicWriting #AcademicLiteracies

Is there an authoritative peer reviewed & referenced #OpenAccess dictionary of #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) with definitions/explanations of common yet slippery concepts eg #AcademicVoice #Criticality #Argument, etc?

#AppliedLinguistics #AcWri #AcademicWriting #AcademicLiteracies

Is there an authoritative peer reviewed & referenced #OpenAccess dictionary of #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) with definitions/explanations of common yet slippery concepts eg #AcademicVoice #Criticality #Argument, etc?

#AppliedLinguistics #AcWri #AcademicWriting #AcademicLiteracies

Is there an authoritative peer reviewed & referenced #OpenAccess dictionary of #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) with definitions/explanations of common yet slippery concepts eg #AcademicVoice #Criticality #Argument, etc?

#AppliedLinguistics #AcWri #AcademicWriting #AcademicLiteracies

For those curious about #Feminism and its relevance to #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) this event may be of interest:

https://feminismxeap.wordpress.com/

#AppliedLinguistics #AcademicLiteracies #HigherEducation

For those curious about #Feminism and its relevance to #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) this event may be of interest:

https://feminismxeap.wordpress.com/

#AppliedLinguistics #AcademicLiteracies #HigherEducation

For those curious about #Feminism and its relevance to #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) this event may be of interest:

https://feminismxeap.wordpress.com/

#AppliedLinguistics #AcademicLiteracies #HigherEducation

For those curious about #Feminism and its relevance to #tleap (Teaching English for Academic Purposes) this event may be of interest:

https://feminismxeap.wordpress.com/

#AppliedLinguistics #AcademicLiteracies #HigherEducation

Can anybody please share an example of a #LiteratureReview being used *as method*, ideally in #AppliedLinguistics, but also #SocialScience #Humanities generally?

Something along these lines:

'Literature review as a research methodology', but this is in a Business Research journal:

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039

Can anybody please share an example of a #LiteratureReview being used *as method*, ideally in #AppliedLinguistics, but also #SocialScience #Humanities generally?

Something along these lines:

'Literature review as a research methodology', but this is in a Business Research journal:

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039

Can anybody please share an example of a #LiteratureReview being used *as method*, ideally in #AppliedLinguistics, but also #SocialScience #Humanities generally?

Something along these lines:

'Literature review as a research methodology', but this is in a Business Research journal:

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039

Can anybody please share an example of a #LiteratureReview being used *as method*, ideally in #AppliedLinguistics, but also #SocialScience #Humanities generally?

Something along these lines:

'Literature review as a research methodology', but this is in a Business Research journal:

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039

🎶
an "academic fashion show, with authors invited on the stage to demonstrate the cut of their chosen #theory" (Playfair, R., 2023)🎶

Feat. Dr Jackie Tuck on #AcademicLiteracies & me on #CriticalRealism

#BookReview #CriticalRealism #AcademicLiteracies #AcWri #AppliedLinguistics

https://www.esptodayjournal.org/pdf/january_2024/book_review/1_Rob_Playfair.pdf

🎶
an "academic fashion show, with authors invited on the stage to demonstrate the cut of their chosen #theory" (Playfair, R., 2023)🎶

Feat. Dr Jackie Tuck on #AcademicLiteracies & me on #CriticalRealism

#BookReview #CriticalRealism #AcademicLiteracies #AcWri #AppliedLinguistics

https://www.esptodayjournal.org/pdf/january_2024/book_review/1_Rob_Playfair.pdf

🎶
an "academic fashion show, with authors invited on the stage to demonstrate the cut of their chosen #theory" (Playfair, R., 2023)🎶

Feat. Dr Jackie Tuck on #AcademicLiteracies & me on #CriticalRealism

#BookReview #CriticalRealism #AcademicLiteracies #AcWri #AppliedLinguistics

https://www.esptodayjournal.org/pdf/january_2024/book_review/1_Rob_Playfair.pdf

🎶
an "academic fashion show, with authors invited on the stage to demonstrate the cut of their chosen #theory" (Playfair, R., 2023)🎶

Feat. Dr Jackie Tuck on #AcademicLiteracies & me on #CriticalRealism

#BookReview #CriticalRealism #AcademicLiteracies #AcWri #AppliedLinguistics

https://www.esptodayjournal.org/pdf/january_2024/book_review/1_Rob_Playfair.pdf

Important talk on re-valuing the art of the #BookReview as contribution to knowledge & disciplinary reflexivity.

Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities

#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xwD5qlDEk

Important talk on re-valuing the art of the #BookReview as contribution to knowledge & disciplinary reflexivity.

Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities

#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xwD5qlDEk

Important talk on re-valuing the art of the #BookReview as contribution to knowledge & disciplinary reflexivity.

Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities

#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xwD5qlDEk

Important talk on re-valuing the art of the #BookReview as contribution to knowledge & disciplinary reflexivity.

Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities

#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xwD5qlDEk

I was just made aware of the "Key data on teaching languages at school in Europe – 2023 edition" via the ELLRA mailing list. This is a highly interesting document that provides detailed information on a variety of aspects relevant to #LanguageLearning and #LanguageTeaching in Europe. Link: https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/publications/key-data-teaching-languages-school-europe-2023-edition ,#AppliedLinguistics , #L2 , #ModernForeignLanguages

If you are interested in early #L2 / #Lx language learning of children aged from 2 to 12 in formal educational contexts, then you may wish to join the new Early Language Learning Research Association (ELLRA). https://ellra.org/ #LanguageLearning , #EarlyLanguageLearning, #AppliedLinguistics, #InstructedSLA

Prof. Schauer (https://mastodon.social/@gilaschauer) gave a presentation at the 20th AILA World Congress (https://aila2023.fr/) with the title "Addressing #diversity issues with graphic novels in the secondary #EFL classroom: focus on #health and #bullying" , #AppliedLinguistics , #ELT

Prof. Schauer (https://mastodon.social/@gilaschauer) gave a presentation at the 20th AILA World Congress (https://aila2023.fr/) with the title "Addressing #diversity issues with graphic novels in the secondary #EFL classroom: focus on #health and #bullying" , #AppliedLinguistics , #ELT

#introduction

I'm a #Linguist with research on Taiwanese (臺灣本土語言) language vitality and revitalisation. My broader interests include language policy and language management within multilingual contexts.

I speak a few #languages (listed in my profile), and trying to relearn my personal #HeritageLanguage (s) which I lost as I grew up.

Would love to connect with others who are involved with similar interests.

#SocioLinguistics #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageReclamation
#Taiwanese

#introduction

I'm a #Linguist with research on Taiwanese (臺灣本土語言) language vitality and revitalisation. My broader interests include language policy and language management within multilingual contexts.

I speak a few #languages (listed in my profile), and trying to relearn my personal #HeritageLanguage (s) which I lost as I grew up.

Would love to connect with others who are involved with similar interests.

#SocioLinguistics #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageReclamation
#Taiwanese

#introduction

I'm a #Linguist with research on Taiwanese (臺灣本土語言) language vitality and revitalisation. My broader interests include language policy and language management within multilingual contexts.

I speak a few #languages (listed in my profile), and trying to relearn my personal #HeritageLanguage (s) which I lost as I grew up.

Would love to connect with others who are involved with similar interests.

#SocioLinguistics #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageReclamation
#Taiwanese

Thanx to @baleap (twitter account), our #BALEAP2023 talk on #AcademicWriting is now here:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9_rEKNPolDY&list=PL0xk8t5VPtuu00x2mGsaY3r0HJa-LD5wI&index=49 (26').

Responses to our 5 provocations were not recorded but some are here:

https://ougraduateschool.padlet.org/julia1796/troubling-academic-writing-in-the-academy-a-conversation-abo-pfiyhpw86hs6uubb

@FrenchMandywba (twitter)
& I welcome further informed responses on the padlet

#tleap #AppliedLinguistics #AcWri #ResearchWriting #AcademicPublishing

Hey there #linguistics and #AppliedLinguistics and #LanguageLearning people! I have a couple of friends who are academics in your fields and not sure which server to join. Suggestions welcome! Of course this one (hcommons) would be an option but wondering if there are clusters of you elsewhere.
#FediTips #InstanceJumping #Mastodon @linguistics @linguisticsmemes

I made the #twittermigration today after things went very quiet over there! Excited to learn more about #Mastodon. My interests are in #appliedlinguistics, especially language learning and research methodology #Introduction