Josh Prada
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Assist. Prof. in Applied Linguistics&Multilingualism-University of Groningen - no longer on X. Find me at https://t.co/SrkwwUwIsT
Groningen, Nederland
Joined January 2011
Come study an MA #AppliedLinguistics or #Multilingualism w/us in beautiful Groningen. Start by filling in the booking form to let our office know about you > https:/shorturl.at/xalNc - Masters week is 18-22 Nov, so you still have time. Places are competitive but worth it ❤️
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Today, I'll be unpacking the role of emotions in heritage language education as part of the Teacher Ed for a Future in Flux Academy. Big thanks to Lotte and Eva for their kind invitation to Utrecht University ❤️#heritagelanguageeducation #translanguaging
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Off to the Congres Levende Talen in Zwolle today. It feels so strange to stay on business as usual mode under the current circumstances. Perhaps a good way to dissociate? Anyway... ❤️ Education matters #heritagelanguageeducation #translanguaging #heritagespeakers #education
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More sad news from higher education in the Netherlands. As of 1 September 2026 the following programmes at Utrecht University will halt the intake of new students •German Language and Culture •French Language and Culture •Italian Language and Culture •Celtic Languages and
The dying humanities at Leiden University. Arabic has been taught at Leiden since 1586. Leiden holds the oldest continual chair of Arabic in Europe, established in 1613. Budget cuts from central government combined with faculty deficit (over 5million euros) will batter the
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We have a fantastic MA in Applied Linguistics, and an excellent MA in Multilingualism at the University of Groningen's Center for Language and Cognition. I teach in both. My colleagues are outstanding. Applications are open for 2025/2026. Reach out if you have questions.
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Lovely lecture series focused on pressing issues in education. For teachers in all fields, free, in person or virtually. I'll be giving a talk on Nov. 11 if you're interested :) You can find the program here:
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New publication :) #translanguaging awareness and visualization through arts-based approaches coming soon (Oct 15th) as part of this phenomenal book edited by Paula Kajala and Silvia Melo-Pfeifer ❤️ https://t.co/YE541H9gGs - #languageteaching
multilingual-matters.com
This book fosters an awareness of multilingualism as lived or as subjectively experienced from the perspective of those involved in language education and teacher education. It illustrates how visual...
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Hot off the press, my new article "Sensecapes in multilingual environments" is now available in the journal Language, Culture and Society ❤️ lots more on sensecapes coming soon #translanguaging #linguisticlandscape
https://t.co/aqMUV75xmZ
benjamins.com
Sensescapes refer to the complex multimodal and semiotic assemblages that confer meaning to space as experienced by individuals and groups. The study of sensescapes seeks to understand the nature of...
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Our chapter on #translanguaging #translenguar is out in the Routledge Handbook of Multimodality and Transdisciplinarity in Spanish Language Teaching. Expertly edited by @ElisaGironzetti and Manel Lacorte, thanks for including us ❤️
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I started working with our new cohort of MA Applied Linguistics students this week. They come from far and wide as well as from the neighbourhood down the road. Such diversity of experiences as students, as teachers and as multilingual citizens, and what sharp minds ❤️
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I have availability for new PhD supervision w/in my research group on #heritagelanguage education, #criticalpedagogies & #translanguaging at the University of Groningen's Center for Language&Cognition. Scholarships are available but competitive. Feel free to email me w/ questions
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As the end of July nears and I struggle to tie up every lose end before going on a "writing retreat", I keep forgetting that 2023/24 threw at me more shyte than the 20 years prior, I overcame it all, and I'm (we all are) still learning how to do this ❤️#academia #AcademicChatter
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I had a wonderful time at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo Uruguay discussing my theory of sensecapes ❤️ thanks to Ana María Carvalho and Raquel Carinhas for having me -- new stuff coming soon :)
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We're starting the "III Transnational Encounters for CLA" this morning: a 4-day immersion program with a talented cohort of multilingual students from Hamburg University here at @FacultyofArtsUG ready to shift perspectives juntxs #translanguaging #multilingualism #EducationForAll
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Visiting @dartmouth tomorrow to chat about the role of #translanguaging in the #multilingual turn ❤️ thanks, dear @robertoreyagudo
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Wishing all my friends attending #AERA2024 a wonderful time. I'm jealous, and I miss you <3 #EducationForAll
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Our chapter "Centering #Translanguaging for Inclusive Health Communication: Implications for Healthcare Professional Education" (w/Woodward-Kron)> Handbook of Language in Public Health and Healthcare is in press #multiliangualism #MedEd #MedicalEducation ❤️ @WileyGlobal
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Our article "Medical Student and Faculty Attitudes Toward Translanguaging with #Spanish-Speaking Patients" just got accepted for publication at the Journal of the National Hispanic Medical Association. More (and big) on #translanguaging in #healthcare soon! ❤️
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