Jennifer J. MacDonald

Opinion | The Trump administration’s funny way of promoting English If assimilation is the goal, why not make sure kids get every opportunity to learn our language?

The Trump administration’s funny way of promoting English www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Red heart on a white background. White text within heart says "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Singular they's older Than singular you."

Happy Valentine's Day, language friends! #linguistics #singularthey #valentines

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Interesting! It's a self selecting sample, but my students still seem to see value in English. A high IELTS score can be an asset in a very tough job market for uni grads

| Why China is losing interest in English www.economist.com/china/2024/1...

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Brb, firing up my playlist of linguistics carols

Third Space Symposium - Slowposium The Third Space Slowposium is a two-week asynchronous online event about all aspects of working in the Tertiary Education third space.

I'm participating in the Third Space Slowposium until Nov 30 alongside Erin Careless and Jeff Myers, where we explore the nature of Higher Ed Third Space for professionals in Canadian university continuing education. Registration is free! Join the discussion: events.humanitix.com/third-space-...

I have been using Rocket Languages for Mandarin. I get access to the app and web-based version for free via my local public library. I'm a very picky language learner, and I quite like it. So much better than Duolingo.

View from the opening reception at #IATEFL2024! Happy to be visiting Brighton for the first time.

[image of crying man meme] text reads: “Bro please come to the conference. Registration fee $1000 ($950 early bird), flights & accommodation $3000. You’ll present for 6 minutes and get roasted. You can’t present virtually because…look you just can’t ok. There’s a yoga session. You’ll get a point on your CV bro please”

Legitimately cackled 🥲

The End of TENOR: Towards English with a Purpose I'm presenting the following talk at the TESL NS Fall 2023 conference this Saturday: The End of TENOR: Towards English with a Purpose Canadian ELT contexts outside the settlement sector have sometimes...

Join us online at the #TESLNS Fall conference this Saturday! I'm presenting on the trend toward specificity and content-based approaches in #ELT in Canada. jenmacdonald.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/t...

@verbingnouns.bsky.social Could I be added to the #Linguistics feed? Thanks!