Senior Lecturer in English Language. Language of conspiracy. Intertextuality. Stylistics. All things Education @ExploringEngEd.

Joined October 2013
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Teachers: are conspiracy theories a problem in school? Do you hear your students discussing them? If so does it concern you? Do they come up in class? Have you had any training or resources to discuss conspiracies with students? Whatever your experiences I’d love to hear from you
30% Yes, it’s an issue
42% No, it’s not a problem
1% Other
27% Want to see results
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All of our @EnglishAston student conferences are FREE! A great opportunity for those studying A level English Language.
A Level English teachers: don't miss the chance to book spaces for your class on our FREE English Language conference taking place on 27th June! A wonderful opportunity for your students to hear lectures from our fantastic academics @EnglishAston and experience a campus tour
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school discipline policies can be core tools to perpetuate linguistic injustice. for some children, especially those from marginalised backgrounds, their alleged inability to 'speak properly' gets framed as symptomatic of their alleged inability to 'behave properly'.
what does ‘misbehaviour’ sound like? in new open access work i ask this question in the context of school discipline policies, looking at how ideologies of ‘im/proper language’ and ‘im/proper behaviour’ coalesce and get co-constructed with one another. doi.org/10.1080/09620214.202…
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across 563 school behaviour policies, i found that ‘misbehaviour’ is routinely associated with linguistic features such as non-standard grammar, informal language, slang, incomplete sentences, non-academic language, and other allegedly deficient ways of speaking.
what does ‘misbehaviour’ sound like? in new open access work i ask this question in the context of school discipline policies, looking at how ideologies of ‘im/proper language’ and ‘im/proper behaviour’ coalesce and get co-constructed with one another. doi.org/10.1080/09620214.202…
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Thrilled our 'Reading for Pleasure' book is out!!😃 It focuses on understanding readers, texts, pedagogies and contexts supportive of RfP 😊Huge thanks to our brilliant contributors! 👇 @TeresaCremin @OpenUni_RfP @The_UKLA @MorayHouse
Just published – ‘Reading for Pleasure’ edited by @TeresaCremin and @DrSarahMcG explores how fostering a love of reading can improve children and young people's academic outcomes and socio-emotional wellbeing 📚 Learn more 👉 spr.ly/60160l8ys
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Last chance to book your A-level English students in for our Lang/Lit conference on 1st April here in Nottingham. This is the venue englishandmedia.co.uk/confer…
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deficit ideologies about working-class children and their families lie at the very foundation of how 'oracy' was first theorised. those deficit framings persist in many contemporary oracy initiatives. the new oracy movement must be explicitly anti-deficit. doi.org/10.1080/03054985.202…
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Very excited to be presenting some of my new cognitive stylistics of conspiracies research at #PALA2025
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Very happy that my article with @PolinaGavin on self and other alignment when reading Covid poetry has just been accepted for publication in @MedHums_BMJ. Our first publication from the 'Writing and Reading the Pandemic' project! #stylistics #medicalhumanities
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Initial symposium to book submission: 10 months. One reviewer said the timescale was ‘wild’ and they were not wrong! Thanks to our brilliant contributors. Out with @EdinburghUP later in the year
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Working on the final stages of our ASRG book for @RoutledgeLing today w/chapters on: parameters of stylistics; research design/ethics; narratological stylistics; cognitive stylistics; media stylistics; corpus stylistics; and educational stylistics. #stylistics #appliedlinguistics
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Teachers of English: if you can get to Birmingham in half term, this is a great opportunity to hear Carol talk about her wonderful book ‘Reading Lessons’ and how and why the books we teach matter. And it’s free! @Team_English1 @NATEfeed @EnglishAssoc @EngMediaCentre @LitdriveUK
On Wednesday 19th February, we welcome Dr Carol Atherton to Aston to talk about and read from her acclaimed memoir ‘Reading Lessons’. This is an on campus event starting at 5.30pm. Register here! shorturl.at/uzJEo
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I will die on this hill
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Looking forward to revisiting my research on the language of Margaret Atwood at Nottingham Trent in 2 weeks' time! I'll be talking about the COLD, and about revenge, so you might want to bring a coat🥶
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Roses are red, Violets are blue, Poetry often deviates from schematic templates. In this paper, I will discuss... P. s. You have until 14th Feb to submit an abstract for #PALA2025, hosted by @EnglishAston 💜 pala2025.com/cfp/

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We are looking forward to our next ASRG research seminar with @LaDoche this afternoon 4-5pm (online). I’ve read the chapter Amélie’s talk is based on and it’s one of the best things I’ve read in stylistics recently! All welcome and still time to register shorturl.at/fGVnf

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The Department for Education has recently issued a press release stating that Thousands of pupils are set to benefit from a £2 million investment in reading and writing, breaking down the barriers to opportunity. Read it here: buff.ly/4gtxxN9

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10 Feb 2025
My latest cartoon for @newscientist
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'Shipwreck' cartoon. Available now at tomgauld.com/shop
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