Category: All topics
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A new issue of the European Journal of Language Education & Language (2/1)
Why launch another journal in language education? In this editorial reflection, I explain the vision behind the European Journal of Education and Language Review and introduce Issue 2(1).
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AI-Assisted Teacher Reflection: Thinking Before, During, and After the Lesson
Teaching has always required reflective practice. This post explores how artificial intelligence can support three types of teacher reflection (before, during, and after the lesson) drawing on Farrell’s framework and the AI Lang guidelines.
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Being and Becoming a Plurilingual Academic: A new book in the making
Our upcoming book, Being and Becoming a Plurilingual Academic explores what it means to teach, research, publish, and build an academic identity in a higher education system where English has become the default language.
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April 2026: Notes on Fatigue and Unexpected Returns
Sustained effort, unexpected intellectual richness and occasional moments that make the work feel worthwhile. A summary of my work in April 2026.
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New in EJELR: Motivation, Migration, and the Ecology of Language Learning
How does motivation emerge for refugee language learners in Greece? This posts offers insights from an ecological study led by one of my MA students (Rizou & Kostoulas, 2026).
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The Book I Wanted to Write (But Didn’t)
Three years of work, a team I’m proud of, and a book I have complicated feelings about. This is an honest account of all of the above.
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Building an Ethical Framework for AI in Language Education: The AI Lang Guidelines
What does it mean to use AI well in a language classroom, not just effectively, but ethically? This post introduces the AI Lang framework: four principles, eight guidelines, and thirty-five competence descriptors for the ethical use of AI in language education.
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Notes from a Book Presentation: Language Politics in Tunisia
A reflection on presenting Language Politics in Tunisia and what Tunisia’s linguistic ecology reveals about language, identity and power.
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The first week of the LocalLing event in Volos
A description of the first week of the LocalLing meeting in Volos, coorganised by the University of Thessaly and Tallinn University.