I am an applied linguist, specializing in language teacher education and TESOL.
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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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Jan Blommaert’s “Looking back: What was important?”
Shortly before his death, Jan Blommaert wrote what I consider one of the most profound accounts of what it means to be an academic — a searching reflection on ethics, knowledge, and what makes a scholarly life worth living. I am republishing it here, with full attribution, from his now-defunct blog Ctrl-Alt-Dem.
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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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March 2026: Notes on academic collaboration, strain, and scholarly direction
March 2026 was a month dominated by the kick-off meeting of the LocalLing project, perhaps the most important thing I’ve done in my academic life. This is how it unfolded.
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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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LocalLing, Week 2
An overview of the second week of the LocalLing meeting in Volos (9th – 12th March 2026). Learning new things, enjoying a book presentation, and taking part in a linguistic landscape walk!
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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.
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February 2026: Notes on Teaching, Research, and Writing
February 2026 update on publishing, research, projects and other aspects of academic life.