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Jim McKinley

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Professor of Applied Linguistics, University College London, IOE Internationalisation of higher education, TESOL, EMI, teaching-research nexus

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Beyond Polishing: The Compounding Dynamic of GenAI in Academic Writing Generative AI can reshape stance and voice in multilingual student writing, with effects that appear to be shifting over time. Using a random sample of English L2 master’s-level assignments at a UK un...

New OA paper: Beyond Polishing. Argues GenAI isn’t just editing writing... it’s reshaping drafts before polishing, with consequences for voice and stance. I welcome your thoughts! doi.org/10.1515/dsll...

03.02.2026 17:12 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

EMI assessment is where debates about academic literacy and English proficiency always seem to end up. I argue that relying on proficiency scores to judge EMI readiness misses the academic literacies students actually need, and risks being exclusionary. Would love your thoughts!

27.01.2026 13:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Informal Digital Learning of English Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Informal Digital Learning of English

New in Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching: Informal Digital Learning of English (Ju Seong Lee). Explores how learners engage with English through digital spaces beyond the classroom. Share the link (not the PDF) widely! #digitallearning
📥 Free download until 4 Feb: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

21.01.2026 19:35 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mapping scholarly resources for strategy: a resource-based view of two management faculties

New article in Higher Education: we challenge market-driven university strategy and argue for building on distinctive internal scholarly strengths instead. Using a new bibliometric tool, we show how research profiles can inform strategy and protect academic autonomy. rdcu.be/eZ487

21.01.2026 13:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

New, OPEN ACCESS, Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching series... Please download your free copy today! doi.org/10.1017/9781...

"Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)"

by Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe (University of the Basque Country)

30.11.2025 21:00 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Beyond Proficiency: Rethinking Preparedness in English‐Medium Instruction This article challenges the assumption that EMI success depends mainly on students' English proficiency. Drawing on East Asian contexts and my own trajectory as a researcher and practitioner, I argue...

Open Access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... An argument for focus on academic literacy over proficiency for EMI preparedness. I welcome your thoughts! @ucl.ac.uk

13.10.2025 08:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Open Access! Our study shows how structured, identity-focused peer feedback can help doctoral L2 writers refine their authorial voice, build rhetorical confidence, and resist the homogenising effects of GenAI-assisted prose. Watch this space. More to come from this project! doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

07.10.2025 06:43 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Generative AI and English language teaching: A global Englishes perspective | Annual Review of Applied Linguistics | Cambridge Core Generative AI and English language teaching: A global Englishes perspective

Open Access! "Generative AI and English language teaching: A global Englishes perspective", in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics! (Lee, Jeon, McKinley and Rose). Watch out for the 'standards' GenAI defaults to... your own voice and style may be lost! doi.org/10.1017/S026...

10.09.2025 00:22 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Do open access plain-language summaries increase engagement with research? In a range of academic scholarship communities, the debate over the efficacy and impact of open access publishing has intensified. This discourse is strong in [language education and applied linguisti...

Open access + OASIS plain-language summaries = more views, downloads & citations — a practical path to more inclusive, impactful research! doi.org/10.1515/appl...

12.08.2025 10:21 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

So sorry I missed this!

24.07.2025 16:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We are delighted to announce that Alfred W. T. Lo (University of Oxford, UK) has been selected as the winner of the 2024 System Early Career Researcher Award. doi.org/10.1016/j.sy...

We thank all four early career scholars for their outstanding contributions to System!

24.07.2025 16:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some actual photos from The Contemporary Crossroads VI conference at Eötvös Loránd University yesterday - huge thanks to Kata Csizér for the invitation!

17.06.2025 06:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Contemporary Crossroads VI conference at Eötvös Loránd University (and the fun weekend before it) here in Budapest was everything I needed to start the summer right!

17.06.2025 05:32 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Data-driven Learning in and out of the Language Classroom Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Data-driven Learning in and out of the Language Classroom

Free download until 6 June. Please download your free copy today, and share the link (not the PDF) with others so they can download their copy, too.

Data-driven Learning in and out of the Language Classroom doi.org/10.1017/9781...

30.05.2025 14:08 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Data-driven Learning in and out of the Language Classroom Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Data-driven Learning in and out of the Language Classroom

The newest title in the Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching series is now available for free download until 6 June! Download your free copy today, and share the link (not the PDF) widely!

27.05.2025 15:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One of the many reasons I love living in London. I get to see amazing people more often as they come through! From the US, from Hong Kong - keep coming back, friends!

27.05.2025 04:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I’ve so enjoyed being back in Japan since mid-April, but alas, my time is coming to an end and I return to London on Saturday. I’m always grateful that I can spend time here. Huge thanks to Waseda University’s Institute for Advanced Studies who hosted me!

21.05.2025 22:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Photos from the Future of English project on Online Behaviour in EMI last week at Waseda University. I miss everyone! Sad our 3-year project is coming to an end…

25.04.2025 06:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A few more photos from #AAAL2025 -it’s been great catching up with friends, colleagues, and the latest research!

25.03.2025 15:41 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Selfie time day 3 #AAAL2025

24.03.2025 20:36 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some more #AAAL2025 day two photos… full day!

24.03.2025 14:03 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Good morning, Denver! Ready for day 3 of #AAAL2025

24.03.2025 13:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#AAAL2025 day two morning photos. Making up for lost time!

23.03.2025 16:55 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I made it!! #AAAL2025 from tomorrow!

23.03.2025 05:27 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I’m getting there! Changing planes in Houston! #AAAL2025 better late than never…

23.03.2025 01:14 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

For those who missed it, Heathrow was closed yesterday and all flights cancelled due to a fire and power outage. I couldn’t get the direct flight today so I’m on my way to Houston to connect, but at least I’ll get there eventually. I’m so sorry for all my colleagues who had to cancel.

22.03.2025 12:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Well, I’ll get to Denver for #AAAL2025 32 hours later than planned but I’m on my way! So disappointed to miss our Global Englishes and TESOL colloquium at 8am on day one but at least I’ll be there for day two!

22.03.2025 12:22 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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For those at #AAAL2025 consider starting day one off with us! Global Englishes and TESOL 2-hour colloquium…

16.03.2025 17:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Metacognition in Language Teaching Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Metacognition in Language Teaching

"Metacognition in Language Teaching" by Mark Feng Teng The newest title in the Cambridge Elements series is available for free download until 20 March. Please download your free copy today, and share the link (not the PDF) with others so they can download their copy, too.

doi.org/10.1017/9781...

11.03.2025 07:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Future of English Forum 2025 with David Crystal is underway! #BritishCouncil #UniversityofBedfordshire

06.03.2025 14:16 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0