Achilleas Kostoulas
@achilleaskostoulas.com
Applied Linguistics & language teacher education. Stream may contain rants. Views own. Content in 🇬🇧 & 🇬🇷. Visit website ⬇️ for (somewhat) more serious content.
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This is a periodic reminder that we are keen to publish work on power, identity, and representation and their intersections with #language education.
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Language and Power in Education: Call for Papers (EJELR)
Call for papers in critical applied linguistics. EJELR invites research on language, power, education, and classroom-based inquiry.
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August 11, 2026 at 6:13 AM
This is a periodic reminder that we are keen to publish work on power, identity, and representation and their intersections with #language education.
achilleaskostoulas.com/2026/02/09/e...
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Soon, I’ll have students younger than my website.
July 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Soon, I’ll have students younger than my website.
Somehow, you always end up in Troy.
July 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Somehow, you always end up in Troy.
It took me about half a century to figure it out, but it turns out that I don’t really want to be a custodian of the Republic of Letters. I just want to make homemade cereal bars and bake croissants.
July 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
It took me about half a century to figure it out, but it turns out that I don’t really want to be a custodian of the Republic of Letters. I just want to make homemade cereal bars and bake croissants.
Κάθε φορά λέω ότι θα είναι η τελευταία που οργανώνω εγώ κάτι.
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Κάθε φορά λέω ότι θα είναι η τελευταία που οργανώνω εγώ κάτι.
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Παρεμπιπτόντως εδώ είναι το παλιό σάιτ του Younger με ο,τι ξέρουμε για την γραμμική Α' web.archive.org/web/20240125... εδώ ανεβάζει το περιεχόμενο που είχε στο KU www.academia.edu/117949722/Yo... κι εδώ lineara.xyz τα θραύσματα κι οι πιθανολογούμενοι φθόγγοι ή πώς τα λένε.
Linear A Texts: Homepage
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November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Παρεμπιπτόντως εδώ είναι το παλιό σάιτ του Younger με ο,τι ξέρουμε για την γραμμική Α' web.archive.org/web/20240125... εδώ ανεβάζει το περιεχόμενο που είχε στο KU www.academia.edu/117949722/Yo... κι εδώ lineara.xyz τα θραύσματα κι οι πιθανολογούμενοι φθόγγοι ή πώς τα λένε.
I am sure I am not the only one who has ever asked AI something and felt impressed —until I realised it can't be right!
That pause (the "wait, what? moment) is the start of epistemic vigilance.
That pause (the "wait, what? moment) is the start of epistemic vigilance.
November 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I am sure I am not the only one who has ever asked AI something and felt impressed —until I realised it can't be right!
That pause (the "wait, what? moment) is the start of epistemic vigilance.
That pause (the "wait, what? moment) is the start of epistemic vigilance.
☑️ καφές
☑️ κούπα χωρίς βρισιές
☑️ λάμπα για να μη φαίνονται οι ρυτίδες ☑️ σχέδιο μαθήματος
Όλα καλά, πάμε για μάθημα
☑️ κούπα χωρίς βρισιές
☑️ λάμπα για να μη φαίνονται οι ρυτίδες ☑️ σχέδιο μαθήματος
Όλα καλά, πάμε για μάθημα
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
☑️ καφές
☑️ κούπα χωρίς βρισιές
☑️ λάμπα για να μη φαίνονται οι ρυτίδες ☑️ σχέδιο μαθήματος
Όλα καλά, πάμε για μάθημα
☑️ κούπα χωρίς βρισιές
☑️ λάμπα για να μη φαίνονται οι ρυτίδες ☑️ σχέδιο μαθήματος
Όλα καλά, πάμε για μάθημα
In some ways, October is a month of quiet recalibration: from focused writing in the summer to the teaching-first Winter semester, and from the turmoil of September to a more predictable pace.
October 2025: Notes on Teaching, Research, and Writing (Achilleas Kostoulas)
October 2025 update on publications, workshops and projects: reflections on teaching, collaboration and academic life this autumn.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In some ways, October is a month of quiet recalibration: from focused writing in the summer to the teaching-first Winter semester, and from the turmoil of September to a more predictable pace.
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I like lakiki even better
September 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I like lakiki even better
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Free CPD. youtu.be/OPi48VJvffs?...
OAT Session 1 Maximising Input and Interaction
YouTube video by Steve Smith
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September 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Free CPD. youtu.be/OPi48VJvffs?...
On 26 September we mark the European Day of Languages.
We celebrate linguistic diversity — but which languages do we actually sustain, and which ones do we quietly leave behind?
#EuropeanDayOfLanguages #Multilingualism
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We celebrate linguistic diversity — but which languages do we actually sustain, and which ones do we quietly leave behind?
#EuropeanDayOfLanguages #Multilingualism
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European Day of Languages: What are we really celebrating?
Reflections on the European Day of Languages: from celebration to sustaining diversity in classrooms, democracy, AI, and everyday practice.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
On 26 September we mark the European Day of Languages.
We celebrate linguistic diversity — but which languages do we actually sustain, and which ones do we quietly leave behind?
#EuropeanDayOfLanguages #Multilingualism
achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/09/26/e...
We celebrate linguistic diversity — but which languages do we actually sustain, and which ones do we quietly leave behind?
#EuropeanDayOfLanguages #Multilingualism
achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/09/26/e...
Some typos just improve the text.
September 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Some typos just improve the text.
Today’s challenge will be managing to fit in 180 minutes of workshop activities in 120 minutes of workshop.
September 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today’s challenge will be managing to fit in 180 minutes of workshop activities in 120 minutes of workshop.
Having published modestly and reviewed a lot, here’s what I know about peer review. #PeerReviewWeek2025
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Peer review: The good, the bad and the ugly (Achilleas Kostoulas)
This blogpost by Dr Achilleas Kostoulas discusses some challenges of the peer review process, and what can be learned from them.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Having published modestly and reviewed a lot, here’s what I know about peer review. #PeerReviewWeek2025
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1. Hanhwa in English in the apartment #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul. Apartment branding adds a lot of HUGE text to the skyline of Seoul and is a really interesting topic that generates a lot of popular discussion . . .
Do I dare resurrect my apartment name thread from the Other Place on Bluesky?
Do I dare resurrect my apartment name thread from the Other Place on Bluesky?
October 10, 2024 at 9:36 AM
1. Hanhwa in English in the apartment #LinguisticLandscape of Seoul. Apartment branding adds a lot of HUGE text to the skyline of Seoul and is a really interesting topic that generates a lot of popular discussion . . .
Do I dare resurrect my apartment name thread from the Other Place on Bluesky?
Do I dare resurrect my apartment name thread from the Other Place on Bluesky?
From vivas to complexity theory, AI guidelines to Dark Academia: a quick round-up of what’s been happening on my desk.
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Notes & updates: September 2025 (Achilleas Kostoulas)
A round-up of recent highlights: a doctoral defence, new and old projects (ReaLiTea, AI-Lang, LocaLLing), calls for papers, reading notes, and behind-the-scenes reflections.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
From vivas to complexity theory, AI guidelines to Dark Academia: a quick round-up of what’s been happening on my desk.
Read here 👉 achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/09/09/n...
Read here 👉 achilleaskostoulas.com/2025/09/09/n...
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📢 We are now accepting manuscripts for our Fall 2025 issue! Check out the guidelines & make your submission here: tesolal.columbia.edu
August 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📢 We are now accepting manuscripts for our Fall 2025 issue! Check out the guidelines & make your submission here: tesolal.columbia.edu
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Quite interesting that some stickers for sale here feature Korean and others feature English. Do cats in Korea speak Korean? But baking needs English? Regardless, a lot going on in the sticker #LinguisticLandscape!
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Quite interesting that some stickers for sale here feature Korean and others feature English. Do cats in Korea speak Korean? But baking needs English? Regardless, a lot going on in the sticker #LinguisticLandscape!
I am devastated.
August 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I am devastated.
We are always “proud to announce”, “honoured to participate”, “excited to be part of”. Are there other, more authentic ways to talk about our work in academia?
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I’ve just been published and I feel…
When Dr. Sarah’s first peer-reviewed article appeared in the Journal of Sustainability and Urban Policy, her social media announcements said: “Delighted to share my latest research on ur…
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August 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We are always “proud to announce”, “honoured to participate”, “excited to be part of”. Are there other, more authentic ways to talk about our work in academia?
patthomson.net/2025/08/21/i...
patthomson.net/2025/08/21/i...
🎉 Thrilled to see the article Juup Stelma and I wrote “Revisiting Complex Dynamic Systems Theory: Empowering Language Teachers and Teaching” ranking among the most visited in TESOL Journal for 2024.
🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Revisiting complex dynamic systems theory: Empowering language teachers and teaching
This article revisits complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) and provides a new synthesis that, the authors argue, may empower language teachers. The particular focus is on the interplay between chang....
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August 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🎉 Thrilled to see the article Juup Stelma and I wrote “Revisiting Complex Dynamic Systems Theory: Empowering Language Teachers and Teaching” ranking among the most visited in TESOL Journal for 2024.
🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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In a world where many are actively working against us, we must continue ensure that this is true
No matter where they were born or the language they speak, all students—all students—are welcome in our public schools.
August 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
In a world where many are actively working against us, we must continue ensure that this is true
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Did You Write This?: Or Why You Can't Spell "Plagiarism" without "AI" radicalscholarship.com/2025/07/21/d...
Did You Write This?: Or Why You Can’t Spell “Plagiarism” without “AI”
[Header Photo by Lauren Mancke on Unsplash] “Did you write this?” I once asked a sophomore in my advanced English class. The student was one of three siblings I would teach, and their m…
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August 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Did You Write This?: Or Why You Can't Spell "Plagiarism" without "AI" radicalscholarship.com/2025/07/21/d...