Julia Snell
Professor of Sociolinguists at the Uni. of Leeds, UK. Researching language, identity, education & inequality.
- I'm happy to share a recording of my inaugural lecture on 'Language Diversity & Social (In)Justice' for anyone who missed it and is interested or who watched online and found that the slides weren't working (which has been fixed in the recording). Feel free to share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgEa...
- Are you a primary teacher/leader interesting in applying oracy education in a socially just and inclusive way? Join me for a workshop in January. Attendance is free & you will receive £30 as recognition of the expertise you bring. See link for more info & booking: forms.office.com/e/TBLZHgkWfn...
- Reposted by Julia Snell“Pupils who experience dialogic teaching and learning will develop their oral language skills, gain confidence and build relationships (by becoming more patient and attuned to others’ perspectives)". Read more on dialogic teaching and learning here 👇 eu1.hubs.ly/H0pZBNx0 @snelljulia.bsky.social
- Lots of talk about oracy since the Curriculum & Assessment review, so I’m resharing the Oracy Commission's Speaking Volumes publication. There’s a piece from me that outlines 3 ideas schools might want to think about in their discussions around oracy oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Julia Snell⭐We can’t wait for the inspiring @snelljulia.bsky.social's inaugural lecture “Language Diversity and Social (In)justice” taking place today. An event to both learn from and undoubtedly to acknowledge Julia’s thought-leadership 👇 www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...
- One week today! Join me for my inaugural lecture on 12th Nov. If you won’t be in Leeds, you can join online (dm me for Teams link)
- Please join me on 12th November at my @universityofleeds.bsky.social professorial inaugural lecture on ‘Language Diversity and Social (In)justice’. More info here, including a link at the bottom to book a ticket (which is free but we need to track numbers): ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/even...
- Please join me on 12th November at my @universityofleeds.bsky.social professorial inaugural lecture on ‘Language Diversity and Social (In)justice’. More info here, including a link at the bottom to book a ticket (which is free but we need to track numbers): ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/even...
- If you won’t be in Leeds, we’re hoping to livestream and record. Drop me a message if you’d like the link
- Looking forward to connecting with teachers & colleagues today at this conference. @iancushing.bsky.social and I will be imagining futures of linguistic justice (tho I’ll be the Debby Downer talking about deficit perspectives first…)
- We can't wait for the UKLA/NEU Conference this weekend, and you still have time to get a ticket! With fantastic keynotes and a series of enlightening workshops, the event will no doubt be the best thing you can do for £10 this weekend. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/literacy-i...
- Reposted by Julia Snell📣 2 years ago, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to embed #oracy in the curriculum. Today, a coalition of parliamentarians, education experts & schools are calling on him to deliver on that pledge. Read the letter here: voice21.org/open-letter/
- Reposted by Julia SnellAccording to @snelljulia.bsky.social: “Pupils who experience dialogic teaching and learning will develop their oral language skills, gain confidence and build relationships (by becoming more patient and attuned to others’ perspectives)." Read full article here 👇 voice21.org/voice-21-lau...
- Reposted by Julia Snellme and @snelljulia.bsky.social are doing a joint keynote at this UKLA/NEU conference, talking about futures of linguistic justice and designing linguistically just schools 💜 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/literacy-i...
- New research published in @languageeducation.bsky.social, available open access here (tinyurl.com/bdf262jp) and a short thread on the work below. Many thanks to the reviewers & editors for their feedback and to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding support.
- The talk children encounter at school has consequences for their learning. Children who participate in ‘dialogic’ classroom discussions do better than their peers who have not had this experience. Yet, such talk is relatively rare in schools serving underprivileged students.
- Drawing on linguistic ethnographic research in two socioeconomically differentiated primary schools, this article investigates why dialogic discussion is more readily available to some groups of students than others and how we can disrupt this problematic dynamic.
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- Fantastic resource providing a series of ‘talking points’ to support schools on their oracy journeys. Happy to have contributed a piece on why dialogic classrooms are so important for learning. I’d love to here what you think 👇
- 🚨 Today we are releasing our annual journal, The Talking Point 🚨 Whether you’re a classroom teacher, a school leader, or someone involved in shaping school-wide strategy, we hope this journal offers valuable insights to support your oracy journey. Read it here 👇 voice21.org/voice-21-lau...
- Reposted by Julia SnellI’ve just read a very significant, utterly compelling article by @snelljulia.bsky.social on her research on classroom dialogue. If you read just one piece of research on Oracy between now and the summer, make it this! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- We were very lucky to have an inspiring talk from @lucyjones.bsky.social at @universityofleeds.bsky.social yesterday. If you want to know how to conduct effective intersectional analysis, read her book when it’s released later this year. Mine is on preorder! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
- It was a privilege to be at the inaugural lecture of my colleague @cgregoriou.bsky.social this evening, which included a theatrical adaptation of the memoirs of a Greek Cypriot sergeant in the British Army during WWII. Fantastic stuff!
- Reposted by Julia SnellNew blog with Julia Snell @snelljulia.bsky.social published by the Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social 💡We encourage Higher Education senior leaders to take proactive steps to tackle accent bias to foster a more inclusive and equitable Higher Education system.
- New Post: Tackling accent bias in Higher Education could improve students’ success, sense of belonging, and wellbeing www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/17/t...
- Reposted by Julia SnellKNOWLEDGE FOR ORACY A full-day teacher conference to help schools get to grips with the language knowledge that teachers need to make oracy a success @barbarableiman.bsky.social @englangblog.bsky.social @robdrummond.bsky.social @lucystrike7.bsky.social englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/632d...
