Prithvi Shrestha

How multilingualism can protect against brain ageing A study of 86,000 older adults across Europe shows people who speak multiple languages tend to age more slowly than monolinguals.

How multilingualism can protect against brain ageing
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The Future of English Testing Can’t Wait English testing is at a crossroads. Every year, millions of international students bet their futures on English proficiency tests. These assessments determine who gains entry to the world’s top univer...

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Assessment, Testing and Evaluation in English Medium Education from a Global Perspective This book examines assessment, testing and evaluation within English-medium education contexts globally. It explores how assessments can effectively measure learning outcomes, integrating both content...

Delighted to have contributed to a great volume on EMI & Assessment - just out: Assessment, Testing and Evaluation in English-Medium Education from a Global Perspective. multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/... Thanks to the editors: Jack Pun, Samantha Curle and Pramod Sah

The Open University

Much awaited book chapter in press: 'Students’ academic reading in EMI and assessment for social justice: the case of a university in Nepal through the lens of Honneth’s mutual recognition'

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In Memoriam: John Swales, 1938-2025 | U-M LSA English Language Institute

A great loss to EAP, applied linguistics and genre studies! Rest in peace Professor Swales!

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I have an accent, (why) does it matter? Have you ever wondered why people speak with foreign accents and what impact it might have on their lives?

Happy #InternationalMotherLanguage Day! A piece by our colleague on the occasion.
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Sticky Objects and Places: Entangled Emotions in an English‐Medium University Educationscape This paper explores entangled emotions in an Abu Dhabi English-medium university educationscape in relation to sticky objects and sticky places, which are objects/places saturated in affect through f....

New article published today on ‘sticky objects’ (and places) in relation to students’ emotions and belonging in EME higher education. Thanks to SI editors Pramod Sah, Madhu KC & Peter De Costa. Looking forward to reading the full issue! Open access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How two news outlets present the growth of the UK economy! #language

A decade after FLC first came to the Philippines, we are happy to announce that the 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐅𝐋𝐂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) is coming back to the Philippines once again!

𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines!

For updates: www.flcgroup.net/flc-2025/

A perspective-shifting conversation about #assessment. Listen here theory-into-practice.weebly.com/tip-blog/exp... @tihe.bsky.social @ougradsch.bsky.social

📣 #TiP #alert Looking for some #TheoryIntoPractice reading and/or listening? Check out our contributors' freshest posts on #decolonisation #AI #DynamicAssessment and #WhyBotherWithTheory theory-into-practice.weebly.com Enjoy :)

Exploring Dynamic Assessment TiP podcast with Dr Prithvi Shrestha

Delighted to share a recent interview podcast with me by Jo Kukuczka, Theory into Practice (TiP) co-convenor, #baleap , in which I explain what dynamic assessment is and how I have used it in academic writing assessment in higher education. theory-into-practice.weebly.com/tip-blog/exp...

Kathmandu vs Bandipur (Nepal)