Language Testing Bytes Podcast 15: Eye-t...

Sarah Jilani presents the doctoral research  ‘Gender and the Politics of War Historiography in ‘Destination Biafra’ which explores how the Nigerian writer’s novel challenges war historiography through a ‘female perspective’ that scholarship has sometimes overlooked. 

Glenn Fulcher presents his last podcast in which he discusses the history of the podcast as well as the history of Language Testing in his 20 years of serving the journal. Posted October 2021 

Yuanhang Liu presents her article ‘The Australian Reifungsroman: Reading women’s ageing in Kate Grenville’s The Idea of Perfection and Dorothy Hewett’s Neap Tide. Posted September 2021. 

How does reading work in the brain? It’s a question that has fascinated scientists for years. Could braille - the system of raised dots that blind and low vision people use to read - be the key to understanding how it works? We talk to writer Andrew Leland (“The Country of the Bl ... Show More

Journalist Stephen Marche discusses natural language processing and its impact on the practice of neurology and our lives. Show references: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/chatgpt-ai-writing-college-student-essays/672371/ 

Kyle shares his own perspectives on challenges getting insight from surveys. The discussion ranges from commentary on the market research industry to specific advice for detecting disingenuous or fraudulent responses and filtering them from your analysis. Finally, he shares some ... Show More

In this Premier Skills English Podcast, Rowan and Jack are talking to Rich about what he shouldn't share online. The language focus is on words and phrases connected to types of online content that are false and what you can do to check what you are reading is true. Your task is ... Show More

Regular Talking Politics contributors tell us about the books they’ve most enjoyed reading, and what they are looking forward to reading next. 

Writing can be a powerful tool to help people work through challenges in their lives and improve their mental health. James Pennebaker, PhD, of the University of Texas at Austin, talks about why expressive writing can be good for mental health and how to try it. He also discusses ... Show More