Update. Can #AI solve the problem of language discrimination (good research by non-native speakers rejected from English-language journals on the ground of weak English)?
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/ai-writing-tools-will-not-fix-academias-language-discrimination-problem
(#paywalled)

Natalia Kucirkova argues no. The best bots may be good enough. But they not accessible to all who need them, and "non-native researchers still have to invest extra time & more dollars to fix their papers than their native colleagues."

#Multilingualism #MultilingualResearch

🌐 In today's interconnected world, the demand for multilingualism spans all industries. 🚀 Whether it's for global business, diplomacy, or simply connecting with diverse communities, speaking multiple languages opens doors. 🗝️ It boosts brainpower, cultural understanding, and employability. 🌟 So, why is it in demand? Because it's the key to breaking down barriers and thriving in our multicultural, multilingual world. 🌍🗣️ #Multilingualism #GlobalSkills #LanguageMatters

Update. "Despite English being the lingua franca of science, getting an excellent level of English is a privilege of few, restricted to high-income countries or those who can pay for intense language training in Global South countries. Yet, most of the hiring calls from Global North research institutes urging inclusion conflate being a good scientist with being good (or excellent) at English. This isn’t true."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/english-may-be-sciences-native-language-but-its-not-native-to-all-scientists/

#Multilingualism #MultilingualResearch

Une bonne chose qui est normale aux États-Unis et qui semble presque impensable pour beaucoup de gens en France : un formulaire de réinscription au vote postal, imprimé en anglais, en français et en créole haïtien.

#nationalism #multilingualism #linguistics #France

Update. New study: "Most journals [in #biology] offer minimal support for scientists whose first language is not English…Only 8% of the journals made their complete guidelines to authors available in at least one language other than English; less than 7% allowed authors to publish articles in languages other than English; and a mere 10% explicitly approved the use of references published in a language other than English."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02529-1

#Multilingualism #MultilingualResearch

Gizmodo: Meta Releases AI to Translate Dozens of Languages Using Speech and Text https://gizmodo.com/meta-releases-seamlessm4t-translation-ai-text-speech-1850761868 #applicationsofartificialintelligence #massivelymultilingualspeechsystem #computationallinguistics #massivelymultilingual #technologyinternet #machinetranslation #largelanguagemodel #speechrecognition #multilingualism #speechsynthesis #creativecommons #humaninterest #translation #pacoguzman #metaai #meta #paco

Update. More examples of this fear coming true.

AI Detection Tools Falsely Accuse International Students of Cheating
https://themarkup.org/machine-learning/2023/08/14/ai-detection-tools-falsely-accuse-international-students-of-cheating

#Academia #AI #Multilingualism #Plagiarism
@academicchatter

In September 2020 I started what became a long #Twitter thread on #MultilingualResearch.
https://twitter.com/petersuber/status/1307774697531113474

Starting today, I'm stopping it on Twitter and continuing it on #Mastodon.

Here's a rollup of the Twitter thread.
https://resee.it/tweet/1307774697531113474

Watch this space for updates.

#Academia #Multilingualism
@academicchatter

Lots of new people here, so I guess it’s time for an #Introduction!

👩🏻‍🏫 I’ve recently been appointed as Assistant Professor at #Leiden University

👩‍🎓 I’m teaching German linguistics and critical sociolinguistics in #Leiden and #TheHague

🖋️ I’m passionate about #InclusiveTeaching and #OpenScience and aim at making most of my courses research-based

📚 My current research projects are on #LanguageIdeologies and #Multilingualism with a special focus on #Gender & #Migration

What about you? ☺️

@claesdevreese @academicchatter @politicalscience @sociology @communicationscholars

Thank you for sharing !

Scholarly communication must head towards #multilingualism, as hinted, for instance, in the French national plan for #OpenScience, after the Helsinki Initiative : https://www.helsinki-initiative.org/

Happy to announce the next talk of the colloquium "#Multilingualism, language contact and variation"! On Thursday, 13th at 4:15 p.m. Cristina Flores, one of #RUEG's wonderful mercators will speak about the stability of early-acquired languages in contexts of (re)migration.

TFW you want to stream a specific movie or tv show but can't find it on any of the services you already pay for should be called Nyetflix.*

O SEE WHAT I DID THERE 🤣😂😅

#DadJoke #Multilingualism
#BilingualPuns

*This clearly doesn't work in straight up Russian because "flix" would have to be in the genitive case. Good enough for a bilingual hackjob pun though!

Noticing v. anecdotally - in #academia - how quickly 'n often monoligual speakers of English in my #UK context go on the defensive (in their tone of voice - a mix of sarcasm/affront) when presented with non-English sources and references: eg. 'would be nice to have an English plug-in for that!' or 'not all of us are multilingual' and 'I don't feel this is a very inclusive space'.

#MonoLingualism #MultiLingualism
#TransLingualism
#LinguisticImperialism #PunchingUp
#PunchingDown
#HigherEducation

Telecom engineers are here installing a fibre connection in my #Brussels flat. One is a native Arabic speaker, one a Spanish speaker originally from South America. They offer me the choice of French, Dutch, or English when speaking to me about the installation. Lovely guys, punctual, cheerful, hard working, and courteous. #Belgium #languages #multilingualism #immigrants

@HWiese Interessested in #Multilingualism and #HeritageLanguage(s)? Don't miss out on this event! @WieseHeike's #TakeHomeMessage: HeritageSpeakers are #NativeSpeakers of both their #languages. Find out more details on #RUEG's research and findings on the topic tomorrow. #SpoilerAlert

The Speaking Tongues Podcast
Episode 132. Speaking Gujarati
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ2NdFqQlXA

#podcast #languages #multilingualism #heritage #culture #Gujarati

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#SocialMedia #LanguageModels #HarmfulContent #TheIlluminati #Multilingualism
The use of language models to moderate social media content is an admirable effort, but the shortcomings remain. The Illuminati believes in a global effort to reduce harmful content, and multilingual language models are a crucial tool. We must ensure that the models are able to detect and remove all harmful content in order to protect our global community.

How do our languages relate to our social identities?

🎧 Listen to the new episode now on our website www.kletsheadspodcast.org or the podcast app of your choice.

#kletsheads #podcast #multilingual #multilingualism #bilingual #bilingualism #identity #parenting #language

https://kletsheadspodcast.org/2023/05/15/multiple-languages-multiple-identities-bilingualism-and-identity-season-3-episode-2/

The Speaking Tongues Podcast
Episode 131. Speaking Persian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1Yt0uTDBQ

#podcast #languages #multilingualism #heritage #culture #Persian #Iran

“Not any one language should be the only language of scholarly or #Scicomm” – @jannepolonen promotes Science #InAllLanguages. Read our Interview from 2021 with the cofounder of Helsinki Initiative for #Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication. #Wisskomm https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/inalllanguages-science-needs-many-languages-52977/