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Mel Cooke

@melocoton61

Lecturer in ESOL & Applied Linguistics, socialist, member of UCU.

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King's School of Education Communication & Society (@kingsecs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣 Only 1 week to go before the launch of our report & podcast mini-series 🔖🎙️ ▶️ Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock (PETS) Learn more about the collaboration between English for Action 🧡 and the Hub for Education & Language Diversity at King's Social Science & Public Policy in the 🧵 below 👇 #ESOL

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Ep. 1: The history of Participatory ESOL in the UK 🔊LISTEN: spotify.link/5OzJjaVXyDb Dermot Bryers & Mel Cooke & becky winstanley talk about how they became involved with the Reflect ESOL Project in 2007, & the many research projects & resource development they've done since.

English for Action 🧡 (@efalondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dermot Bryers Mel Cooke becky winstanley New episodes will be released every Monday this month - coming up: 9 Oct: What happens in Participatory ESOL classrooms? 16 Oct: How do workplaces impact on Participatory ESOL? 23 Oct: Language Learning with Participatory ESOL 30 Oct: Taking action with Participatory ESOL

KCL UCU still demands pay restoration (@kcl_ucu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Years of strike action & campaigning against pension cuts have pushed employers to support full benefit restoration & compensate us for what we’ve lost since April 2022. All #USS members owe UCU members a huge debt of gratitude for the sacrifices we’ve made to get to this point.

Years of strike action &amp; campaigning against pension cuts have pushed employers to support full benefit restoration &amp; compensate us for what we’ve lost since April 2022. All #USS members owe <a href="/UCU/">UCU</a> members a huge debt of gratitude for the sacrifices we’ve made to get to this point.
English for Action 🧡 (@efalondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EPISODE TWO of the 'Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock' research project's podcast is out today! On today's ep: "What are Participatory ESOL classrooms like?" feat. ESOL teachers Kasia Blackman, Amy Jowett and Sheeva Malakouti. LISTEN: spoti.fi/3LjHP5Z

Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the immediate aftermath of horror, we need voices for de-escalation and peace. Instead, our political leaders have given the green light for the annihilation of Gaza. My piece for Tribune. tribunemag.co.uk/2023/10/jeremy…

English for Action 🧡 (@efalondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EPISODE THREE of the 'Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock' research project's podcast mini-series is out today! On today's ep: "How do workplaces impact on Participatory ESOL?" feat. Sheeva Malakouti, Ben Rampton, Rae Whitehouse, and Amy Jowett. LISTEN NOW: spoti.fi/3LjHP5Z

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EPISODE FOUR of the 'Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock' research project's podcast is out today! On today's episode: "How does Participatory ESOL incorporate language development?" feat. Amy Jowett, Fatime Jadallah and Becky Winstanley. LISTEN NOW: spoti.fi/3LjHP5Z

EPISODE FOUR of the 'Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock' research project's podcast is out today!

On today's episode: "How does Participatory ESOL incorporate language development?" feat. Amy Jowett, Fatime Jadallah and Becky Winstanley.

LISTEN NOW: spoti.fi/3LjHP5Z
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (@pscupdates) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨National March for Palestine Where: Victoria Embankment, London When: Saturday 28 October, 12PM Last week was the biggest march for Palestine in UK history. Let's make this one even bigger! Join us as we march again for Palestine demanding an immediate #CeasefireNOW.

🚨National March for Palestine

Where: Victoria Embankment, London
When: Saturday 28 October, 12PM

Last week was the biggest march for Palestine in UK history. Let's make this one even bigger! Join us as we march again for Palestine demanding an immediate #CeasefireNOW.
It's Just Research podcast (@justresearchpod) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨NEW EPISODE🎙️🔊 Dr Mel Cooke Mel Cooke, Senior Lecturer in ESOL & Applied Linguistics at King's School of Education Communication & Society, talks about: 💬her language teaching practice & research 🏢how language is often used as a weapon in immigration policy. Listen to it on Spotify ⏬ open.spotify.com/episode/6GJ7Nf…

Frances Ryan (@drfrancesryan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ministers have drawn up plans to cut £4 billion from the benefits bill, the BBC are reporting. The move would target people who are too sick or disabled to work (starting with new claimants). bbc.co.uk/news/uk-673853…

English for Action 🧡 (@efalondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EFA's brilliant Board chair Dr. Mel Cooke is featured on the latest episode of 'It's Just Research' from King's School of Education Communication & Society. Mel talks all things ESOL and community organising and digs into teaching English as activism. More info + Listen now: ow.ly/Vepf50Q6wiS

Jamie Driscoll (@jamiedriscollne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There’s a bombshell poll showing we can win in the North East. National media is covering polling in West Mids and Tees Valley? Why aren't they talking about the North East? Perhaps it doesn’t fit their narrative of Westminster party politics. Red vs Blue. The people of the

There’s a bombshell poll showing we can win in the North East. 
National media is covering polling in West Mids and Tees Valley? Why aren't they talking about the North East? Perhaps it doesn’t fit their narrative of Westminster party politics. Red vs Blue. 

The people of the
Areeb Ullah (@are_eb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: Students at King’s College London have setup their encampment on the Strand Campus. KCL is the alma mater of the late Dr Adnan Al Bursh who was killed in an Israeli prison and Dr Maisara Al Reyes who was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza.

BREAKING: Students at King’s College London have setup their encampment on the Strand Campus.

KCL is the alma mater of the late Dr Adnan Al Bursh who was killed in an Israeli prison and Dr Maisara Al Reyes who was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza.
becky winstanley (@becswin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

English for Action English for Action 🧡 and the Hub for Education and Language Diversity at King’s College, London present Mel Cooke The ESOL Podcast 🧡 Dermot Bryers Participatory ESOL: Taking Stock Monday 17th June, 5.30 – 7.30, room G552, Waterloo Bridge Wing, King’s College London

English for Action 🧡 (@efalondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Participatory #ESOL: Taking Stock. A seminar about the current state of participatory ESOL and the directions it may be heading. 17/06/24, 17.30 – 19.30, room G552, Waterloo Bridge Wing, King’s College London. To reserve your free place, please email [email protected]

#Participatory #ESOL: Taking Stock. A seminar about the current state of participatory ESOL and the directions it may be heading. 17/06/24, 17.30 – 19.30, room G552, Waterloo Bridge Wing, King’s College London. To reserve your free place, please email melanie.cooke@kcl.ac.uk
Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In just over 5 hours, more than 80,000 people have signed up to help build a new kind of political party. We believe in democracy — and the establishment are running scared. We’re offering people something very precious: hope. Sign up at yourparty.uk.

In just over 5 hours, more than 80,000 people have signed up to help build a new kind of political party. 

We believe in democracy — and the establishment are running scared.

We’re offering people something very precious: hope. Sign up at yourparty.uk.