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English as a global language

English, China, and the Olympic Games

The rise of China has been one of the defining characteristics of the early 21st century. The increase in China’s economic, geopolitical, and military clout has been accompanied by a…
Is bilingualism impolite?
Language learning

Is bilingualism impolite?

I’m chatting in English to a medical student from Germany who is visiting Sydney, Australia, and we’ve already talked about how I lived in Germany for a while and speak…
Multilingual histories

How to end native speaker privilege

Native and non-native teachers at Lord Harris' School, Royapett, Madras, 1865 (Source: British Library) For some time now, a debate has been raging in TESOL about the relative merits of…
Multilingual histories
Cultural brokering
Language and migration
Is language learning on the job the best way to learn a new language?
English as a global language
Seeing Asians speaking English
English as a global language
“We do aid, not English!”
Language and social justice
Taking over the squares
English as a global language
Free language choice?