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Language learning

German is so funny. Not.

Earlier this term I intercepted a note my 7-year-old had written to her teacher: “Ger Ger Ger; Don’t be so rude.” She was objecting to a reading comprehension exercise about…
Language learning

The power of Esperanto

Herzberg am Harz, the Esperanto City (Source: Der Spiegel) The rural Bavarian high school I attended in the late 70s and early 80s had two international exchanges going, one with…
Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok
English as a global language

Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok

Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok I have recently begun working on my MA thesis on sexuality and second language learning at the Graduate School of English, Assumption University…
Multilingual families
Free language choice?!
Language and migration
Patriots and traitors
Language at work
English at work in Japan
Language and social justice
Auslan in Australia: Fighting for a Voice
Language and law
No Justice Without Language Rights
English and ASEAN
English as a global language
English and ASEAN