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Language learning

Character challenge

So much hot air: the character for "meeting" consists of the one for "cloud" under a roof Before my recent visit to Wuhan and Hong Kong I was planning to…
Language learning

The magic of English

I recently returned to China from graduate study in Australia and soon reestablished my old habit of reading the newspaper over breakfast. One Sunday morning, this color flier was enclosed…
Linguistic landscapes

Toiletology

Installment #4 in the mini-series on multilingual signage Toilets as an object of sociolinguistic research?! Not likely?! Think again! Today, I am going to discuss toilet signage as an indicator…
Language and migration
Life in a language you are still learning
The diversity of the Other
Language and social justice
The diversity of the Other
Language politics
What’s in a name?
Language and globalization
How States Promote Global English: Shifting Priorities in Education
Intercultural communication
Happy Ramadan from London
Language and migration
Stereotyped ethnic names as a barrier to workplace entry