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Language and migration

The real problem with linguistic shirkers

Asylum seekers practicing German (Source: Schwaebische.de) Germany has discovered a new social type that is causing grief in modern diverse societies: the “Integrationsverweigerer;” literally someone who refuses to integrate, a…
Language and globalization

From oil spill to Brexit

The oil slick as seen from space (Source: Wikipedia) The British decision to exit the European Union (EU) in 2016 came as a surprise to many. In the lead up…
Language and social justice

Language, Education and Settlement: A Sociolinguistic Ethnography on, with, and for Africans in Australia

Tetteh, Vera W. 2015. Language, Education and Settlement: A Sociolinguistic Ethnography on, with, and for Africans in Australia. PhD thesis, Macquarie University. Vera Williams Tetteh has just completed her PhD…
Intercultural communication
The exotic Chinese language
Chats in Linguistic Diversity
Chinese in Qatar
Multilingual families
The Birthday Party: A Montessori Mother in Japan
Wolpertinger
Language learning
Is there such a thing as postmodern bilingual education?
Language learning
The textbook wall
Language politics
Counting the uncountable: linguistic diversity in Nepal