Agnes Bodis

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language learning

Your languages are your superpower!

In this episode of Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Agnes Bodis talks to Cindy Valdez, an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) specialist, and Founder & CEO…

Agnes BodisNovember 17, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Is beach safety signage fit for purpose?

We often take the meaning of signs for granted but that's far from the case in a linguistically and culturally diverse society. The instruction to "Swim between the flags!", for…

Agnes BodisJune 5, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language in education

Supporting multilingual families to engage with schools

How can school communications become more accessible to multilingual families? In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, I speak to Professor Margaret Kettle about the Multilingual Glossary…

Agnes BodisNovember 20, 2024

Next Gen Literacies

International students’ English language proficiency in the spotlight again

Master of Applied Linguistics and TESOL students at Macquarie University (Image credit: Jung Ung Hwang) As pre-pandemic levels of migration have been restored or exceeded, international students are once again…

Agnes BodisFebruary 6, 2024

Next Gen Literacies

Studying abroad is amazing, or is it?

Image from a university website “An amazing student experience awaits you!” - “a multicultural vibrant experience” in a “stunning landscape” covered by “year-round sunshine.” These phrases do not come from a…

Agnes BodisMay 27, 2023

Intercultural communication

International students and language: opportunity or threat?

Do we see international students as opportunity or threat? (Screenshot from 'Degrees of Deception') With recent news on the number of international students in Australia reaching a new high and…

Agnes BodisMay 31, 2017

Language in education

Can ESL teachers play a role in helping maintain the home language?

ESL teachers play an important role in home language maintenance (Image Credit: Macquarie University) Learning the host country’s language is important for migrants but we should not forget that maintaining…

Agnes BodisSeptember 21, 2016

Language and migration

Who is a real refugee?

Who is a real refugee? The refugee crisis in Europe has caught a lot of global media attention. Countries at the entry points and their official actions, as well civil…

Agnes BodisSeptember 23, 2015

Language in education

‘Investing in language:’ Why do we think about language education the way we do?

'Soaking up English like a sponge:' The researcher's young son engrossed in a Thesaurus If someone cannot now learn their native language, adding a couple of foerign (sic) dead languages…

Agnes BodisApril 15, 2015