Language on the Move

Research reflections

In memoriam Hans Sauer

I am deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of my Doktorvater, Professor Hans Sauer. The German “Doktorvater” is usually translated as “PhD supervisor/advisor” but the literal translation “doctoral father” is…

Ingrid PillerJune 5, 2022

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Participants wanted: School-Family Communication

Image credit: NPR Parents, grandparents and caregivers of primary school children in Sydney, Australia, who speak a language other than English are invited to take part in a survey on…

Language on the MoveMay 29, 2022

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

How to challenge Anglocentricity in academic publishing

Top-10 countries producing linguistics research (Source: Scimago Journal & Country Rank) US- and UK-based scholars dominate linguistics Global academic knowledge production is dominated by the Anglosphere. In Linguistics, for example,…

Ingrid PillerMay 11, 2022

Intercultural communication Next Gen Literacies

Global Coalition for Language Rights

This post has been authored by Gerald Roche and Claire French *** Adéṣínà Ayẹni to Gerald Roche (2 Feb 2022): I will surely love to be a part of the…

Gerald RocheApril 29, 2022

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

How I became an Applied Linguist with a China focus

Applied linguistics is the study of language-based problems in the world, or as Brumfit (1997) puts it, “the theoretical and empirical investigation of real-world problems in which language is a…

Jeffrey GilApril 11, 2022

Language and globalization Next Gen Literacies

A journey through Japan’s linguistic peripheries

“The Tosa dialect is fun!!” Notebook with characters representing the grammar of Tosaben, the dialect of the Kōchi prefecture in Shikoku. The cover also features popular landmarks of the prefecture.…

Gianmarco FiorentiniMarch 28, 2022

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New mentoring program for researchers in language diversity

The Next Generation Literacies Research Network has just launched a new research mentoring program. The mentoring program seeks to connect senior and junior researchers with the aim to develop intergenerational…

Language on the MoveMarch 24, 2022

Language in Australia Next Gen Literacies

(dis)possession and (un)belonging

The logo on the side of the bus shelter Latin at the bus stop Recently, I was out for a walk when it started to rain. Seeking shelter in…

Ingrid PillerMarch 15, 2022

Language politics Next Gen Literacies

Minority languages on social media

On this year’s International Mother Language Day, the UN is encouraging us to reflect on the role of technology in multilingual learning. Here, we are looking at the role of…

Gegentuul BaioudFebruary 28, 2022

Language in Australia Language in education Next Gen Literacies

Heritage language education in Australia and Sweden

What stops Australia from doing something like Sweden has done to promote multilingualism? Is it too hard to implement mother tongue instruction in the education system of Australia? On the…

Language on the MoveFebruary 21, 2022

Language and migration Next Gen Literacies

Life in a language you are still learning

Mis dos voces (Image credit: Rayon Verde) Imagine this: you go out to a fast-food restaurant and order a burger. While you wait for your order to be filled, you…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 9, 2022

Language and law Next Gen Literacies

Linguistic Diversity as a Challenge for Legal Policy

(Image credit: Tingey Injury Law Firm, via Unsplash) The Griffith Law Review has just published a thematic issue on ‘Linguistic diversity as a challenge to legal policy’, which Laura Smith-Khan…

Alexandra GreyJanuary 31, 2022

Covid-19 Next Gen Literacies

Care, inclusion, and resistance in Covid linguistic landscapes

Figure 1: Bilingual Squamish and English placard in West Vancouver’s Park Royal shopping village As the Covid-19 pandemic heads toward its third year, with the Omicron variant in full swing,…

Sarah HopkynsJanuary 24, 2022

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Linguistic landscapes

Language makes the place

Welcome back to another year of research blogging on and about language on the move! We kick off 2022 with a new episode in our Chats in Linguistic Diversity. In…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 17, 2022

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