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Ideologies of English in Asia

Language on the Move regulars, Jinhyun Cho, Loy Lising, and I have teamed up with a number of early career linguists to produce a special issue of the International Journal…

Alexandra GreySeptember 20, 2021

Language across three generations of Hani minority women

LI Jia and LI Yongzhen, Yunnan University *** The Hani are one of the officially recognized ethnic minorities in China, and can also be found across the border in Myanmar,…

Li JiaSeptember 16, 2021

English as a global language

English, China, and the Olympic Games

The rise of China has been one of the defining characteristics of the early 21st century. The increase in China’s economic, geopolitical, and military clout has been accompanied by a…

Ingrid PillerAugust 20, 2021

Research reflections

Open research in language and society

Emily Farrell, Britta Schneider, and Dorothea Horst, Europa-Universität Viadrina *** The push towards making research free and open to read, in all its parts and forms, from data sets to…

Emily FarrellAugust 10, 2021

Language politics

Language month in the Philippines

(Image credit: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino) August is celebrated in the Philippines as Buwan ng Wika (language month). This celebration began in 1946, shortly after the then Philippine President Manuel…

Loy LisingAugust 5, 2021

Covid-19

Covid-safe travel between care and compliance

With Sydney in lock-down again, my team mates farewelled me over Zoom Writing en route to Manila I am onboard Singapore Airlines as I am writing this, flying back to…

Pia TenederoJuly 20, 2021

Next Gen Literacies

We, heirs of the multilingual Sumerians

The Sumerian Empire under King Shulgi (2094 to 2046 BCE) (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Do you know in which language the Sumerians started the written chronicle of humanity? It is a…

Ingrid PillerJuly 18, 2021

Intercultural communication

The interpreting profession in Ancient Egypt

Remember Joseph speaking to his brothers through an interpreter? Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers Academic interpreting often labors under the assumption that the profession…

Ingrid PillerJune 29, 2021

Language and migration

What can churches teach us about migrant inclusion?

Chinese signage on churches is increasingly prominent in Sydney’s linguistic landscape. These signs are surprising because they are bilingual in a predominantly English monolingual linguistic landscape. They are also surprising…

Ingrid PillerJune 21, 2021

Covid-19

COVID-19 and the struggle for inclusive mobility

During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have responded in varying ways to curb the spread of the disease by implementing different measures to restrict mobility among the population.…

Paolo Niño ValdezJune 7, 2021

Language and law

Language Rights in a Changing China

Editor’s note: The Language on the Move team is delighted to announce the publication of Language Rights in a Changing China, a new book by our member Dr Alexandra Grey. To celebrate…

Language on the MoveJune 1, 2021

Covid-19

There’s linguistics in the science of immunisation

You can order free hard copies of the booklet Have you received your COVID-19 jab yet? Are you thinking about getting vaccinated? Are you confused by all the conflicting information…

Ingrid PillerMay 20, 2021

Covid-19

How the pandemic changed our teaching practicum

Editor’s note: Since February 2020, we have been running a series devoted to language aspects of the COVID-19 crisis here on Language on the Move. In this new post, two teacher…

Language on the MoveMay 14, 2021

Language and law

Bringing linguistic research into legal scholarship and practice

(Image credit: Grey & Smith-Khan, 2021) Together with another Language on the Move regular, Laura Smith-Khan, I have just published a new article about ‘bringing linguistic research into legal scholarship…

Alexandra GreyMay 7, 2021

Covid-19

Keyboard, pen, paper, syringe: Covid-19 vaccination as multiple literacy events

Vaccination starts with registration and obtaining a date Editor’s note: Last year, here on Language on the Move, we ran a series devoted to language aspects of the COVID-19 crisis,…

Judy KalmanApril 14, 2021

Language and globalization

Thinking language with chocolate

Easter chocolates in the supermarket (Image credit: Wikimedia) I’ve been thinking a lot about chocolate lately. Maybe because it is Easter and supermarkets in my part of the world…

Ingrid PillerApril 5, 2021