Language on the Move

Multilingual histories

Reading and mind control

As a child, the Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) loved stories and he loved reading. Like many children, he was particularly fascinated with tales of adventure, exploration, and discovery. In…

Ingrid PillerAugust 18, 2019

English as a global language

Reading to learn in another language

A non-fluent Latin reader painstakingly worked her way through this text “Man is an obligate aerobe”, I recently read in a medicine book for general readers (Nuland, 1993). The phrase…

Ingrid PillerAugust 11, 2019

News

Lectures in Linguistic Diversity 2019, Term 2

Get ready for another exciting series of events related to linguistic diversity at Macquarie University! This term, our series includes not only lectures by international experts but also a conference,…

Language on the MoveAugust 8, 2019

Next Gen Literacies

Libraries and social inclusion

Hamburg Central Library welcomes patrons in many languages and offers free wifi Since I was 19, I’ve often thought about a student who I’ve never met and whose name I…

Ingrid PillerAugust 4, 2019

Next Gen Literacies

Lessons learnt from schoolbooks

My Grade 2 Reader and my primary Song book When I was a child, I eagerly anticipated the start of each new school year. The first week or two were…

Ingrid PillerJuly 28, 2019

Language and law

Language and Indigenous Disadvantage

Indigenous Australians are imprisoned at much higher rates than non-Indigenous Australians (Source: Australian Law Reform Commission) Note: This post was co-authored with Laura Smith-Khan. Language on the Move mover-and-shaker, Dr…

Alexandra GreyJuly 23, 2019

Language and law

Lawyers need to know more about language

2019 Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists Note: This post was co-authored with Alexandra Grey. The Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) was held…

Laura Smith-KhanJuly 18, 2019

Language politics

Debating refugee credibility

Manus Hospital often treats refugees (Image credit: ABC News, Natalie Whiting) A growing body of literature across multiple disciplines attests to the importance of credibility in the bureaucratic processes for…

Laura Smith-KhanJuly 11, 2019

Language in education

Bilingual children in preschool

Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech researches early childhood education in an English-Samoan bilingual preschool Early childhood is an important period in the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and linguistic development of a child.…

Ingrid PillerJune 13, 2019

Multilingual families

Secrets of bilingual parenting success

Dr Van Tran, Charles Sturt University, presented this week's Lecture in Linguistic Diversity In Australia almost a quarter of the population speak a language other than English (LOTE) at home…

Ingrid PillerJune 6, 2019

Next Gen Literacies

The Linguistic Legacy of the May 4 Movement

Students of Beijing Normal University who were part of the May Fourth Movement (Image credit: Wikipedia) This month marks the 100th anniversary of China’s May 4 Movement. This intellectual and…

Jeffrey GilMay 29, 2019

Language in education

No Child Left Behind: a study in unintended consequences

President George W. Bush signs the "No Child Left Behind" act in 2002 (Image credit: Wikipedia) In 2001, the United States government responded to the apparent lack of quality education…

Emily McKinneyMay 23, 2019

Language politics

Advocating for linguistic diversity

Linguistic diversity is a demographic reality, as Dr Alexandra Grey pointed out in her presentation This week, Professor Lisa Lim and her colleagues from Sydney University’ School of Languages and Cultures…

Ingrid PillerMay 17, 2019

Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice in Persian

The translator of the Persian version of Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice, Dr Saeed Rezaei The Persian translation of Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice (2016, Oxford University Press) has just…

Ingrid PillerMay 15, 2019

Language in education

Fences, language and education

Building the Danish boar fence (Image credit: NDR) Fences are popular these days: not only in the US with its border-wall-to-Mexico saga but also in Denmark, which recently started to…

Martha Sif KarrebækMay 10, 2019

Research reflections

In interview: Alex Grey with Melanie Fernando

Dr Alex Grey and Melanie Fernando in conversation One of the main reasons why Language on the Move exists is to mentor the next generation of researchers in the sociolinguistics…

Language on the MoveMay 6, 2019

Reading and mind control

Reading to learn in another language

Lectures in Linguistic Diversity 2019, Term 2

Libraries and social inclusion

Lessons learnt from schoolbooks

Lawyers need to know more about language

Debating refugee credibility

Bilingual children in preschool

Secrets of bilingual parenting success

The Linguistic Legacy of the May 4 Movement

No Child Left Behind: a study in unintended consequences

Fences, language and education

In interview: Alex Grey with Melanie Fernando

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