Language on the Move

Language and migration

Asylum interviews as linguistic conflict zones

Professor Katrijn Maryns explains the linguistic transformations that turn "undocumented migrants" into "genuine" or "bogus refugees" Language is the inescapable medium through which we live our lives. Access to social…

Ingrid PillerApril 8, 2019

Language and globalization

Promoting English in Saudi Arabia

Advertisement for Wall Street English Institute “Do you speak English?” is a frequently asked question, which Saudi people must be prepared to answer with a confident “Yes!” when applying for…

Samar AlkhalilMarch 25, 2019

News

Language and vulnerability

Language in asylum determinations (Image Credit: moz.de) We’ll be kicking off the 2019 Lectures in Linguistic Diversity series at Macquarie University with a guest lecture by Katrijn Maryns, Ghent University,…

Language on the MoveMarch 18, 2019

Research reflections

In memoriam Hans Reich

Prof. Hans H. Reich (1939-2019) The educator Professor Hans H. Reich, who pioneered education-and-migration-related research in Germany, passed away on the 19th of February 2019. The obituary below was first…

Language on the MoveMarch 14, 2019

Research reflections

Why are there so few notable academic women?

Goose Lizzy Fountain, Goettingen: in a city full of memorials to notable men, the most prominent memorial to a woman is to a generic peasant girl March 08 is International…

Ingrid PillerMarch 5, 2019

Language politics

Counting the uncountable: linguistic diversity in Nepal

Students in a Tibetan-medium school in Kathmandu study for their exams. By knowing the number and age of speakers of a particular language, policy makers can better plan for their…

Naomi FillmoreFebruary 26, 2019

Intercultural communication

Intercultural communication at work: Poles in China

Poland in China (Artwork by the author) Intercultural communication at work in multinational companies (MNCs) is increasingly common. Workplace communication in MNCs can be highly complex, as is the case…

Michał WilczewskiFebruary 16, 2019

Research reflections

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” Reflecting on my PhD journey

Oh, the places you'll go! Starting out Nearing the end of my undergraduate study, I was working on a small research essay and was having some trouble figuring out the…

Laura Smith-KhanFebruary 7, 2019

Intercultural communication

Eating, othering and bonding

Yucky worms or yummy treats? When I arrived in the UK from Poland in 2004, I did not know that prawns even existed. During our first dubious encounter, I categorized…

Marta Wilczek-WatsonFebruary 6, 2019

Research reflections

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2019

Shelves in the Martha-Muchow-Library of Education at Hamburg University After a busy 2018 and a relaxing break, Language on the Move is back for another year of sociolinguistics of intercultural…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 24, 2019

News

Language on the Move 2018

One of the team highlights of 2018: Laura Smith-Khan and Hanna Torsh submitted their PhD theses for examination on the same day in July 2018 draws to a close and…

Language on the MoveDecember 22, 2018

Language in education

Imagined communities in English language textbooks

Cover page of the first textbook in the Lift Off series Although the Saudi government does its best to provide effective English language teaching and learning, there are widespread concerns…

Awatif AlshammriDecember 5, 2018

Are debates over linguistic rights erasing diversity?

A restaurant sign featuring both Tibetan and Chinese, in a village where the Tibetan residents speak Ngandehua, one of Tibet's minority languages (Image: Gerald Roche) As elsewhere in High Asia,…

Gerald RocheNovember 19, 2018

Next Gen Literacies

Creating a multilingual library

In my work with multilingual families, reading in the home language raises its head on so many levels. It is viewed as a shared family activity in a way that…

Sabine LittleNovember 7, 2018

Can English skills help end migrant exploitation?

In Bahrain, I was beaten. For example, they asked for tea. I gave tea leaves. I did not make the tea. She put her hand on my neck and moved…

Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury and Elizabeth J. ErlingOctober 15, 2018

Language learning

Are bilinguals better language learners?

Professor Peter Siemund, Hamburg University, during his guest lecture at Macquarie University It is easy to assume that bilinguals are better at adding another language to their repertoire. But is…

Hanna TorshOctober 5, 2018

Asylum interviews as linguistic conflict zones

Promoting English in Saudi Arabia

Language and vulnerability

In memoriam Hans Reich

Why are there so few notable academic women?

Counting the uncountable: linguistic diversity in Nepal

Intercultural communication at work: Poles in China

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” Reflecting on my PhD journey

Eating, othering and bonding

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2019

Language on the Move 2018

Imagined communities in English language textbooks

Creating a multilingual library

Are bilinguals better language learners?

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