Language on the Move

Language in education

Are we killing the joy of reading?

In this library, children like to "cook the books" in the toy oven (Source: Smith, 2017) In preparation for a course on “Literacies” I’m teaching this semester, I spent the…

Ingrid PillerJuly 31, 2017

News

2017 Australian PhD Prize for Innovations in Linguistics and Michael Clyne Prize

The Language-on-the-Move team is conducting award-winning research The Language on the Move team is delighted to share news of our multiple-award-winning research! 2017 Australian PhD Prize for Innovations in Linguistics The…

Lg_on_the_moveJuly 19, 2017

Language and migration

Multiculturalism, linguistic diversity, and citizenship testing

Miriam's mother arrived as a refugee in New Zealand in 1939. She still remembers the kindness her family was shown. Like many other Western countries, Australia is currently grappling with…

Miriam FaineJuly 13, 2017

Language in education

Aboriginal languages matter – but to who?

NAIDOC Week 2017 Logo Every year, the first week of July marks NAIDOC Week - a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and recognise the achievements of…

Britt JacobsenJuly 3, 2017

Language and globalization

Money makes the world go round

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has just come to an end. Like Christmas, Diwali or a wedding, the closing holiday, Eid al-Fitr, constitutes a massive occasion for gift-giving. In…

Ingrid PillerJune 27, 2017

Language and migration

Refugees in the media: Villains and victims

The current global political climate regarding refugees, while always dynamic and complex, has become particularly charged in the last two years as the Syrian civil war and other events in…

Emily GreenbankJune 21, 2017

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Language and law

Telling stories? Credibility in asylum interviews

When people arrive in countries of the global north to seek asylum, they often bring with them little more than their stories of persecution. As receiving countries develop increasingly restrictive…

Laura Smith-KhanJune 14, 2017

Language politics

How do language rights affect minority languages in China?

Alexandra Grey proudly holding the physical product of her PhD research My university will shortly require only a digital copy of each PhD after it has been examined and awarded,…

Alexandra GreyJune 8, 2017

Intercultural communication

Do bilinguals really have two souls?

Media image for "the dual identity" of bilinguals (Source: Luxemburger Wort) We keep reading media reports of studies which conclude that people who speak more than one language are capable of perceiving…

Hanan Ben NafaJune 5, 2017

Intercultural communication

Silent Invisible Women

Imagine you live under constant scrutiny in society: you are an Australian woman, you come from a Lebanese-Muslim background, and your hijab identifies you wherever you go. How would you…

Ayah WehbeJune 2, 2017

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

Does a language have to be European to be ‘modern’?

Top 10 languages other than English spoken in England and Wales, 2011 (Source: ONS) Modern languages are not merely European languages. Obvious as this may seem, it needs restating as…

Jieun KiaerMay 29, 2017

News

Top 10 Language Learning Tips for Language Lovers

The annual language lovers blogging competition organized by ba.bla and lexiophiles is on. And we are delighted that Language on the Move has once again been identified as a Top…

Lg_on_the_moveMay 24, 2017

Intercultural communication

The banal nationalism of intercultural communication advice

Intercultural communication advice is a strange genre. Filling shelves and shelves in bookshops and libraries and now with a well-established presence on the Internet and in training workshops, it portrays…

Ingrid PillerMay 12, 2017

Multilingual families

Bidirectional Language Learning in Migrant Families

Our newest PhD, Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari (3rd from left) The Language on the Move team is proud to announce another freshly-minted PhD in our midst! Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari…

Lg_on_the_moveApril 27, 2017

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Language politics

Will technology make language rights obsolete?

Something has been nagging at me recently. I read a lot of tech news, and it seems automated translation is about to get a whole lot better, and a whole…

Dave SayersApril 25, 2017

Are we killing the joy of reading?

2017 Australian PhD Prize for Innovations in Linguistics and Michael Clyne Prize

Multiculturalism, linguistic diversity, and citizenship testing

Aboriginal languages matter – but to who?

Money makes the world go round

How do language rights affect minority languages in China?

Do bilinguals really have two souls?

International students and language: opportunity or threat?

Does a language have to be European to be ‘modern’?

Top 10 Language Learning Tips for Language Lovers

The banal nationalism of intercultural communication advice

Will technology make language rights obsolete?

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