Language on the Move

News

Multilingua

Multilingua 33 (1&2), Special issue "Multilingualism at Work" I have recently taken over from Richard Watts as Editor-in-Chief of Multilingua and am delighted that the first issue of 2014 has just…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 2, 2014

Language and tourism

English in Myanmar

English textbook used at the non-Government school “I take a bilingual approach, so you might not understand some parts of my class. But I hope you’ll enjoy it.” Dressed in…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江January 30, 2014

Language learning

On learning languages and the gaining of wisdom

The National Institute of the English Language in Tehran has used the slogan "A new language is a new life" for more than 50 years I’m preparing my lecture on…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 13, 2014

Language at work

Monolingualism is bad for the economy

Losing their heritage language decreases the earning potential of 2nd-generation migrants In most countries of immigration, linguistic diversity is by and large ignored by policy makers. If there are language-related…

Ingrid PillerDecember 4, 2013

News

Exploring diversity

Two events exploring diversity, including linguistic diversity, in a multicultural society are coming up in Sydney next week. Cultural Diversity @ Work This one-day symposium is organized by the Cultural…

Lg_on_the_moveDecember 2, 2013

English as a global language

English is excellence

Are university rankings like an iron cage that leaves no option but to submit to its logic? “Using English is the sign of a great mind. Discuss.” Sounds like an…

Ingrid PillerNovember 26, 2013

“Speak English or Die!”

"Speak English or Die!" Vilification on a Melbourne bus caught on camera About a year ago, a video of a language-related altercation on a Melbourne bus was widely reported in…

Ingrid PillerNovember 19, 2013

Language learning

Bilingualism delays onset of dementia

Multilingual Hyderabad (Source: Wikimedia) It is by now widely known that bilingualism delays the onset of dementia. What is less widely known is the fact that this knowledge is almost…

Ingrid PillerNovember 11, 2013

Language and globalization

No Sex for Generation On-the-Move

“Have you heard that young Japanese have stopped having sex? Have you read the recent BBC article? Young men are having virtual girlfriends on smart phones. How weird! Not really…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江November 5, 2013

Research reflections

Saussure, the procrastinator

Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) Procrastination is a fact of academic life, particularly during the PhD period, as every academic supervisor knows. However, judging from ever-increasing institutional efforts to control procrastination…

Ingrid PillerOctober 30, 2013

News

Applied Linguistics@MQ: Questioning Tolerance

When are immigrant linguistic and cultural rights tolerable? (Source: demotix.com) Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University presents Questioning Tolerance: When Are Immigrant Linguistic and Cultural Rights Tolerable? When: Friday, November 08, 12:00-1:00pm…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 25, 2013

English as a global language

Disenchanted in Bangkok

Burmese newspaper in a Bangkok restaurant “When Thai people ask me where I’m from, I tell them, “Oh I’m from the Philippines or Singapore. Then, I don’t get that look!”…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江October 23, 2013

English as a global language

English and development aid work

An East Timorese girl speaking Bunak, Tetum, Fataluku and Portuguese (Source: Wikipedia) A response to Alexandra Grey, "We do aid, not English" In my experience English is often promoted by…

Kerry Taylor-LeechOctober 18, 2013

English as a global language

“We do aid, not English!”

Should ‘helping with English’ be part of the brief of humanitarian aid workers? (Source: helpage.org) Over a few years of involvement in the aid sector in Asia, I became aware…

Alexandra GreyOctober 17, 2013

MARIKO WATANABE AND INGRID PILLER CELEBRATE THEIR REUNION AT YACCOMARICARD IN CHIT LOM

Intercultural communication

Communicating passion for fashion

Mariko Watanabe and Ingrid Piller celebrate their reunion at Yaccomaricard in Chit Lom This post is also available in pdf-format. Click here. In early July, YM Fashion’s CEO Mariko Watanabe…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江October 11, 2013

English as a global language

English Gangnam Style

Panel devoted to Jeju Global Education City (Source: Jeju Weekly) Now that Psy’s “Gangnam Style” has become a global hit, I wonder if you know what Gangnam is? The dictionary…

Jinhyun ChoSeptember 26, 2013

Multilingua

English in Myanmar

On learning languages and the gaining of wisdom

English is excellence

Bilingualism delays onset of dementia

Saussure, the procrastinator

Disenchanted in Bangkok

English and development aid work

Communicating passion for fashion

English Gangnam Style

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