Language on the Move

Research reflections

Intercultural Communication in Wuhan

Members of the Language on the Move team meeting at ZUEL: Li Jia, Zhang Jie, Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi, Guo Jian, Jackie Chang (fltr) Last week members of the Language…

Ingrid PillerNovember 21, 2012

Next Gen Literacies

Losing voice in academic writing

Losing your voice or learning academic writing? (Source: business2community.com) “A latent function of the educational system is to instil linguistic insecurity, to discriminate linguistically, to channel children in ways that…

Grace Chu-Lin ChangNovember 13, 2012

English as a global language

Seeing Asians speaking English

Who of these two men do you expect to speak better English?* I am very much looking forward to attending the International Conference on Research and Applications of Intercultural Communication…

Ingrid PillerNovember 9, 2012

Ingrid Piller in conversation with Steve Price on 2GB Radio

Language in Australia

Should Australians learn another language?

Last weekend the Australian government released its white paper Australia in the Asian Century. One of its recommendations is that "All Australian students will have the opportunity, and be encouraged, to undertake…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 31, 2012

Language and migration

A broken arm in multicultural Queensland

A broken arm in multicultural Queensland (Source:antilogic.co.za) I recently broke my arm by ignominiously falling in my own living room and landing on my elbow. The force of the impact…

Kerry Taylor-LeechOctober 29, 2012

The bountiful benefits of being bilingual

Language in Australia

Bilingualism and language learning on TV

Bilingual education and language learning is close to the heart of all our readers here on Language on the Move and it's great to see increasing recognition of the importance…

Language on the MoveOctober 25, 2012

The final seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics

News

Academic criticism

Academic criticism (Source: pbworks.com) The final seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Tuesday, October 30: Academic criticism: the myth of impersonality When:…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 22, 2012

News

Ingrid Piller in conversation with Susie Elelman on 2GB

Click the 'play' button to listen to Ingrid Piller in conversation with Susie Elelman as they discuss bilingualism and languages education in Australia. The conversation was originally broadcast on 2GB's Saturday night…

Language on the MoveOctober 18, 2012

News

History is not for nerds

Talking about History The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Tuesday, October 23: History is not for nerds: The role of…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 16, 2012

Multilingual families

The Calendar: A Montessori Mother in Japan

The completed calendar, rolled up and secured with a rubber band When my son was six years old, he came home from his Japanese Montessori pre-school one day saying that…

Angela Turzynski-AzimiOctober 15, 2012

News

Japanese on the Move: The story continues

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Professor Ingrid Piller The 50th Anniversary Australia-Japan Joint Business Conference was held in Sydney this week. As Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) grant holders, Professor Ingrid Piller and…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 11, 2012

Language and migration

Bilingualism is good for your mental health

Bilingual kids are more resilient October is Mental Health month here in New South Wales. The campaign runs under the slogan “Celebrate, connect, grow” and includes some fantastic tips how…

Ingrid PillerOctober 8, 2012

News

Sydney’s Sociolinguistic Spring

So much going on in sociolinguistics in Sydney this spring! All these events are free but require RSVP in the next few days so Sydneysiders make sure you are not…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 2012

Language in Australia

Australia’s Asia Literacy Debate

Australia in Asia (Source: unitingworld.org.au) Since starting a PhD in February in a different field to my previous work, I’ve been running a weekly alert with the words “language” and…

Hanna TorshOctober 2, 2012

Language in education

Language test masquerading as literacy and numeracy test

Gunbalanya School in West Arnhem Land (Source: abc.net.au) Last week, the results of the 2012 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) were published. As has been the case…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 25, 2012

English as a global language

English propaganda creates blind spots

"Imported Teacher", the British Council's new campaign in Thailand As a language educator in Thailand my in-box is always full of invitations to conferences devoted to ASEAN and English language…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江September 20, 2012