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Hiring a dream team in linguistic diversity and social participation

Thanks to the award of an Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship to Ingrid Piller we are hiring a dream team of doctoral and postdoctoral fellows to conduct research related to “Linguistic Diversity and Social…

Ingrid PillerMay 12, 2025

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Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship Awards 2025

Dear Language-on-the-Move Community, It is with immense gratitude and excitement that I write this special news item about a recent career development: I’ve been awarded an Alexander-von-Humboldt Professorship to head…

Ingrid PillerMay 7, 2025

Language and law

What’s new in Language and Law in Education and Training

The Law and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Researchers’ Network (LLIRN) came into being in 2019, after an initial symposium involving a group of academics and students, mainly from Australian universities, whose research is interested…

Laura Smith-KhanMay 2, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity

The case for ASL Instruction for Hearing Heritage Signers

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Associate Professor Su Kyong Isakson (Community College of Baltimore County, USA) about her 2018 paper, The…

Emily PachecoApril 28, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Researching Language and Digital Communication

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Christian Ilbury about his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide, published by Routledge. The book is an introduction to research on…

Brynn QuickApril 22, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Intercultural communication

Gestures and Emblems

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Lauren Gawne, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University and co-host of the podcast Lingthusiasm with Gretchen McCulloch. Dr. Gawne also runs the generalist linguistics website Superlinguo, and from…

Brynn QuickApril 14, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity

Lingua Napoletana and language oppression

Have you ever heard of Lingua Napoletana or Neapolitan, the language of Naples? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks to Massimiliano Canzanella, a…

Tazin AbdullahApril 7, 2025

Language and law Next Gen Literacies

Learning to speak like a lawyer

(Image credit: Australian Government, Study Australia) In her 2007 ethnographic study of eight US law schools, Elizabeth Mertz traces the process through which law students learn to “think like a…

Laura Smith-KhanApril 3, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity

Teaching International Students

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Agi Bodis and Dr Jing Fang about international tertiary students in Australia. They discuss how…

Brynn QuickMarch 31, 2025

Language and migration

Language access rights are vital

Editor’s note: The Trump administration has recently declared English the official language of the USA while simultaneously cutting the provision of English language education services. This politicization of language and migration in the USA is…

Gerald RocheMarch 26, 2025

Language and migration

English in the Crossfire of US Immigration

The White House (Image credit: Zach Rudisin, Wikipedia) Editor's note: The Trump administration has recently declared English the official language of the USA while simultaneously cutting the provision of English…

Rosemary SalomoneMarch 19, 2025

Language in education Next Gen Literacies

Immigrant Teachers Are Reshaping English Education

*** Dr Nashid Nigar and Professor Alex Kostogriz *** Imagine stepping into a classroom where students expect you to embody English in its “native” form, fluency, and culture. For many non-native…

Language on the MoveMarch 18, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Intercultural communication

Intercultural Competence in the Digital Age

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Amy McHugh, an Academic Facilitator at the National Centre for Cultural Competence at the University of Sydney. Dr McHugh’s research focuses on the roles of…

Brynn QuickMarch 12, 2025

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Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language and law

How does multilingual law-making work?

In this podcast interview, Alexandra Grey explores multilingual law-making with Karen McAuliffe, a Professor of Law and Language at Birmingham Law School in the UK. The conversation is about the…

Alexandra GreyMarch 5, 2025

Language and law Linguistic landscapes

Making Zhuang language visible

Why do some cities around the world have public signage in multiple languages? Is there a policy behind it, and who does this signage benefit? Is there any multilingual signage…

Alexandra GreyFebruary 28, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity English as a global language

Educational inequality in Fijian higher education

In this episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast, Dr Hanna Torsh speaks with Dr Prashneel Ravisan Goundar, an academic based in the Graduate Research School at the University of New England,…

Hanna TorshFebruary 25, 2025

Hiring a dream team in linguistic diversity and social participation

Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship Awards 2025

What’s new in Language and Law in Education and Training

The case for ASL Instruction for Hearing Heritage Signers

Researching Language and Digital Communication

Gestures and Emblems

Lingua Napoletana and language oppression

Learning to speak like a lawyer

Teaching International Students

Immigrant Teachers Are Reshaping English Education

Intercultural Competence in the Digital Age

How does multilingual law-making work?

Making Zhuang language visible

Educational inequality in Fijian higher education

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