Language on the Move

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Shanghai Multilingualism Alliance

In this latest episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Yixi (Isabella) Qiu speaks with Professor Yongyan Zheng about the Shanghai Multilingualism Alliance. The interview explores the Alliance’s origins, research…

Yixi (Isabella) QiuMay 2, 2024

Language learning Next Gen Literacies

Why is it so hard for English teachers to learn Japanese?

A chapter by this site’s founders set me off on a path to doing a Ph.D. and made me re-evaluate my linguistic practises and my position as an English teacher…

Owen MinnsMay 1, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Covid-19 Linguistic landscapes

Multilingual Commanding Urgency from Garbage to COVID-19

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Michael Chesnut, Professor in the Department of English for International Conferences and Communication at Hankuk University…

Brynn QuickApril 27, 2024

Linguistic landscapes

Sacred Font, Profane Purpose

*** Yasser S. Khan and Rizwan Ahmad *** The offending dress (Image credit: BBC) Recently, a woman in Lahore was accused of blasphemy for wearing a dress printed with Arabic…

Rizwan AhmadApril 23, 2024

Intercultural communication

I’m Dying to Speak to You

Flag for autism rights (Image credit: Deviantart) In this post written for autism acceptance month, autistic anthropologist Gerald Roche discusses connections between the communication styles and life expectancy of autistic…

Gerald RocheApril 17, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity English as a global language

Making Sense of “Bad English”

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Elizabeth Peterson about language ideologies and what we think when we hear different varieties of…

Brynn QuickApril 13, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Research reflections

History of Modern Linguistics

In Episode 12 of the Language on the Move Podcast, I speak with James McElvenny about his new book History of Modern Linguistics. This book offers a highly readable, concise…

Ingrid PillerApril 10, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language and migration

40 years of Croatian Studies at Macquarie University

In this latest episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, I spoke with Jasna Novak Milić, the director of the Croatian Studies Center at Macquarie University. The Croatian Studies…

Ingrid PillerApril 8, 2024

Linguistic landscapes

Finding Pakistan in Global Britain

Man wearing shalwar kameez in Tooting A friend of mine wanted me to accompany them to give my verdict about the Pakistani food in Tooting, London. They are non-Pakistani and…

Alia AmirApril 2, 2024

News

Language Rights Defenders Award

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (1940-2023) The Global Coalition for Language Rights is pleased to announce the first annual Language Rights Defenders Award. This award aims to recognize and honor individuals who demonstrate…

Gerald RocheMarch 28, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Covid-19

Reducing Barriers to Language Assistance in Hospital

Hospital corridor, by Sadami Konchi © In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Erin Mulpur about how hospitals can provide linguistic minority…

Brynn QuickMarch 26, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Interpreting service provision is good value for money

In this new episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, I spoke with Dr Jim Hlavac about interpreting in Australia. Dr Hlavac is a senior lecturer in the Monash…

Ingrid PillerMarch 20, 2024

Intercultural communication Next Gen Literacies

Nowruz: Celebration of Heritage and Unity

One of the Nowruz traditions involves leaping over bonfires to rid oneself of pain and sorrow (Image credit: Borna News) As people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan,…

Shiva Motaghi TabariMarch 18, 2024

Intercultural communication Next Gen Literacies

Happy Ramadan from London

Ramadan Lights on Coventry Street Ramadan in London is exceptional in many ways. As the centre of a former Empire which still exerts a global pull on its former subjects…

Alia AmirMarch 11, 2024

Language and migration Language in Australia

How language and race mediate migrant inclusion

Video available at Faculti: https://faculti.net/like-the-fish-not-in-water/ Editor's note: Despite its diversity, Australia continues to be imagined as a White nation. In this post, which is also available as a 20-minute video,…

Donna ButoracFebruary 20, 2024

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