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Language politics

French Language Day

I missed the UN’s French language day! It’s not the fact that I missed it that bothers me – I’m late for pretty much everything – it’s the fact that…

Ingrid PillerApril 4, 2010

Language politics

Languages of the heart

While my Christmas post was of the gloomy kind, most blogs I follow had more heart-warming stories. Sociolingo Africa picked up a press release coming out of Orlando, Florida issued…

Ingrid PillerDecember 31, 2009

Language politics

Finally, today on Day 3 of our conference on Fostering Multiliteracies Through Education: Middle Eastern Perspectives someone asked “Where is the Arabic?” “How come a conference devoted to multilingualism and…

Ingrid PillerDecember 20, 2009

Language politics

When your English is too good

Some people just can’t win it seems. Second language speakers are in that category. I can’t even begin to count how many people who have read a fraction of the…

Ingrid PillerNovember 19, 2009

French Language Day

Languages of the heart

Where is the Arabic?

When your English is too good

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