How do families care for each when they are divided over generations by powerful geopolitical forces beyond their control? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, I…
Hanna TorshOctober 7, 2024
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with writer and researcher Jessica Kirkness about her 2023 memoir, The House With All The Lights…
Emily PachecoJune 1, 2024
Alia Amir's grandfather with his three daughters, ca. 1950 (Copyright: Alia Amir) I admire people, who, on the move, maintain and transfer their heritage languages to the next generations. By…
Alia AmirJanuary 24, 2024
Child at annual Mongolian Festival (Naadam) in Sydney (Image credit: What's On) Maintaining their heritage language is paramount for migrants internationally as language is not just a communication tool. It…
Undarmaa MunkhbayarDecember 11, 2023
Image credit: Alexander Dummer via Unsplash In the current crisis, when schools and childcare centres may be closed for long periods, many families have to make choices about work and…
Hanna TorshJune 3, 2020
Dr Van Tran, Charles Sturt University, presented this week's Lecture in Linguistic Diversity In Australia almost a quarter of the population speak a language other than English (LOTE) at home…
Ingrid PillerJune 6, 2019
New Zealand's PM wants to raise her newborn daughter bilingually (Source: radionz) New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, plans to raise her newborn daughter bilingually in Māori and English. Her…
Ingrid PillerSeptember 3, 2018
Dr Sabine Little during her guest lecture at Macquarie University When my daughter was five years old, she one day solemnly informed me that, from now on, she was no…
Ingrid PillerAugust 15, 2018
As a parent you know how complicated it is to find a childcare centre for your children: you have a mental list of must-haves and no-goes; you browse the web;…
Victoria BenzAugust 22, 2017
Our newest PhD, Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari (3rd from left) The Language on the Move team is proud to announce another freshly-minted PhD in our midst! Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari…
Lg_on_the_moveApril 27, 2017
Livia Gerber has just completed her Master of Research thesis entitled “We really believe that we have given our children a gift”: Discourses on bilingual child-rearing in an online parenting…
Livia GerberFebruary 18, 2016
Nizaqete Bislimi (Source: DuMont Verlag / Franz Brück) Some of the most striking images from the refugees who have been trekking across Europe are of families and children. Beyond the…
Ingrid PillerOctober 7, 2015
Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken (Source: quotesnpoems.com) It is not unusual for bilingual parents to experience a sense of bewilderment when it comes to language choice in the family.…
Shiva Motaghi TabariDecember 5, 2014
Visit the Bilingual Avenue! Bilingual Avenue is an insightful and entertaining new website devoted to bilingual parenting and bilingual education. Bilingual Avenue features weekly podcasts, a blog and a resources…
Language on the MoveNovember 2, 2014
Montessori preschoolers in Tokyo preparing a feast Anyone who has young children attending pre-school or participating in other similar programs will be acquainted with birthday rituals in group settings such…
Angela Turzynski-AzimiFebruary 12, 2013
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