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Shanghai Magnolia Pujiang Talent Program Success

Isabella's Award Certificate (Image credit: Yixi Qiu) Congratulations to Language-on-the-Move team member Dr Yixi Qiu (Isabella) for winning an award under the Shanghai Magnolia Pujiang Talent Program (上海白玉兰浦江人才计划) for her…

Ingrid PillerJuly 7, 2025

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Is beach safety signage fit for purpose?

We often take the meaning of signs for granted but that's far from the case in a linguistically and culturally diverse society. The instruction to "Swim between the flags!", for…

Agnes BodisJune 5, 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

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

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

Language in Australia Next Gen Literacies

Closing the Gap Languages Target: an update

Image Credit: Dreamtime Creative by Jordan Lovegrove, Ngarrindjeri; from 2023 Annual Closing the Gap Report and 2024 Implementation Plan (p. 10) © Commonwealth of Australia, Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation…

Kristen MartinFebruary 15, 2025

Next Gen Literacies

Automating silence?

Mia Wallace (Image credit: Wikipedia) In Quentin Tarantino’s blockbuster Pulp Fiction, Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) asks Vincent Vega (John Travolta) whether he hates uncomfortable silences. Mia ponders ‘Why is it…

Celeste Rodriguez LouroFebruary 3, 2025

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2025

Book reading is an important part of individual and social wellbeing (Image copyright: Sadami Konchi) Each year, I survey my Literacies students about their reading and writing activities. Over the…

Ingrid PillerDecember 27, 2024

Language and law Next Gen Literacies

Legal literacy in a linguistically diverse society

Moving to a new country involves a lot of learning. Not least important is developing an understanding of local laws. This is essential to avoid breaking the law but is…

Laura Smith-KhanSeptember 19, 2024

Next Gen Literacies

Are language technologies counterproductive to learning?

"Giant Head" installation at the Gentle Monster store at Sydney Airport One of the goals of graduate education is to empower students to reach their academic and professional goals by…

Ingrid PillerAugust 25, 2024

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AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 5 Highlights

Some members of the Philippines delegation in the Banquet Hall during lunch Editor's note: the 21st AILA World Conference, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée…

Loy LisingAugust 21, 2024

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AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 4 Highlights

By Yifang SUN & Ziyang HU *** The fourth day of the 21st AILA World Conference continued to be a source of insights and inspiration, featuring cutting-edge research in the…

Language on the MoveAugust 16, 2024

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AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 3 Highlights

Engaging debate at the "Multilingual Crisis Communication" Symposium organized by Profs LI Jia and ZHANG Jie Highlights of Day 3 of the 21st AILA World Conference: Southern epistemologies, real-life catch-ups,…

Ingrid PillerAugust 15, 2024

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AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 2 Highlights

Online and onsite attendees of Ana's presentation The 21st AILA World Conference is in full swing, and Day 2 has brought us some incredibly insightful presentations showcasing the current scholarship…

Ana Sofia BruzonAugust 14, 2024

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AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 1 Highlights

International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) 60th Anniversary World Congress, themed to linguistic diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability, has brought over 1,600 delegates from nearly 70 countries together in the…

Yixi (Isabella) QiuAugust 13, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Muslim literacies in China

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr Ibrar Bhatt about heritage literacies of Chinese Muslims, who weave Arabic into their distinct language,…

Tazin AbdullahJuly 24, 2024

Shanghai Magnolia Pujiang Talent Program Success

Is beach safety signage fit for purpose?

Researching Language and Digital Communication

Learning to speak like a lawyer

Immigrant Teachers Are Reshaping English Education

Closing the Gap Languages Target: an update

Automating silence?

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2025

Legal literacy in a linguistically diverse society

Are language technologies counterproductive to learning?

AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 5 Highlights

AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 4 Highlights

AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 3 Highlights

AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 2 Highlights

AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur: Day 1 Highlights

Muslim literacies in China

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