LI, Jia & HE, Bin, Yunnan University *** ‘The Glory’, a Korean drama, has ranked the top among the ten most watched TV and films since its release on March…
Li JiaApril 17, 2023
(Image credit: Mana Akbarzadegan via Unsplash) When Muhammad* applied for admission to a postgraduate degree at an Australian university, he was asked to show evidence of his English language proficiency.…
Ingrid PillerJanuary 6, 2023
Time flies and it’s time for another Reading Challenge. The annual Language on the Move Reading Challenge is designed to encourage broad reading at the intersection of linguistic diversity and…
Ingrid PillerDecember 26, 2022
Editor’s note: In this reflective post, Dr. Loy Lising shares how she balances the multiple demands placed on academics. As academic workloads have intensified, many feel that the balancing act…
Loy LisingDecember 19, 2022
Prepositions are the unnoticed and underappreciated workhorses of language. They are "grammar words" that indicate relationships. Essentially, their job is to connect other words with bigger and more important meanings.…
Ingrid PillerDecember 12, 2022
For an older English-language version of this post, click here. 教堂的中文 标识在 悉尼的 语言景观 中越来 越突出 在以英 语占绝 对主体 地位的 语言 环境中 这些 双语 的标 识是 引人 注目的 更何况 汉语…
Yining WangNovember 23, 2022
It is probably the least intuitive way of describing accountants, but these number-crunchers are, in fact, also language workers. This part of their professional identity is largely hidden for at…
Pia TenederoNovember 17, 2022
(Image credit: Pexels) Editor’s note: How do children from minoritized backgrounds experience their exclusion from equitable media representation? New research by Adolé Akue-Dovi sheds light on this question from the…
Language on the MoveNovember 14, 2022
The Next Generation Literacies Network will host its 2022 annual workshop on Zoom over 3 days from Nov 30 to Dec 02 - devoted to translanguaging, data sharing in qualitative…
Language on the MoveNovember 9, 2022
The 2022 Stanford list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists has just been released. It includes 335 linguists. So, I've done some quick number crunching to see who they are…
Ingrid PillerOctober 17, 2022
"Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" banner displayed by Bayern Munich soccer fans (Image credit: Archie Rhind-Tutt) Some recent images from around the globe: protest rally in Rome with a banner featuring the…
Ingrid PillerOctober 4, 2022
When Yu Qi (not her real name) discovered her son was falling behind in school, she had no way of finding out why or how she could support him. After…
Ingrid PillerAugust 26, 2022
The South Asian presence in colonised Australia is on the rise. I say colonised Australia because, in discussing linguistic diversity in this country, I acknowledge the diverse Aboriginal and Torres…
Niru PereraAugust 22, 2022
Afghan-style mantu (Image credit: Wikipedia) One of our family’s favorite dishes is mantu. Mantu are steamed dumplings filled with minced lamb meat and served with a spicy lentil sauce and…
Ingrid PillerJuly 31, 2022
Figure 1: Notice at village turn back point (Weibo screenshot) There has been ongoing international debate over China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the specific language and semiotic resources…
Xiaofang YaoJuly 12, 2022
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