Language on the Move

Linguistic landscapes

On the fine line between humour and racism

The supermarkets of Germany are the site of a more sinister example of multilingual diversity marketing. The pictured chip packet leaps off the shelf with its mix of German, English…

Emily FarrellJanuary 18, 2010

Linguistic landscapes

Transliterated brand names

London Dairy ad on a building in Abu Dhabi, UAE Igloo ad on truck in Abu Dhabi, UAE I’ve just come across a 2006 University of South Africa MA thesis investigating…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 15, 2010

Language at work

Multilingual diversity marketing

As the UAE is still abuzz with the opening of the Burj Khalifa, I thought a post to mark the occasion might be in order. Seeing that I’m blogging on…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 10, 2010

Next Gen Literacies

More on Korean linguistic exports

Not only is Korean an increasingly popular choice of study as a foreign language, now South Korea is also promoting the use of the Hangul script to write languages other…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 3, 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

News

Language Training for Social Inclusion: Recordings now available for download

The presentations from the recent Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Forum, which was devoted to “Language training for social inclusion,” are now available for download from the AMEP Research Center…

Lg_on_the_moveDecember 26, 2009

Multilingual histories

The burning children of globalization

I’ve been wondering what would be an appropriate Christmas post for the Language on the Move blog. Seeing that I’m deeply skeptical about all those claims about the wonderful advantages…

Ingrid PillerDecember 25, 2009

Language politics

Where is the Arabic?

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

Research reflections

Fostering Multiliteracies: 2nd conference day

Our two plenary speakers It’s easy to have a good time at a conference on the spectacular campus of the American University of Sharjah and with such a great group of…

Ingrid PillerDecember 19, 2009

Research reflections

Fostering multiliteracies: 1st conference day

Exciting first day at the conference on “Fostering multiliteracies through education: Middle Eastern Perspectives” at the American University of Sharjah. Suresh Canagarajah, who blogs on academic writing and publishing in…

Ingrid PillerDecember 18, 2009

Language learning

Korean beats French

If you could choose to learn a foreign language, which one would it be? And why? Such choices are usually constrained by what is on offer. However, someone must choose…

Ingrid PillerDecember 14, 2009

News

Fostering Multiliteracies through Education: Middle Eastern Perspectives

The American University of Sharjah and Zayed University’s Research Excellence Center “UAE Center for Bilingualism and Bilingual Education” are co-organizing an exciting multilingualism conference this week. Together with Professor Fatima Badry, American…

Lg_on_the_moveDecember 13, 2009

Multilingual histories

The monolingual sniffer dog and the lonely rabbi

The current global order has thrown up yet another bewildering language problem: the monolingual sniffer dog! I glean the following from a recent NYT article about Rabbis in Montana: with…

Ingrid PillerDecember 11, 2009

Research reflections

Guest-blogging and deadlines

I’ve been prodding my (former) students to join me as guest-bloggers or even just to respond to my blog posts. So far with little success. I know that they (or…

Ingrid PillerDecember 9, 2009

Language and tourism

New Swiss Christianity: Let’s build brothels

A few years ago I wrote a paper about the sexualization of public space in Switzerland. The paper will be published next year as “Sex in the City: On Making…

Ingrid PillerDecember 7, 2009

Linguistic landscapes

Croc warning

I took a picture of this sign during a family holiday in Cairns. My then-six-year-old daughter noticed the German “Achtung” and so asked why it didn’t say “Warning” in her…

Ingrid PillerDecember 4, 2009

On the fine line between humour and racism

Transliterated brand names

Multilingual diversity marketing

More on Korean linguistic exports

Languages of the heart

Language Training for Social Inclusion: Recordings now available for download

The burning children of globalization

Where is the Arabic?

Fostering Multiliteracies: 2nd conference day

Fostering multiliteracies: 1st conference day

Korean beats French

Fostering Multiliteracies through Education: Middle Eastern Perspectives

The monolingual sniffer dog and the lonely rabbi

Guest-blogging and deadlines

New Swiss Christianity: Let’s build brothels

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