Australia – Page 6 – Language on the Move

Language and migration

Multiculturalism, linguistic diversity, and citizenship testing

Miriam's mother arrived as a refugee in New Zealand in 1939. She still remembers the kindness her family was shown. Like many other Western countries, Australia is currently grappling with…

Miriam FaineJuly 13, 2017

Language in education

Aboriginal languages matter – but to who?

NAIDOC Week 2017 Logo Every year, the first week of July marks NAIDOC Week - a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and recognise the achievements of…

Britt JacobsenJuly 3, 2017

http://www.aat.gov.au/migration-and-refugee-division/video-guides-for-applicants/video-guides-for-applicants-english#About

Language and law

Telling stories? Credibility in asylum interviews

When people arrive in countries of the global north to seek asylum, they often bring with them little more than their stories of persecution. As receiving countries develop increasingly restrictive…

Laura Smith-KhanJune 14, 2017

Intercultural communication

Silent Invisible Women

Imagine you live under constant scrutiny in society: you are an Australian woman, you come from a Lebanese-Muslim background, and your hijab identifies you wherever you go. How would you…

Ayah WehbeJune 2, 2017

Intercultural communication

International students and language: opportunity or threat?

Do we see international students as opportunity or threat? (Screenshot from 'Degrees of Deception') With recent news on the number of international students in Australia reaching a new high and…

Agnes BodisMay 31, 2017

Multilingual families

Bidirectional Language Learning in Migrant Families

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

Language and globalization Language and migration

How do language barriers come about?

As we prepare for the “Bridging Language Barriers” Symposium to be hosted at Macquarie University next week on March 16, we take a step back and ask how language barriers…

Lg_on_the_moveMarch 7, 2017

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Language at work

Would you mind if your child wanted to become an interpreter?

Images of glamorous interpreters in the recent Chinese movie “Les Interprètes” (Source: dramafever.com) I recently volunteered to give a presentation on the profession of translation and interpreting as a parent…

Jinhyun ChoJuly 17, 2016

Intercultural communication

Translation challenges of Kriol signage in the Top End

Supposedly Kriol signage at Rapid Creek, Darwin When I shared this Kriol sign on Facebook as an example of a bad Kriol translation, a first language Kriol speaker commented: Im…

Greg DicksonJune 30, 2016

Language in education

How to solve Australia’s language learning crisis

Demand action from our politicians to make a LOTE compulsory! The state of language learning in Australian schools is dire. This weekend the Sydney Morning Herald carried an article entitled “Why students are…

Ingrid PillerJune 15, 2016

Language and law

Crucial communication: language management in Australian asylum interviews

Asylum seekers in Australia face a few very public hurdles. Successive governments have used increasingly restrictive refugee policies to gain votes. Meanwhile, the media often focuses on the issue of…

Laura Smith-KhanMarch 15, 2016

Intercultural communication

Temples helping heritage language maintenance in Australia

Murugan Temple, Colombo (Source: Andy Nobes) Do you know which non-Christian religion has grown the fastest in Australia since the new millennium? You might be surprised to hear that it’s…

Niru PereraMarch 9, 2016

Language and migration

Australian Perspectives on “Language and Migration”

Language and migration: the workshop presenters and organizers On December 11th, Ingrid Piller (Macquarie University) and Donna Butorac (Curtin University), organised a workshop on Language and Migration for the 2015…

Donna ButoracFebruary 3, 2016

Intercultural communication

Ways of seeing

January 26, Australia Day: whether you are celebrating depends on your perspective (Source: news.com.au) Here in Australia we celebrated our national holiday yesterday. Australia Day marks the end of the…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 27, 2016

Language and migration

Discrimination by any other name: Language tests and racist migration policy in Australia

Australia: The White Man's Land (Source: NLA) Australia has a proud national narrative of migration and multiculturalism. It also has an equally prevalent history of exclusionary and discriminatory migration policy.…

Laura Smith-KhanDecember 9, 2015

Language and law

Guidelines for communicating rights to non-native speakers of English

"You have the right to remain silent" (Source: Tumblr) “You have the right to remain silent” is an expression familiar to many English speakers. But what is involved in understanding…

Diana EadesDecember 2, 2015

Multiculturalism, linguistic diversity, and citizenship testing

Aboriginal languages matter – but to who?

International students and language: opportunity or threat?

How do language barriers come about?

Would you mind if your child wanted to become an interpreter?

Translation challenges of Kriol signage in the Top End

How to solve Australia’s language learning crisis

Crucial communication: language management in Australian asylum interviews

Temples helping heritage language maintenance in Australia

Australian Perspectives on “Language and Migration”

Ways of seeing

Discrimination by any other name: Language tests and racist migration policy in Australia

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