Australian Voices – Language on the Move

Language and migration Language in Australia

Triumph over trauma: new migrant memoir

Congratulations to Rosemary Kariuki OAM on the publication of her memoir A Joyful Life! The Australian of the Year 2021 Local Hero Awardee and recipient of the Order of Australia…

Vera Williams TettehMarch 20, 2023

Language learning

The language cringe of the native speaker

"How bad is your cultural cringe?" (Source: Jenna Guillaume, BuzzFeed) Keith: I’m still really shit at pronouncing Lisa’s surname. With the umlaut o. Hanna: What is Lisa’s surname? (laughter) Keith:…

Hanna TorshJune 10, 2015

English as a global language

Voice of China on the move

Voice of China Sydney 2015, Program Booklet It’s a weeknight at the Sydney Town Hall, an ornate 19th century building in the city centre. Almost everyone bustling in the entryway…

Alexandra GreyMay 27, 2015

Next Gen Literacies

Losing voice in academic writing

Losing your voice or learning academic writing? (Source: business2community.com) “A latent function of the educational system is to instil linguistic insecurity, to discriminate linguistically, to channel children in ways that…

Grace Chu-Lin ChangNovember 13, 2012

Intercultural communication over coffee

Receptionist: Help yourself to a cap! Shiva: Pardon me? Receptionist: Help yourself to a cap! Shiva: This was a conversation I had in the reception area of a storage company on…

Shiva Motaghi TabariJune 7, 2012

Multilingual histories

Yiman does not have a word for ‘massacre’

Memorial to Yiman leader Bilba at Wallumbilla (Source: Goodbye Bussamarai) On October 27, 1857, a group of Aboriginal Australians, members of a group known as Yiman carried out a massacre:…

Ingrid PillerApril 27, 2012

Voices of African-Australian Youth

Racism is an inevitable part of growing up black in Australia. As a mother of two African-Australian boys, one of the hardest things is that I can only do so…

Vera Williams TettehAugust 7, 2010

Language in Australia

Monolingual mindset in the lucky country

National holidays are there to celebrate the nation and the opinion pages tend to be full of self-congratulation on such occasions. Australia is no exception and one of the more…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 3, 2010

Triumph over trauma: new migrant memoir

The language cringe of the native speaker

Voice of China on the move

Losing voice in academic writing

Monolingual mindset in the lucky country

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