Berlin – Language on the Move

Language politics

How to Study Language and Social Relations in Times of Global Mobility

The Sociolinguistic Economy of Berlin Imagine you want to study language diversity as a phenomenon of contemporary society. Where do you start? You can, for example, ask teachers to count…

Britta SchneiderAugust 22, 2016

English as a global language

Is English a local language in Berlin?

Carla Hackett, Neukölln Hipster (Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cood/6065684573) Recently, I asked my German-speaking, Berlin-based daughter Nanna whether she was able to understand our English-speaking neighbour when he talks with his daughter, Nanna’s…

Britta SchneiderSeptember 7, 2012

Visiting the Ausländerbehörde

If you are a student or a guest researcher (like me) in Berlin and you need to get or renew a visa or need to change your visa status, you…

Emily FarrellJune 4, 2010

Multilingual families

Jasmin Tabatabai: German, Persian and English in Tehran and Berlin

I enjoy reading the (auto)biographies of multilinguals. The current issue of Begegnung (“Encounter”), the magazine of German International Schools, has a feature about one of my favorite actors, Jasmin Tabatabai.…

Ingrid PillerOctober 18, 2009

How to Study Language and Social Relations in Times of Global Mobility

Is English a local language in Berlin?

Jasmin Tabatabai: German, Persian and English in Tehran and Berlin

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