Bilingualism – Language on the Move

Language at work Next Gen Literacies

The cost of language juggling

*** Adolfo M. García, Agustina Birba, Edinson Muñoz, Isabelle Chou *** How interpreting drains the bilingual mind Simultaneous interpreting is often described as one of the most cognitively demanding language…

Language on the MoveMay 19, 2026

Next Gen Literacies

Is Arabic under threat on the Arabian peninsula?

Editor's note: UNESCO has declared December 18 as World Arabic Language Day. Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It has around 400 million speakers…

Rizwan AhmadDecember 10, 2023

Intercultural communication

Bilingual double vision

Memorial for Kian Pirfalak at Isfahan University (Source: Twitter) In the Name of the God of the Rainbow, let’s today think about bilingual double vision. Double vision is a condition…

Ingrid PillerNovember 21, 2022

Language and migration Next Gen Literacies

Life in a language you are still learning

Mis dos voces (Image credit: Rayon Verde) Imagine this: you go out to a fast-food restaurant and order a burger. While you wait for your order to be filled, you…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 9, 2022

Multilingual families

Whose job is it to raise the kids (bilingually)?

Image credit: Alexander Dummer via Unsplash In the current crisis, when schools and childcare centres may be closed for long periods, many families have to make choices about work and…

Hanna TorshJune 3, 2020

Language and law

Five language myths about refugee credibility

In a world where public debates about refugees and asylum seekers often focus on whether they are telling the truth, it should probably come as no surprise that government processes…

Laura Smith-KhanMay 6, 2020

Covid-19

Covid-19 forces us to take linguistic diversity seriously

This article was originally published in the digital pamphlet Perspectives on the Pandemic: International Social Science Thought Leaders Reflect on Covid-19 produced by de Gruyter Social Sciences. *** The Covid-19…

Ingrid PillerMay 3, 2020

Language in education

Bilingual children in preschool

Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech researches early childhood education in an English-Samoan bilingual preschool Early childhood is an important period in the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and linguistic development of a child.…

Ingrid PillerJune 13, 2019

Language in education

No Child Left Behind: a study in unintended consequences

President George W. Bush signs the "No Child Left Behind" act in 2002 (Image credit: Wikipedia) In 2001, the United States government responded to the apparent lack of quality education…

Emily McKinneyMay 23, 2019

Language politics

Counting the uncountable: linguistic diversity in Nepal

Students in a Tibetan-medium school in Kathmandu study for their exams. By knowing the number and age of speakers of a particular language, policy makers can better plan for their…

Naomi FillmoreFebruary 26, 2019

Next Gen Literacies

Creating a multilingual library

In my work with multilingual families, reading in the home language raises its head on so many levels. It is viewed as a shared family activity in a way that…

Sabine LittleNovember 7, 2018

Language learning

Are bilinguals better language learners?

Professor Peter Siemund, Hamburg University, during his guest lecture at Macquarie University It is easy to assume that bilinguals are better at adding another language to their repertoire. But is…

Hanna TorshOctober 5, 2018

Multilingual families

Hoping to raise bub bilingually?

New Zealand's PM wants to raise her newborn daughter bilingually (Source: radionz) New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, plans to raise her newborn daughter bilingually in Māori and English. Her…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 3, 2018

Multilingual families

Bilingual children refusing to speak the home language

Dr Sabine Little during her guest lecture at Macquarie University When my daughter was five years old, she one day solemnly informed me that, from now on, she was no…

Ingrid PillerAugust 15, 2018

Research reflections

Remembering Limerick

These umbrellas quickly became the trademark of ISB11, and could be spotted all over Limerick – and beyond! In June this year, I was fortunate to attend the 11th International…

Livia GerberDecember 11, 2017

Next Gen Literacies

Happy Hangul Day!

King Sejong the Great (1397-1450) (Image source: Wikipedia) Today, South Koreans celebrate Hangul Day. Hangul Day is a national holiday to celebrate the Korean script. I am not aware of…

Ingrid PillerOctober 9, 2017

The cost of language juggling

Is Arabic under threat on the Arabian peninsula?

Bilingual double vision

Life in a language you are still learning

Whose job is it to raise the kids (bilingually)?

Five language myths about refugee credibility

Bilingual children in preschool

No Child Left Behind: a study in unintended consequences

Counting the uncountable: linguistic diversity in Nepal

Creating a multilingual library

Are bilinguals better language learners?

Hoping to raise bub bilingually?

Bilingual children refusing to speak the home language

Remembering Limerick

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