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Research reflections

Strange academic women

Editor's note, 22/01/2014: One of the joys of running Language on the Move is to experience its international collaborative reach in action. Two years ago, one of our readers, Olya Belenkaya, asked…

Ingrid PillerMarch 7, 2012

Intercultural communication

مردها، زبان انگلیسی و رومانسِ بین المللی

Persian version of Lachlan Jackson's award-winning blog post about interlingual relationships. Translated by مطهره سامری (Motahare Sameri) "وقتی پای عشق به میان می آید ژاپنی ها محبوب ترین موجودات روی کره ی…

Vahid ParvareshNovember 15, 2011

English as a global language

British Royal Wedding in Iran

Recently, the British royal wedding made international front-page news. It was globally portrayed as an auspicious occasion for the world to remember; much like a well-written fairy-tale. The outcome was record-breaking:…

Vahid ParvareshMay 12, 2011

Language learning

Saudi women, polygamy and ESL

Have you ever been curious what it feels like for Saudi women to be part of polygamous families? I wouldn’t be surprised if many readers of Language-on-the-Move admitted to such…

Lobat AsadiApril 19, 2011

Language learning

Where is home?

Many of the people close to my heart are transnationals such as myself. Belonging is a frequently discussed topic in my circles, and often a topic that is surrounded by…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 26, 2011

News

Language-on-the-Move in Japan now on video

Ingrid Piller's keynote lecture at the International Gender and Language Association conference in September 2010 is now available on video and so is another guest lecture she conducted during our…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江February 25, 2011

Language learning

Language learning and height

Are you tall enough to learn English? Have you ever reflected on the relationship between height and language learning? Well, I haven’t, and I’ve been in language teaching and learning…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 28, 2011

Intercultural communication

Condoms in translation

Condoms in translation It’s been impossible to escape this week’s media coverage of the pope’s comments about condoms and male prostitutes. There has been a lot of debate about what…

Ingrid PillerNovember 28, 2010

Intercultural communication

Insult and injury in Ueno Park

Lotus Pond (part of Shinobazu Pond) in Ueno Park “There are so many stupid Japanese women around, huh? Many Westerners are coming to our country and the stupid women love…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江October 11, 2010

News

Working women on the move

Working women on the move The International Gender and Language Association conference at Tsuda College, Tokyo, kicked off yesterday with a panel about Working Women on the Move organized by…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 19, 2010

News

Language and gender on the move!

Next week, Tokyo will be the hottest hub of language and gender researchers! Tsuda College is hosting the Sixth International Language and Gender Association Conference (IGALA) Sept 18 - 20,…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江September 6, 2010

News

Handbook of Language and Globalization

Wiley has just launched its new Handbook of Language and Globalization, edited by Nikolas Coupland. The Handbook consists of 28 chapters by well-known sociolinguists, including our very own Ingrid Piller and Kimie…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江August 30, 2010

Language and migration

Racism without racists

In the past couple of years, I have been a passenger in Sydney taxis driven, inter alia, by an agricultural engineer from India, a civil engineer from Somalia, a surgeon…

Ingrid PillerAugust 27, 2010

Intercultural communication

Men, English, and international romance

“Japanese guys aren’t the most popular creatures on earth when it comes to romance. Sad but true.” That’s the claim of Meiko Mochizuki Swartz, self-professed bilingual, bicultural ‘expert’ and author…

Lachlan JacksonJuly 7, 2010

Language and migration

Domestic violence in a multilingual world

Non-English speakers’ access to emergency services in Australia is in the news again as a Melbourne man has been convicted of the murder of his wife. What makes the case…

Ingrid PillerApril 12, 2010

Language at work

How (not) to address airline passengers

Terms of address in intercultural communication can be a tricky business as Kimiesan pointed out recently. One would think that airlines with their international customer base and tons of market…

Ingrid PillerNovember 30, 2009

Strange academic women

مردها، زبان انگلیسی و رومانسِ بین المللی

British Royal Wedding in Iran

Saudi women, polygamy and ESL

Language learning and height

Condoms in translation

Insult and injury in Ueno Park

Working women on the move

Language and gender on the move!

Handbook of Language and Globalization

Racism without racists

Men, English, and international romance

Domestic violence in a multilingual world

How (not) to address airline passengers

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