Germany – Page 3 – Language on the Move

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

Language at work

Tipsy on multilingualism?!

English-speaking countries have a poor track record when it comes to language learning. Educators in Australia, the UK and the USA regularly bemoan that fact and call for a change…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 21, 2010

Language at work

Linguistic discrimination at work

Deborah Cameron noted in 1995 that “linguistic bigotry is among the last publicly expressible prejudices left to members of the Western intelligentsia.” In the same vein, one could point out…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 22, 2010

Linguistic landscapes

On the fine line between humour and racism

The supermarkets of Germany are the site of a more sinister example of multilingual diversity marketing. The pictured chip packet leaps off the shelf with its mix of German, English…

Emily FarrellJanuary 18, 2010

Tipsy on multilingualism?!

On the fine line between humour and racism

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