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Linguistic Inclusion Today

***This page was updated on Dec 05, 2023. Presentation abstracts are now available at the bottom of this page.*** Join us on Thursday, December 14, at Macquarie University for a…

Language on the MoveNovember 24, 2023

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CfP: Conceptual and methodological challenges in linguistic inclusion

We are looking for contributors to a workshop about “Conceptual and methodological challenges in linguistic inclusion.” When: Thursday, December 14, 2023, full day Where: Macquarie University Keynote speakers: Dr Alexandra…

Language on the MoveOctober 30, 2023

Language and migration Language in Australia Next Gen Literacies

A Tamil Hindu Temple in Australia

The South Asian presence in colonised Australia is on the rise. I say colonised Australia because, in discussing linguistic diversity in this country, I acknowledge the diverse Aboriginal and Torres…

Niru PereraAugust 22, 2022

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Spanish-speaking families in Sydney wanted!

(Image credit: Sandy Millar via Unsplash) Are you a family who speaks Spanish at home? Do you have a school-aged child between 5 and 8 years of age? Are you…

Language on the MoveJuly 26, 2022

Language in Australia Language in education Next Gen Literacies

Heritage language education in Australia and Sweden

What stops Australia from doing something like Sweden has done to promote multilingualism? Is it too hard to implement mother tongue instruction in the education system of Australia? On the…

Language on the MoveFebruary 21, 2022

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Literacy in heritage language maintenance

The NSW Federation of Community Language Schools offers an online master class about "Literacy in heritage language maintenance" as part of its community language teacher training development series. This series…

Language on the MoveAugust 25, 2020

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

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

Language in education

Can ESL teachers play a role in helping maintain the home language?

ESL teachers play an important role in home language maintenance (Image Credit: Macquarie University) Learning the host country’s language is important for migrants but we should not forget that maintaining…

Agnes BodisSeptember 21, 2016

Intercultural communication

Temples helping heritage language maintenance in Australia

Murugan Temple, Colombo (Source: Andy Nobes) Do you know which non-Christian religion has grown the fastest in Australia since the new millennium? You might be surprised to hear that it’s…

Niru PereraMarch 9, 2016

Next Gen Literacies

Malay Sketches

Editor's note: We are delighted to bring to our readers today another outstanding experience of bilingual creativity, the poem Malay Sketches by Sydney author Aisyah Shah Idil, a runner up of the…

Aisyah Shah IdilOctober 21, 2015

Language and migration

Getting past the ‘indigenous’ vs. ‘immigrant’ language debate

"The English" migrated to their "ancestral homeland" in the first few centuries of the Common Era (Source: Wikipedia) “Indigenous languages” and “immigrant languages” are much discussed in language policy research,…

Dave SayersAugust 12, 2015

Language learning

Gaining a Green Thumb for Grassroots Language Activism

The researcher wearing a Zhuang employee's work uniform at the Black Clothes Zhuang House in the Ethnic Minorities Village, Nanning, China, 2014 I was surprised, frankly, during my recent fieldwork…

Alexandra GreyOctober 10, 2014

Language learning

How the presence of a bilingual school changes the linguistic profile of a community

German International School Sydney It is one of the great narratives of our time that the market will fix everything. In education this means that parental choice is assumed to…

Ingrid PillerJuly 31, 2014

English as a global language

Music on the Move

Carnatic singer Prema Anandakrishnan and her accompanists performing for the monthly Sydney Music Circle concert An important element of language relates to its aesthetic use, in other words, how we…

Mahesh RadhakrishnanSeptember 5, 2013

Language in Australia

Multiculturalism without multilingualism

Multiculturalism in Australia: Should it be seen but not heard? (Source: det.wa.edu.au) Australia has embraced multiculturalism as official national policy since the 1970s. Interestingly, the most recent incarnation of the…

Shiva Motaghi TabariJanuary 29, 2013