inequality – Page 2 – Language on the Move

Language at work

Linguistic penalty in the job interview

Success levels of different candidate groups in job interviews for low-skilled jobs (Source: Roberts 2013, p. 89) A common explanation for the un- and underemployment of migrants is that their…

Ingrid PillerMarch 31, 2014

English as a global language

English is excellence

Are university rankings like an iron cage that leaves no option but to submit to its logic? “Using English is the sign of a great mind. Discuss.” Sounds like an…

Ingrid PillerNovember 26, 2013

The diversity of the Other

Excerpt from the 1233 Exchequer Roll, a tax record of the payments made by Jewish people in the city of Norwich (Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk) Diversity is today widely seen as a…

Ingrid PillerJune 17, 2013

English as a global language

Internationalization and Englishization in Higher Education

University rankings drive the Englishization of global academia The Intercultural Communication Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied Linguistics is hosting a seminar at Newcastle University next week…

Ingrid PillerMay 9, 2013

English as a global language

English for everyone is unfair

Promoting English language learning: billboard for private early English instruction in Wuhan Knowledge of English has come to be seen as the key talent of the 21st century, a way…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 11, 2013

English is excellence

Internationalization and Englishization in Higher Education

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