Kimie Takahashi (2013) Language learning, gender and desire: Japanese women on the move. Multilingual Matters. It’s Valentine’s Day today. Valentine’s Day is a truly global event inextricably linking the emotional…
Ingrid PillerFebruary 14, 2013
The completed calendar, rolled up and secured with a rubber band When my son was six years old, he came home from his Japanese Montessori pre-school one day saying that…
Angela Turzynski-AzimiOctober 15, 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Professor Ingrid Piller The 50th Anniversary Australia-Japan Joint Business Conference was held in Sydney this week. As Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) grant holders, Professor Ingrid Piller and…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 11, 2012
Australia in Asia (Source: unitingworld.org.au) Since starting a PhD in February in a different field to my previous work, I’ve been running a weekly alert with the words “language” and…
Hanna TorshOctober 2, 2012
"Imported Teacher", the British Council's new campaign in Thailand As a language educator in Thailand my in-box is always full of invitations to conferences devoted to ASEAN and English language…
Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江September 20, 2012
Mehrsprachige Buecher - multilingual books - ketabhaye chand zabane The release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census of Population data is an invitation to reflect on the composition…
Susana EisenchlasJuly 13, 2012
Eatery on Kat Hing St, Wuhan, site of Chi Li's Life Show (Source: city.ifeng.com) I am very much looking forward to attending the Intercultural Literacy, Communication, and Competence in the…
Ingrid PillerJuly 10, 2012
Ad for ‘English for travel’ classes ( www.gaba.co.jp/ad) A few weeks ago, my family and I went to Jim Thompson’s special sales at BITEC in Bang Na, a short train…
Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江July 2, 2012
Does bilingualism cause temper tantrums? (Source: ehow.com) My husband and I are raising our children (aged five and two) to be trilingual in English (my L1), Spanish (my husband’s L1)…
Lisa FairbrotherJune 11, 2012
Japanese on the Move, our video exhibition of the life stories of transnationals, is now complete. We celebrated the completion of this journey last Friday at the Japan Foundation Sydney.…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 18, 2012
Thank you, Ingrid, for drawing my attention to this interesting online forum, Language on the Move, and videos, Japanese on the Move. Based on empirical research on transnational Asian women in London,…
Youna KimMay 10, 2012
"Velcro on one pocket coming away at the edge. Please repair and bring back tomorrow for checking." This was the note I had dreaded from my son’s teacher. The Velcro…
Angela Turzynski-AzimiApril 13, 2012
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
Japanese stop sign The current global orthodoxy holds that learning English is good: individuals who know English are supposed to have an advantage in the job market and countries with…
Ingrid PillerJune 27, 2011
Futenma Airbase, right in the middle of the city I’ve recently come across the story of Chibana Shoichi, who burnt the Japanese flag in 1987 to commemorate the Okinawan victims…
Ingrid PillerJune 2, 2011
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