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Event: How is credibility communicated in intercultural contexts?

As part of the unit “Languages and Cultures in Contact” we are hosting a public seminar featuring a guest lecture by Dr Laura Smith-Khan (School of Law, University of New…

Language on the MoveOctober 3, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language and law

Police first responders interacting with domestic violence victims

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, I speak with Dr. Kate Steel, Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of the West of England, in Bristol, UK.…

Tazin AbdullahSeptember 29, 2024

Language and law Next Gen Literacies

Legal literacy in a linguistically diverse society

Moving to a new country involves a lot of learning. Not least important is developing an understanding of local laws. This is essential to avoid breaking the law but is…

Laura Smith-KhanSeptember 19, 2024

Language and law

What’s new in research on multilingualism in court?

Editor’s note: The convenors of the Law and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Researchers’ Network (LLIRN), Dr Alex Grey and Dr Laura Smith-Khan, have started this new LLIRN About Us blog series to…

Language on the MoveSeptember 17, 2024

Language and law

What’s new in “Language and Criminal Justice” research?

NSW Police (Image credit: Edwina Pickles, SMH) Editor's note: The Language on the Move team closely collaborates with the Law and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Researchers’ Network (LLIRN). To raise awareness of…

Language on the MoveJuly 1, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language and law

What does it mean to govern a multilingual society well?

Long-time Language-on-the-Move team members and friends Hanna Torsh and Alex Grey got to sit down for a formal interview Here are Language on the Move we know that linguistic diversity…

Hanna TorshJanuary 31, 2024

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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 law Next Gen Literacies

Refugee credibility assessment and the vanishing interpreter

Dr Laura Smith-Khan during her keynote at InDialog (Image credit: Dries Cavents, UGhent) Editor's Note: Asylum seekers in countries of the Global North need to communicate a credible fear of…

Laura Smith-KhanSeptember 22, 2023

Language and law Next Gen Literacies

Linguistic Inclusion in Public Health Communications

The Linguistic Justice Society has kindly recorded and uploaded my webinar from July 2023, ‘Linguistic Inclusion and Good Governance in Multilingual Australia'. The webinar draws together three studies, two with…

Alexandra GreySeptember 1, 2023

Language and law Language and migration

Intercultural communication in migration law practice

(Image credit: Eurekastreet) Editor's note: This article is based on a presentation delivered as part of a plenary panel, ‘Transdisciplinary Approach to Forensic Linguistics’, at the 16th Biennial Conference of the…

Laura Smith-KhanJuly 3, 2023

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Event: Linguistic Inclusion and Good Governance in Multilingual Australia

Bilingual sign in Sydney (photo by Alexandra Grey) Readers are warmly invited to the next webinar of the series of webinars of the Linguistic Justice Society (LJS): When: Friday 28…

Language on the MoveJune 9, 2023

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Laura Smith-Khan wins Max Crawford Medal

Congratulations to Language-on-the-Move team member Dr Laura Smith-Khan, who is the winner of the 2022 Australian Academy of the Humanities’ Max Crawford Medal! The medal is considered Australia’s most prestigious…

Ingrid PillerNovember 28, 2022

Language and law Next Gen Literacies

Linguistic Diversity as a Challenge for Legal Policy

(Image credit: Tingey Injury Law Firm, via Unsplash) The Griffith Law Review has just published a thematic issue on ‘Linguistic diversity as a challenge to legal policy’, which Laura Smith-Khan…

Alexandra GreyJanuary 31, 2022

Covid-19

Ambiguous lockdown rules can make compliance difficult

An area under "total lockdown" (Image credit: rappler.com) Lockdowns everywhere The lockdown discourse has become ubiquitous, especially in current affairs and social media. In fact, ‘lockdown’ and ‘quarantine’ have been…

Pia TenederoNovember 22, 2021

Language and law Next Gen Literacies

Bringing linguistic research to legal education

Image credit: Chris Montgomery via Unsplash Language plays a central role in legal settings. The way linguistic diversity is conceptualized and accommodated can affect access to justice in a myriad…

Laura Smith-KhanNovember 2, 2021

Language and law

Bringing linguistic research into legal scholarship and practice

(Image credit: Grey & Smith-Khan, 2021) Together with another Language on the Move regular, Laura Smith-Khan, I have just published a new article about ‘bringing linguistic research into legal scholarship…

Alexandra GreyMay 7, 2021