Language at work – Page 2 – Language on the Move

Intercultural communication

Intercultural communication at work: Poles in China

Poland in China (Artwork by the author) Intercultural communication at work in multinational companies (MNCs) is increasingly common. Workplace communication in MNCs can be highly complex, as is the case…

Michał WilczewskiFebruary 16, 2019

Next Gen Literacies

Are Aboriginal languages really useless in the workplace?

Click on this image to view video about the role of English and local languages in the educational experiences of Aboriginal children in remote communities Editor's Note: March 21 is…

Brendan KavanaghMarch 19, 2018

Language and globalization

Globalization between crime and piety

How is your Language-on-the-Move Reading Challenge coming along? One month has gone by and you should have ticked off at least one book from our list. I started with an…

Ingrid PillerMarch 1, 2018

Language and globalization

Interpreting English language ideologies in Korea: dreams vs. realities

Jinhyun Cho was awarded her PhD for her thesis about "Interpreting English language ideologies in Korea: dreams vs. realities" Many people around the world dream of learning English. The pursuit of…

Lg_on_the_moveNovember 24, 2016

Language and migration

Stereotyped ethnic names as a barrier to workplace entry

Who of the three women in this image do you think German employers are most likely to consider as a potential employee and call for a job interview? Obviously, the…

Ingrid PillerNovember 4, 2016

Language and migration

Discourses of Integration: Language, Skills, and the Politics of Difference

From inside Jaume Plensa's House of Knowledge, Bordeaux, France (Photo by Shirley Yeung) In much of Western and Northern Europe, we find ourselves in the wake of a widespread retreat…

Mi-Cha Flubacher and Shirley YeungAugust 29, 2016

Language and migration

Cleaning work: a stepping-stone or a dead-end job for migrants?

Kifibin’s workplace was a big event centre, which was open to the public only once a week Let me at once introduce you to the main character of this blog…

Maiju StrommerApril 13, 2016

Language and migration

Bitter gifts: migrants’ exclusive inclusion

Condemned to consume My migration newsfeed in the past few weeks has been dominated by news about the Syrian refugee crisis and the various European and international responses. But there…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 10, 2015

Language and migration

Bilingualism is good for you! … if you are a girl …

Bilingualism has a gender A while ago, I reported on the findings of a US study that demonstrated that children of immigrants who achieve high-level bilingual proficiency in both English…

Ingrid PillerMay 6, 2015

Language and migration

Is language learning on the job the best way to learn a new language?

Meat workers, Fletcher Abattoir (Source: SheepCRC) One of the most famous research subjects to ever have participated in second language learning research is a man known in the literature as…

Ingrid PillerMarch 4, 2015

Language in Australia

Linguistic diversity and social inclusion in Australia

2012 workshop on 'Linguistic Diversity and Social Inclusion in Australia' at Macquarie University How does language intersect with social inclusion in contemporary Australia? Do social inclusion policies address linguistic diversity?…

Lg_on_the_moveNovember 25, 2014

Language learning

Partnering for the Future

PASCH Schools: Partners for the future Last week I was privileged to attend the 3rd Conference of School Principals of PASCH Schools in Southeast Asia. A ‘PASCH school’ is a regular…

Ingrid PillerOctober 21, 2014

English as a global language

Language work in the internet café

A locutorio shop front in Barcelona (Source: El Periodico) There is now a well-established body of work exploring the language work provided by service workers in call centres and tourist…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 22, 2014

Language and tourism

Language strategy in the hospitality sector

Language needs in the hospitality sector in Pallars Sobirà, Catalonia (Source: paddleinspain.com) Multilingualism means business. The more foreign language skills are availalble to a company, the better it will be…

Javier Cañas Villarreal and Lola Pérez ValdésJuly 15, 2014

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

News

Multilingua

Multilingua 33 (1&2), Special issue "Multilingualism at Work" I have recently taken over from Richard Watts as Editor-in-Chief of Multilingua and am delighted that the first issue of 2014 has just…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 2, 2014

Intercultural communication at work: Poles in China

Globalization between crime and piety

Interpreting English language ideologies in Korea: dreams vs. realities

Cleaning work: a stepping-stone or a dead-end job for migrants?

Bilingualism is good for you! … if you are a girl …

Is language learning on the job the best way to learn a new language?

Partnering for the Future

Language strategy in the hospitality sector

Multilingua

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