media – Language on the Move

Next Gen Literacies

Esports are the new linguistic and cultural frontier

The heroic EDG esports winning team of League of Legends Chinese esports team Edward Gaming, or EDG for short, has just won the first ever Leagues of Legend (LoL) world…

Li JiaNovember 15, 2021

Language in Australia

English language proficiency and national cohesion

Victorian Multicultural Commission, Melbourne (Image credit: Pramuk Perera, via Unsplash) In August, Australia’s Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alan Tudge, announced the extension of the…

Miriam FaineNovember 24, 2020

Covid-19

Bridging new and traditional media in the fight against Covid-19

Editor’s note: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a renewed focus on linguistic diversity and the way it intersects with social inclusion. In this latest contribution to our series of language…

Vasiliki VitaAugust 12, 2020

Language and globalization

Virtually multilingual

English is the mother tongue of the Internet, or so it seems. English is omnipresent in the architecture of this breakthrough technology. You see it in the QWERTY keyboard, domain…

Pia TenederoJune 7, 2018

Language and globalization

From oil spill to Brexit

The oil slick as seen from space (Source: Wikipedia) The British decision to exit the European Union (EU) in 2016 came as a surprise to many. In the lead up…

Rahel CramerMarch 14, 2018

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Seminar about Minority Languages

Map of European languages (Source: SB Language Maps) Invitation to public seminar about "Minority Languages" at Macquarie University What: Minority languages: what are we talking about? And why are we…

Lg_on_the_moveNovember 15, 2017

Language and globalization

‘Detours’ taken by Mongols on WeChat

A monument near Baganuur (Outer Mongolia) with an inscription of poem "My Native Land" by Natsagdorj (Source: Wikipedia) In the middle school Mongolian textbooks there is a well-known text called…

Gegentuul BaioudNovember 18, 2015

Language and migration

Who is a real refugee?

Who is a real refugee? The refugee crisis in Europe has caught a lot of global media attention. Countries at the entry points and their official actions, as well civil…

Agnes BodisSeptember 23, 2015

English as a global language

Voice of China on the move

Voice of China Sydney 2015, Program Booklet It’s a weeknight at the Sydney Town Hall, an ornate 19th century building in the city centre. Almost everyone bustling in the entryway…

Alexandra GreyMay 27, 2015

Language in education

‘Investing in language:’ Why do we think about language education the way we do?

'Soaking up English like a sponge:' The researcher's young son engrossed in a Thesaurus If someone cannot now learn their native language, adding a couple of foerign (sic) dead languages…

Agnes BodisApril 15, 2015

News

Language and Gender in Films

We are pleased to announce a special lecture by film producer and casting director Yoko Narahashi at International Christian University, Tokyo. Yoko will discuss her experiences in Hollywood and the…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江May 11, 2014

Esports are the new linguistic and cultural frontier

English language proficiency and national cohesion

From oil spill to Brexit

Voice of China on the move

‘Investing in language:’ Why do we think about language education the way we do?

Language and Gender in Films

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