Multilingualism – Page 17 – Language on the Move

Ingrid Piller in conversation with Steve Price on 2GB Radio

Should Australians learn another language?

Last weekend the Australian government released its white paper Australia in the Asian Century. One of its recommendations is that "All Australian students will have the opportunity, and be encouraged, to undertake…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 31, 2012

Language and migration

A broken arm in multicultural Queensland

A broken arm in multicultural Queensland (Source:antilogic.co.za) I recently broke my arm by ignominiously falling in my own living room and landing on my elbow. The force of the impact…

Kerry Taylor-LeechOctober 29, 2012

The bountiful benefits of being bilingual

Language in Australia

Bilingualism and language learning on TV

Bilingual education and language learning is close to the heart of all our readers here on Language on the Move and it's great to see increasing recognition of the importance…

Language on the MoveOctober 25, 2012

News

Ingrid Piller in conversation with Susie Elelman on 2GB

Click the 'play' button to listen to Ingrid Piller in conversation with Susie Elelman as they discuss bilingualism and languages education in Australia. The conversation was originally broadcast on 2GB's Saturday night…

Language on the MoveOctober 18, 2012

Language and migration

Bilingualism is good for your mental health

Bilingual kids are more resilient October is Mental Health month here in New South Wales. The campaign runs under the slogan “Celebrate, connect, grow” and includes some fantastic tips how…

Ingrid PillerOctober 8, 2012

English as a global language

English propaganda creates blind spots

"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

News

Bilingual Education Matters

Click here to view a pdf-version of the invitation The German International School Sydney will host a public lecture on Tuesday, October 09. Bilingual Education Matters When: Tuesday, October 09,…

Lg_on_the_moveSeptember 14, 2012

News

Naxi, Chinese and English

Bilingual signage in Lijiang: Dongba pictograms are in the blue banners (Source: Wikipedia) The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held…

Lg_on_the_moveSeptember 12, 2012

News

Linguistic Diversity and Social Inclusion in Australia

Michael Clyne, Australia's Language Potential. UNSW Press, 2005. ***Update 03/10: Program and all details now available at http://languageonthemove.com/linguistic-diversity-social-inclusion**** ***Update 25/09: RSVPs are now open. Attendance is free but you have…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 5, 2012

Rising multicultural middle class

Plaque commemorating the work of migrants in the construction of the Mundaring Weir In response to my blog post about the disparity between educational qualifications and employment outcomes faced by…

Ingrid PillerAugust 15, 2012

Language learning

Multilingual Europe

Percentage of Europeans who speak three or more languages (2012 Eurobarometer 'Europeans and their Languages', p. 14) The 2012 Eurobarometer Report “Europeans and their languages” was published last month and…

Ingrid PillerJuly 18, 2012

Language learning

Schools transforming multilinguals into illiterates?

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

Intercultural communication

No translation

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

Language learning

Monolingual media beat-up

Saul Tello Jr., Orestimba High Valedictorian 2012 (Source: CBS Sacramento) When US high schools make international headlines, it’s usually because of a school shooting. But Orestimba High in Newman, a…

Ingrid PillerJuly 4, 2012

Multilingual families

Free language choice?!

Inspired by Quantum Cloud, Younghyung Chung, 2004 (Source: risknfun.com) I don’t like the word 'choice.' So, when I recently asked someone I know well to consider an action that would…

Christof Demont-HeinrichJune 29, 2012

Language and migration

Shopping while bilingual can make you sick

WSB TV report: Apple discriminates against Persian-speaking customers I’ve just found an e-mail from Apple in my spam folder with a ‘personal’ invitation to attend one of their new store…

Ingrid PillerJune 27, 2012