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Reducing Barriers to Language Assistance in Hospital

Hospital corridor, by Sadami Konchi © In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Erin Mulpur about how hospitals can provide linguistic minority…

Brynn QuickMarch 26, 2024

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

Becoming a world-ready researcher at Macquarie University

Ana Bruzon presenting her PhD research at ECREA conference in Rotterdam As a third-year PhD candidate in the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, I recently had the awe-inspiring…

Ana Sofia BruzonFebruary 13, 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

Multilingual families Next Gen Literacies

What if I lose my language? What if I have lost my language?

Alia Amir's grandfather with his three daughters, ca. 1950 (Copyright: Alia Amir) I admire people, who, on the move, maintain and transfer their heritage languages to the next generations. By…

Alia AmirJanuary 24, 2024

Next Gen Literacies

A water perspective on language research

Dr Pia Tenedero, Prof Ingrid Gogolin, and Ana Bruzon (ltr.) during the NGL network conference "Do not ask for free drinking water in Germany!" This was a travel tip I…

Pia TenederoJanuary 18, 2024

Language learning Multilingual histories

Why Are Uzbek Youth Learning Arabic?

Map of Transoxania (Source: Wikipedia) Editor’s note: Arabic language learning is experiencing a revival in many parts of the world, such as China, where it may be a source of…

Rizwan AhmadJanuary 16, 2024

Next Gen Literacies

Legacies of the Next Generation Literacies Network

The Next Generation Literacies Network is hosting its network conference devoted to “Social Participation in Linguistically Diverse Societies” at Hamburg University this week. I take this opportunity to share my…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 10, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Multilingual histories

Lies we tell ourselves about multilingualism

Just before the holidays, Professor Aneta Pavlenko and I chatted about Aneta’s new book Multilingualism and History. We talked about amnesia and ignorance pacts in contemporary sociolinguistics, ghost signs that point to dark…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 3, 2024

Next Gen Literacies

Why Australia needs Croatian Studies

Attendees at "Linguistic Inclusion Today" workshop pose for a group photo There is only one Australian university that has a program in Croatian Studies: Macquarie University. A few weeks ago,…

Ingrid PillerDecember 21, 2023

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2024

Have you been keeping up with the Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2023? If so, you will be looking forward to our 2024 Reading Challenge; and so here it…

Ingrid PillerDecember 17, 2023

Next Gen Literacies

Auslan in Australia: Fighting for a Voice

Auslan interpreter Stephen Nicholson gained prominence in Tasmania during Covid (Image credit: The Advocate) When you think about Australia’s linguistic diversity, which languages come to mind? Based on the nation’s…

Natalie DavisDecember 13, 2023

Children in traditional costume at annual Mongolian Festival (Nadaam) in Sydney (Image credit: What’s On)

Multilingual families Next Gen Literacies

How to maintain Mongolian in Australia?

Child at annual Mongolian Festival (Naadam) in Sydney (Image credit: What's On) Maintaining their heritage language is paramount for migrants internationally as language is not just a communication tool. It…

Undarmaa MunkhbayarDecember 11, 2023

Linguistic landscapes Next Gen Literacies

Seeing the linguistic landscape through the eyes of Barbie and Ken

Figure 1: Multilingual sign in Abu Dhabi with power disparities indicated through order and size of text In the critically acclaimed Barbie movie, released in cinemas in mid-2023, Barbie and…

Sarah HopkynsDecember 8, 2023

News

Linguistic Inclusion Today

***This page was updated on Dec 05, 2023. Presentation abstracts are now available at the bottom of this page.*** Join us on Thursday, December 14, at Macquarie University for a…

Language on the MoveNovember 24, 2023

News

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 migration Next Gen Literacies

Meet the people behind “Life in a new language”

Extract from cover of "Life in a new Language" by Sadami Konchi (©Sadami Konchi) Are you excitedly waiting for the publication of Life in a new language? Life in a…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 6, 2023

Becoming a world-ready researcher at Macquarie University

What does it mean to govern a multilingual society well?

What if I lose my language? What if I have lost my language?

A water perspective on language research

Why Are Uzbek Youth Learning Arabic?

Lies we tell ourselves about multilingualism

Why Australia needs Croatian Studies

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2024

How to maintain Mongolian in Australia?

Seeing the linguistic landscape through the eyes of Barbie and Ken

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