Multilingualism – Page 5 – Language on the Move

Language and globalization Next Gen Literacies

“Women, life, freedom” – the slogan swimming against the global tide

"Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" banner displayed by Bayern Munich soccer fans (Image credit: Archie Rhind-Tutt) Some recent images from around the globe: protest rally in Rome with a banner featuring the…

Ingrid PillerOctober 4, 2022

Next Gen Literacies

Language Barriers to Social Participation

When Yu Qi (not her real name) discovered her son was falling behind in school, she had no way of finding out why or how she could support him. After…

Ingrid PillerAugust 26, 2022

Language and migration Language in Australia Next Gen Literacies

A Tamil Hindu Temple in Australia

The South Asian presence in colonised Australia is on the rise. I say colonised Australia because, in discussing linguistic diversity in this country, I acknowledge the diverse Aboriginal and Torres…

Niru PereraAugust 22, 2022

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

Researching multilingually as a political act

Editor's note: Multilingualism researchers and the products of their research can be surprisingly monolingual. It is therefore good to see the black box of multilingual research processes under the microscope…

Language on the MoveJuly 3, 2022

Intercultural communication Next Gen Literacies

Global Coalition for Language Rights

This post has been authored by Gerald Roche and Claire French *** Adéṣínà Ayẹni to Gerald Roche (2 Feb 2022): I will surely love to be a part of the…

Gerald RocheApril 29, 2022

Language in Australia Language in education Next Gen Literacies

Heritage language education in Australia and Sweden

What stops Australia from doing something like Sweden has done to promote multilingualism? Is it too hard to implement mother tongue instruction in the education system of Australia? On the…

Language on the MoveFebruary 21, 2022

Covid-19 Next Gen Literacies

Care, inclusion, and resistance in Covid linguistic landscapes

Figure 1: Bilingual Squamish and English placard in West Vancouver’s Park Royal shopping village As the Covid-19 pandemic heads toward its third year, with the Omicron variant in full swing,…

Sarah HopkynsJanuary 24, 2022

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Linguistic landscapes

Language makes the place

Welcome back to another year of research blogging on and about language on the move! We kick off 2022 with a new episode in our Chats in Linguistic Diversity. In…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 17, 2022

Next Gen Literacies

Monolingual school websites as barriers to parent engagement

(Image credit: Markus Spiske via Unsplash) Parental engagement is a critical aspect of student achievement When we think about student achievement, we typically think about student qualities: how smart a…

Ingrid PillerDecember 15, 2021

News

Language diversity across generations and contexts

(Image credit: John Schaidler via Unsplash) The Next Generation Literacies international research network hosts a free 2-day research symposium devoted to language diversity and participation across generations and contexts. When:…

Language on the MoveNovember 19, 2021

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

Covid-19 Next Gen Literacies

Language and communication in crisis

Malinche mediating between the Spanish and the Americans (Source: Lienzo de Tlaxcala, mid 16th c) We live in an age of crisis, as humanity confronts an ever-escalating climate and environmental…

Ingrid PillerOctober 30, 2021

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Multilingual histories

Can we ever unthink linguistic nationalism?

In this latest installment of Chats in Linguistic Diversity, I talk to Professor Aneta Pavlenko about multilingualism through the ages. We start from the question whether the world today is…

Ingrid PillerOctober 4, 2021

Next Gen Literacies

We, heirs of the multilingual Sumerians

The Sumerian Empire under King Shulgi (2094 to 2046 BCE) (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Do you know in which language the Sumerians started the written chronicle of humanity? It is a…

Ingrid PillerJuly 18, 2021

Intercultural communication

The interpreting profession in Ancient Egypt

Remember Joseph speaking to his brothers through an interpreter? Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers Academic interpreting often labors under the assumption that the profession…

Ingrid PillerJune 29, 2021

Language and migration

What can churches teach us about migrant inclusion?

Chinese signage on churches is increasingly prominent in Sydney’s linguistic landscape. These signs are surprising because they are bilingual in a predominantly English monolingual linguistic landscape. They are also surprising…

Ingrid PillerJune 21, 2021