Tibet is changing fast Image 1: Chinese and international brands in the most developed commercial area of Rongwo (Image credit: Giulia Cabras) One of the most striking aspects that catches…
Giulia CabrasOctober 25, 2024
Editor's note: As the world anxiously anticipates the outcome of the US presidential election next week - and the consequences it will have for global politics - we've asked the…
Robert PhillipsonOctober 29, 2020
Editor’s note: We find ourselves in a time of deep global crisis when reflections on research ethics take on new urgency. Language on the Move is delighted to bring to…
Taina SaarinenJune 24, 2020
Hamburg Central Library welcomes patrons in many languages and offers free wifi Since I was 19, I’ve often thought about a student who I’ve never met and whose name I…
Ingrid PillerAugust 4, 2019
These umbrellas quickly became the trademark of ISB11, and could be spotted all over Limerick – and beyond! In June this year, I was fortunate to attend the 11th International…
Livia GerberDecember 11, 2017
We all have childhood dreams. Mine was to become a writer, which, unfortunately, was not well received by my parents because it is a “hungry” job. Due to the absence…
Jinhyun ChoSeptember 1, 2017
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
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
The Linguistic Ethnography Forum’s e-seminar devoted to Ingrid Piller’s recent book Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice: An Introduction to Applied Sociolinguistics is currently running. Some discussions so far are concerned…
Jinhyun ChoJune 5, 2016
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
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
German International School Sydney It is one of the great narratives of our time that the market will fix everything. In education this means that parental choice is assumed to…
Ingrid PillerJuly 31, 2014
“Have you heard that young Japanese have stopped having sex? Have you read the recent BBC article? Young men are having virtual girlfriends on smart phones. How weird! Not really…
Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江November 5, 2013
University rankings drive the Englishization of global academia The Intercultural Communication Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied Linguistics is hosting a seminar at Newcastle University next week…
Ingrid PillerMay 9, 2013
Who profits from an early start in English language learning? 不要讓你的孩子輸在起跑點上 (Don’t let your children lose out at the starting point.) is one of the most popular slogans whenever English…
Jackie ChangMay 6, 2013
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