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English as a global language

Bodies on the Move: Salsa, Language and Transnationalism

Schneider, Britta. 2014. Salsa, Language and Transnationalism. Multilingual Matters. In my post on English in Berlin, I wondered what is required for a language to become ‘local’, and about the…

Britta SchneiderJune 11, 2014

Language and migration

Superdiversity: another Eurocentric idea?

Website of the German Club Montevideo, founded in 1866 The current issue of Begegnung (“Encounter”), the magazine of German International Schools, has a feature about the German School in Montevideo,…

Ingrid PillerJune 4, 2014

Language at work

Linguistic penalty in the job interview

Success levels of different candidate groups in job interviews for low-skilled jobs (Source: Roberts 2013, p. 89) A common explanation for the un- and underemployment of migrants is that their…

Ingrid PillerMarch 31, 2014

News

Ingrid Piller in Japanese: ピラー著書刊行のお知らせ

４月９日刊行予定『異文化コミュニケーションを問いなおす』イングリッド・ピラー　カバー・帯写真：渡邊リカルドWe are thrilled to announce that the Japanese translation of Ingrid Piller’s bestselling book Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction will be published by Sogensha (創元社) on the 9th of April,…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江March 17, 2014

News

Multilingualism at the China-Myanmar border

Trilingual signage at the Muse checkpoint on the China-Myanmar border Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University presents Multilingualism at the China-Myanmar border: fieldwork experiences When: Wednesday, March 26, 1:00-2:00pm Where: Macquarie…

Lg_on_the_moveMarch 14, 2014

Intercultural communication

Inventing languages

Excerpt from "The Haunted Lotus" by Australian-Hazara artist Khadim Ali (Source: Milani Gallery) An objection that is commonly raised against Esperanto and other auxiliary languages is that they are “invented.”…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 13, 2014

News

Applied Linguistics@MQ: Questioning Tolerance

When are immigrant linguistic and cultural rights tolerable? (Source: demotix.com) Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University presents Questioning Tolerance: When Are Immigrant Linguistic and Cultural Rights Tolerable? When: Friday, November 08, 12:00-1:00pm…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 25, 2013

Language learning

Are Finns saying no to Swedish?

Bilingual Swedish-Finnish monument in Helsinki commenmorating globally beloved children's author Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finn (Source: vanderkrogt.net) 50,000 people have signed a petition against mandatory Swedish classes in Finnish schools,…

Dave SayersAugust 26, 2013

H.I.S Open Forum on Linguistic Diversity and Tourism Report

Language and tourism

H.I.S. Research and Industry Forum on Linguistic Diversity and Tourism in Amazing Thailand

Readers who missed the H.I.S. Research and Industry Forum on Linguistic Diversity and Tourism in Amazing Thailand on July 02, 2013 at Assumption University of Thailand in Bangkok can view the…

Language on the MoveJuly 7, 2013

Linguistic landscapes

Linguistic theory in Dubai

Is this Arabic or English? Or is that asking the wrong question? (Transliteration: sbaisi tinisi tshikn and shrmb*) I’ve often wondered what linguistic theory would look like if its foundations…

Ingrid PillerApril 17, 2013

News

Collaboration with Tourism Authority of Thailand

On 13 March, the research team made its first visit to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Petchaburi Road, Bangkok, to seek support and explore collaboration opportunities for the Thailand-on-the-Move…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江March 25, 2013

Is speaking English a civic duty?

In today’s immigration countries, adherents of the “one nation, one language” idea face a unique ideological problem: to claim that the national language is a sign of national loyalty and…

Ingrid PillerMarch 4, 2013

Language learning

English-teaching superstars

Star teacher Ruby Hsu (Source: ruby.com.tw) The global English language learning boom has resulted not only in a huge number of English learners but also created a tremendous demand for…

Jackie ChangFebruary 26, 2013

Multilingual histories

A golden age of multiculturalism

Inside the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Savior in Isfahan. Construction began in 1606 and was completed in the 1660s (Source: Wikipedia) Last week I had the privilege of attending,…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 18, 2013

News

Sydney’s Sociolinguistic Spring

So much going on in sociolinguistics in Sydney this spring! All these events are free but require RSVP in the next few days so Sydneysiders make sure you are not…

Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 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

Bodies on the Move: Salsa, Language and Transnationalism

Superdiversity: another Eurocentric idea?

Ingrid Piller in Japanese: ピラー著書刊行のお知らせ

Multilingualism at the China-Myanmar border

Inventing languages

Are Finns saying no to Swedish?

H.I.S. Research and Industry Forum on Linguistic Diversity and Tourism in Amazing Thailand

Linguistic theory in Dubai

Collaboration with Tourism Authority of Thailand

English-teaching superstars

A golden age of multiculturalism

Naxi, Chinese and English

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