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English as a global language

Is English a local language in Berlin?

Carla Hackett, Neukölln Hipster (Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cood/6065684573) Recently, I asked my German-speaking, Berlin-based daughter Nanna whether she was able to understand our English-speaking neighbour when he talks with his daughter, Nanna’s…

Britta SchneiderSeptember 7, 2012

Saeed Rezaei at Macquarie University’s idyllic North Ryde campus

Research reflections

In interview: Saeed Rezaei

Saeed Rezaei at Macquarie University's idyllic North Ryde campus Saeed Rezaei is currently a visiting scholar in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University. He will deliver a seminar about…

Language on the MoveAugust 31, 2012

News

Sociolinguistics of identity in Iran

Languages of the Middle East (Source: The Gulf/2000 Project) The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Tuesday, September 04:…

Lg_on_the_moveAugust 29, 2012

Bangladeshi manager speaking English and subtitled in British educational video “How fair is fashion”

English as a global language

Illegitimate English

Bangladeshi manager speaking English and subtitled in British educational video "How fair is fashion?" The other day I watched a show about global textile production. How fair is fashion? by…

Ingrid PillerAugust 27, 2012

News

Michael Clyne Prize 2012

Dr Butorac (middle) and her supervisors, Prof Piller and Dr Takahashi The Language-on-the-Move team is delighted that the 2012 Michael Clyne Prize has been awarded to one of our supervision group, Dr…

Lg_on_the_moveJuly 30, 2012

Multilingual histories

Yiman does not have a word for ‘massacre’

Memorial to Yiman leader Bilba at Wallumbilla (Source: Goodbye Bussamarai) On October 27, 1857, a group of Aboriginal Australians, members of a group known as Yiman carried out a massacre:…

Ingrid PillerApril 27, 2012

Game Over!

Like many I’ve had my eyes on the protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world over the past couple of days. The way angry young men and women…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 31, 2011

News

Language on the Move in the Middle East

In December and January Ingrid will be visiting universities in Iran and the United Arab Emirates and she will be speaking about her research in the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, language…

Lg_on_the_moveNovember 30, 2010

News

Handbook of Language and Globalization

Wiley has just launched its new Handbook of Language and Globalization, edited by Nikolas Coupland. The Handbook consists of 28 chapters by well-known sociolinguists, including our very own Ingrid Piller and Kimie…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江August 30, 2010

Language learning

The monolingual myth

The monolingual myth This critique has been an important one but it runs into a problem when we consider the idea of monolingualism itself. At the same time that this…

Alastair PennycookAugust 10, 2010

English as a global language

Multilingualism 2.0

The social networking market research site Inside Facebook has some intriguing language stats. In July, the fastest-growing languages on Facebook were Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish and French. The Portuguese growth rate…

Ingrid PillerAugust 2, 2010

Language at work

Tipsy on multilingualism?!

English-speaking countries have a poor track record when it comes to language learning. Educators in Australia, the UK and the USA regularly bemoan that fact and call for a change…

Ingrid PillerFebruary 21, 2010

Is English a local language in Berlin?

In interview: Saeed Rezaei

Sociolinguistics of identity in Iran

Language on the Move in the Middle East

Handbook of Language and Globalization

The monolingual myth

Tipsy on multilingualism?!

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