Thailand – Language on the Move

Next Gen Literacies

Peripheral language learners and the romance of Thai

The South China-Laos-Thailand region with the new railway line (Source: South China Morning Post) Language learning through watching films and playing videogames is a new trend. This kind of informal…

Li JiaDecember 4, 2021

Language learning

Partnering for the Future

PASCH Schools: Partners for the future Last week I was privileged to attend the 3rd Conference of School Principals of PASCH Schools in Southeast Asia. A ‘PASCH school’ is a regular…

Ingrid PillerOctober 21, 2014

English as a global language

Disenchanted in Bangkok

Burmese newspaper in a Bangkok restaurant “When Thai people ask me where I’m from, I tell them, “Oh I’m from the Philippines or Singapore. Then, I don’t get that look!”…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江October 23, 2013

MARIKO WATANABE AND INGRID PILLER CELEBRATE THEIR REUNION AT YACCOMARICARD IN CHIT LOM

Intercultural communication

Communicating passion for fashion

Mariko Watanabe and Ingrid Piller celebrate their reunion at Yaccomaricard in Chit Lom This post is also available in pdf-format. Click here. In early July, YM Fashion’s CEO Mariko Watanabe…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江October 11, 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

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

News

Sociolinguistics of Amazing Thailand launched

Sociolinguistics of Amazing Thailand launched The Language-on-the-Move team is proud to announce the launch of a new sociolinguistic research project entitled “Language, Mobility and Tourism: Thailand on the Move towards…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江March 25, 2013

English as a global language

English propaganda creates blind spots

"Imported Teacher", the British Council's new campaign in Thailand As a language educator in Thailand my in-box is always full of invitations to conferences devoted to ASEAN and English language…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江September 20, 2012

English as a global language

Race to teach English

Underneath the zipped Asian face a Western face emerges: an English school's ad in Bangkok (unrelated to the school in the blog post). Photo by Olan Sawangnuwatkul Thailand is seeing…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江August 1, 2012

Language and tourism

English for travel

Ad for ‘English for travel’ classes ( www.gaba.co.jp/ad) A few weeks ago, my family and I went to Jim Thompson’s special sales at BITEC in Bang Na, a short train…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江July 2, 2012

English as a global language

Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok

Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok I have recently begun working on my MA thesis on sexuality and second language learning at the Graduate School of English, Assumption University…

williamJune 4, 2012

English as a global language

English and ASEAN

English and ASEAN Ever since I arrived in Bangkok in 2011, I’ve being witnessing the amazing spread of English fever. At the national level, Thailand is wholeheartedly invested in the…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江February 3, 2012

Next Gen Literacies

When illiteracy is a privilege

Thai alphabet Learning Thai has its many challenges but one of the great joys for me has been encountering the Thai script. At the start I felt like a five-year-old-child,…

Sheila PhamFebruary 11, 2011

Linguistic landscapes

Japanese in Bangkok

Billboard advertising the Japanese food fair at Isetan I’ve never felt more welcome in a foreign city than where I am at the moment – Bangkok! It has to do…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江February 9, 2011