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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,…
Linguistic landscapes

On the fine line between humour and racism

The supermarkets of Germany are the site of a more sinister example of multilingual diversity marketing. The pictured chip packet leaps off the shelf with its mix of German, English…
Language and globalization

E lasciate in pace il Chinglish!

Multilingual sign in Namtso (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Italian version of my blog post about Chinglish. Translated by Emanuela Moretto Per un attimo provate a pensare che il New York Times abbia…
Language and globalization
Virtually multilingual
Language in education
Do monolingual teachers produce a Golem effect in multilingual students?
Chats in Linguistic Diversity
Police first responders interacting with domestic violence victims
English as a global language
Is English improving lives in a remote Indonesian village?
English as a global language
Internationalization as Englishization
Linguistic landscapes
Toiletology