Author Archives: Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

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 promise of English – the idea that proficiency in English will make ‘it’ … Continue reading

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Simon-Rodwell Australian on the Move

English 日本語 English In this episode of Japanese-on-the-Move we are pleased to introduce you to Simon Rodwell. Simon describes himself as a regular Australian guy. For him, that involves speaking Japanese, having a wide network of Japanese friends, travelling to … Continue reading

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first-post Japanese on the Move launched!

We are proud to announce the launch of Japanese on the Move: Life Stories of Transmigration! Funded by the Australia-Japan Foundation and the Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Japanese-on-the-Move is a multimedia collection of life stories of transnationals with … Continue reading

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Participants Wanted! | 参加者大募集

English 日本語 EnglishWe are currently looking for transnational people with a connection to Japan and Australia to participate in our project, Japanese on the Move: Life Stories of Transmigration. Funded by the Australia-Japan Foundation which is part of the Department of … Continue reading

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Book launch | Live broadcasting on August 02 2011

We will be broadcasting Ingrid Piller’s book launch live on Tuesday 02 August from 4:30pm Sydney time right here at Language on the Move! You can also join us on Ustream where you can interact with us through Chat or … Continue reading

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