Author Archives: Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

Live stream | Lisa Fairbrother

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

Applied Linguistics @MQ Seminar Series will live stream Lisa Fairbrother’s seminar, ”Experiences of ‘being different’ in Tokyo: an examination of the effects of ‘race’ and ‘ethnicity’ on intercultural interactions in Japan” , 12 – 1pm Sydney Time (GMT+11) Tuesday 13 March. You can join … Continue reading →

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English and ASEAN English and ASEAN

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

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

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

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!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

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

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

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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