Japanese on the Move in Twitter Japanese on the Move in Tweets

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Lg_on_the_move

English 日本語 English For the past six months we have featured video interviews with 50 transnationals calling Japan and Australia home here on Language-on-the-Move. We wanted to know what it was like to call two countries home and what the … Continue reading →

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Australian flag flying on Sydney Harbour Bridge Language testing for citizenship

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Ingrid Piller

Inside Story has a must-read article about language testing for citizenship in Australia today Citizenship for beginners The Howard government made it harder for some nationalities to become citizens, and Labor has made it worse, writes Kerry Ryan 16 April … Continue reading →

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velcro tape Japanese lessons learnt from Velcro tape

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Angela Turzynski-Azimi

“Velcro on one pocket coming away at the edge. Please repair and bring back tomorrow for checking.” This was the note I had dreaded from my son’s teacher. The Velcro was one of two strips attached to the insides of … Continue reading →

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Erosion caused by rabbits in a gully in South Australia Southern Alienation

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Ingrid Piller

I’ve spent this morning decorating Easter eggs and making origami Easter bunnies with my child. Tomorrow I’m going to host an Easter egg hunt and in the past three weeks, I’ve attended a chaharsanbe-suri fire, a Norouz party and a 13bedar picnic. In short, I’m having a great time celebrating spring! … Continue reading →

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English-or-Persian انگلیسی یا فارسی؟

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Ingrid Piller

Persian translation of English or Persian? مترجم: بهنام کیماسی معنای ماشین نوشته یِ انگلیسیِ رویِ این اتومبیل چیست؟ این یکی از سوال هایی بود که من در دومین کارگاه آموزشی زبان در حرکت که با تدریس خودم در دانشگاه اصفهان … Continue reading →

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