Category Archives: Language & globalization

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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English-or-Persian English or Persian?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

“What is the meaning of the choice of English in the slogan on this car?” That was one of the questions I asked the participants in the 2nd Language-on-the-Move Workshop I taught at the University of Isfahan. I had come … Continue reading →

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The-legitimate-speaker The legitimate speaker

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Mi-Cha Flubacher

Mi-Cha Flubacher, Alfonso Del Percio and Alexandre Duchêne (Institute of Multilingualism, University/PH Fribourg), are inviting papers for the thematic session “The legitimate speaker in a transforming political economy” (Session ID 125) at the Sociolinguistics Symposium 19, August 22-24, 2012 in … Continue reading →

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Toiletological English Toiletological English

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Can you guess what kind of product the following text is promoting? Your well-being is close to our heart rail&fresh [product] areas are bright and friendly and leave nothing to be desired. The [product] facilities are kept perfectly clean round … Continue reading →

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SSCI journals by country, 2007; Source: Kang 2009, p. 201 Does internationalization change research content?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Every linguistics undergraduate student is by now familiar with the fact of linguistic imperialism in academic publishing where the pressure to publish in international journals translates into the pressure to publish in English, leaving researchers from non-English-speaking backgrounds at a … Continue reading →

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