Category Archives: Language learning, gender & identity

Welcome-to-the-US Linguistic extremism

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Christof Demont-Heinrich

I know some people think what I am doing with my daughters – speaking German to them one-hundred percent of  the time even though German is a second language for me – is “extreme”. Since the very beginning, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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مردها، زبان انگلیسی و رومانسِ بین المللی

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Vahid Parvaresh

Persian version of Lachlan Jackson’s award-winning blog post about interlingual relationships. Translated by مطهره سامری (Motahare Sameri) “وقتی پای عشق به میان می آید ژاپنی ها محبوب ترین موجودات روی کره ی زمین نیستند. تلخ است ولی حقیقت دارد.” این ادعای میکو … Continue reading →

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nyc2 035re Learn English, Make Friends!

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

How to make English-speaking friends is one of the perennial hot topics for new overseas students and new migrants. Advice on how to make “native” friends circulates like an underground currency: “Move in with English-speaking flat-mates!” “Avoid co-ethnics!” “Watch footy … Continue reading →

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Culture-shock Reading ‘Culture Shock’ in Isfahan

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Vahid Parvaresh

In the past three decades attention has shifted from communicative competence to discourse as a frame for understanding the challenges faced by language learners. Yet, the question of how stereotyping in language teaching can be avoided seems as unresolved as … Continue reading →

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iboyfriend iBoyfriend

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Lachlan Jackson

Having lived and taught English in Japan for more than fifteen years, until last night I’d thought I’d seen it all. That was until I stumbled across the もし彼氏が外国人だったら英会話 (What if my Boyfriend was a Foreigner English Conversation [my translation]) … Continue reading →

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