Category Archives: Multilingual academics

Michael Clyne with Emi Otsuji, the 2009 winner of the Michael Clyne Prize In memoriam Michael Clyne

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

I was saddened this morning to read the Australian Linguistics Society’s news about Michael Clyne’s passing! Australian sociolinguistics has lost its doyen, and we have all lost a strong advocate for a multilingual, multicultural, diverse and tolerant society. Michael has … Continue reading →

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Commemorative stamp, German federal post, 1989: 300 years French school Berlin Providing bilingual education since 1689

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

I’ve been teaching about bilingualism for more than a decade and when I speak about bilingual education and dual-immersion programs I draw on examples from Canada and the USA. These are the examples that fill the literature and the textbooks. … Continue reading →

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imgNews4 Academic capitalism and the spread of English

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

In 2009, I contributed a chapter about the social inclusion of migrants in Australia to an edited book about immigration policy published in Japanese in Japan. The book is doing well – a second edition has just been published – … Continue reading →

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The colonial cringe in academia

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

When I lived in Abu Dhabi, I once visited a university in another Middle Eastern country. As part of the visit I did a guest lecture about my research, I met with colleagues to discuss our joint research interests and … Continue reading →

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Language-on-the-Move is growing up!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

In the eight months since we started Language-on-the-Move, the site has grown beyond our wildest dreams: On our blog we’ve created an enormous amount of content in addition to making our peer-reviewed research available in our “Resources” section. A number … Continue reading →

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