In this new episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, I spoke with Dr Jim Hlavac about interpreting in Australia. Dr Hlavac is a senior lecturer in the Monash…
One of the Nowruz traditions involves leaping over bonfires to rid oneself of pain and sorrow (Image credit: Borna News) As people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan,…
Video available at Faculti: https://faculti.net/like-the-fish-not-in-water/ Editor's note: Despite its diversity, Australia continues to be imagined as a White nation. In this post, which is also available as a 20-minute video,…
Long-time Language-on-the-Move team members and friends Hanna Torsh and Alex Grey got to sit down for a formal interview Here are Language on the Move we know that linguistic diversity…
Attendees at "Linguistic Inclusion Today" workshop pose for a group photo There is only one Australian university that has a program in Croatian Studies: Macquarie University. A few weeks ago,…
Auslan interpreter Stephen Nicholson gained prominence in Tasmania during Covid (Image credit: The Advocate) When you think about Australia’s linguistic diversity, which languages come to mind? Based on the nation’s…
Child at annual Mongolian Festival (Naadam) in Sydney (Image credit: What's On) Maintaining their heritage language is paramount for migrants internationally as language is not just a communication tool. It…
***This page was updated on Dec 05, 2023. Presentation abstracts are now available at the bottom of this page.*** Join us on Thursday, December 14, at Macquarie University for a…
Dr Laura Smith-Khan during her keynote at InDialog (Image credit: Dries Cavents, UGhent) Editor's Note: Asylum seekers in countries of the Global North need to communicate a credible fear of…
The Linguistic Justice Society has kindly recorded and uploaded my webinar from July 2023, ‘Linguistic Inclusion and Good Governance in Multilingual Australia'. The webinar draws together three studies, two with…
Professor Gogolin speaks at the International Symposium on Bilingualism Why is linguistic diversity important in creating educational equity? How is the migrant experience different across different nations? How does the…
(Image credit: Eurekastreet) Editor's note: This article is based on a presentation delivered as part of a plenary panel, ‘Transdisciplinary Approach to Forensic Linguistics’, at the 16th Biennial Conference of the…
Bilingual sign in Sydney (photo by Alexandra Grey) Readers are warmly invited to the next webinar of the series of webinars of the Linguistic Justice Society (LJS): When: Friday 28…
Congratulations to Rosemary Kariuki OAM on the publication of her memoir A Joyful Life! The Australian of the Year 2021 Local Hero Awardee and recipient of the Order of Australia…