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magic of english2 The magic of English

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Zhang Jie 张洁

I recently returned to China from graduate study in Australia and soon reestablished my old habit of reading the newspaper over breakfast. One Sunday morning, this color flier was enclosed in the roll of my local newspapers. The flier is … Continue reading →

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MQ VC Prof. Schwartz at the Library Opening Ceremony Intercultural rhetoric

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Liu Hailin 海林 刘

I was lucky to be able to join the opening ceremony of Macquarie University’s new library on 28 March. The event impressed me a lot. So many teachers, staff and students braved the rain and voluntarily joined the “human chain” … Continue reading →

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Factory Girls book, Language learning and height Language learning and height

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Are you tall enough to learn English? Have you ever reflected on the relationship between height and language learning? Well, I haven’t, and I’ve been in language teaching and learning for almost 20 years. So, I assume that most of … Continue reading →

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An essay by Yoshiko Nakano in Yomiuri Newspaper, 5 January 2011 Who’s inward-looking?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

“Young people in Japan no longer want to go abroad.” This news reached me in Australia last year and formed part of the background for our analysis of the Japanese TESOL industry in “The Dark Side of TESOL.” Since then, … Continue reading →

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Trafish_fillet Language in the catfish war

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

Initially, US catfish lobbyists delivered a heavy blow to Vietnamese catfish producers when they convinced US lawmakers to implement a law that banned imported catfish from being called “catfish.” Both the US and Vietnamese fish are in the same order … Continue reading →

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