Tag Archives: Chinese

luxos_arab traveler Money talks

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ingrid Piller

Those of us in the broad area of TESOL often labor under the assumption of the invincibility of English hegemony. Whether they deplore it or exult in it, many people assume that English is on a straight march to linguistic … Continue reading →

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Behind a name Behind a name

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Grace Chu-Lin Chang

One’s name is one of the most salient features for one’s identity. Some parents suffer from extraordinary indecisiveness when giving their newborn a wonderfully auspicious and proper name, all with utmost good intentions and expectations. English language learners often have … Continue reading →

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lonely Where is home?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Many of the people close to my heart are transnationals such as myself. Belonging is a frequently discussed topic in my circles, and often a topic that is surrounded by considerable angst. Where do we belong? Is it really worth … 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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Space challenged Tokyo, Japan: www.languageonthemove.org Tokyo: Elegantly Multilingual

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

Tokyo is getting more and more linguistically diverse every time I go back there. During this trip, I was really amazed by how efficiently and elegantly Tokyo does multilingual signs, particularly on trains and at stations. And I wasn’t the … Continue reading →

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