***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…
Language on the MoveNovember 24, 2023
Professor García (r) and members of the Language on the Move team during ISB14 The concept of translanguaging has been gaining increasing popularity but, at the same time, continues to…
Loy LisingJuly 28, 2023
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…
Hanna TorshJuly 21, 2023
编者注： "土著人民有权建立和管理他们的教育系统和机构， 以适合其文化教学方法的方式， 用自己的语言提供教育"。 (联合国 《土著人民权利宣言》 第14条）。 尽管有诸如此类的国际保护措施， 原住民在教育领域仍然处于劣势地位。 本文着眼于以超语实践理论， 探求解答这一问题的途径。 English version of this article available here. *** 作者： 余星星, Nashid Nigar, 钱祺 *** Tibetan Buddhist stupa and houses…
Language on the MoveJune 7, 2023
Tibetan Buddhist stupa and houses outside the town of Ngawa, on the Tibetan Plateau (Image credit: Wikipedia) Editor's note: "Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational…
Language on the MoveJune 2, 2023
What stops Australia from doing something like Sweden has done to promote multilingualism? Is it too hard to implement mother tongue instruction in the education system of Australia? On the…
Language on the MoveFebruary 21, 2022
(Image credit: Markus Spiske via Unsplash) Parental engagement is a critical aspect of student achievement When we think about student achievement, we typically think about student qualities: how smart a…
Ingrid PillerDecember 15, 2021
21 Masters and PhD students from 9 countries attended the Hamburg International Summer School 2021 devoted to “Language Diversity, Education, and Social Participation” How do train stations across Europe deal…
Language on the MoveSeptember 22, 2021
Dr Loy Lising (2nd r.) with members of the SABA collective at the Annual Hazara Academic Awards Night 2021 Editor's note: Members of the Language-on-the-Move research team undertake numerous forms…
Loy LisingMarch 12, 2021
Editor’s note: The language challenges of the COVID-19 crisis have held much of our attention this year. Here on Language on the Move, we have been running a series devoted to language…
Claire LiveseyDecember 15, 2020
We prepared and distributed numerous learning packs Editor’s note: The language challenges of the COVID-19 crisis have held much of our attention this year. Here on Language on the Move, we…
Nusrat ParveenDecember 7, 2020
Professor Ingrid Gogolin (Image credit: Markus Scholz) ***Update Nov 18, 2019: Due to unforeseen circumstances this lecture has been cancelled.*** On Monday, November 25, we'll host the final Lecture in Linguistic…
Language on the MoveOctober 25, 2019
A non-fluent Latin reader painstakingly worked her way through this text “Man is an obligate aerobe”, I recently read in a medicine book for general readers (Nuland, 1993). The phrase…
Ingrid PillerAugust 11, 2019
My Grade 2 Reader and my primary Song book When I was a child, I eagerly anticipated the start of each new school year. The first week or two were…
Ingrid PillerJuly 28, 2019
Students of Beijing Normal University who were part of the May Fourth Movement (Image credit: Wikipedia) This month marks the 100th anniversary of China’s May 4 Movement. This intellectual and…
Jeffrey GilMay 29, 2019
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