Tag Archives: French

schibboleth Pronunciation: A Matter of Life and Death

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Translation of Christoph Gutknecht, “Codewort Schibboleth”, originally published in Jüdische Allgemeine, July 07, 2011 Each time I visit France and have breakfast there, I am reminded of Goethe. In his 1792 essay “Campagne in Frankreich” he offered this spot-on description … Continue reading →

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crepes National Languages Curriculum

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

My daughter attends a public elementary school in NSW where the children are taught French for one hour each week. In 2009, she was away from her school for one year and did not receive any French instruction during that … Continue reading →

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do you speak swiiss_front Do you speak Swiss?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

A most amazing book has just landed on my desk: Do you speak Swiss, edited by Walter Haas, is the final report on a Swiss National Research Project devoted to Linguistic Diversity and Language Competence in Switzerland. Initiated by the … Continue reading →

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Isfahan University English in Iran

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

Even a casual observer of the linguistic landscape in Iran will have to conclude that Iranians have a collective fetish for English. Almost all public signage is bilingual in English and Persian, even in cases where it is hard to … 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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