Tag Archives: gender

k4uwch Saudi women, polygamy and ESL

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Lobat Asadi

Have you ever been curious what it feels like for Saudi women to be part of polygamous families? I wouldn’t be surprised if many readers of Language-on-the-Move admitted to such a curiosity because my Saudi students regularly get that question … 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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Ingrid Piller at IGALA 2010 Language-on-the-Move in Japan now on video

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江

English 日本語 EnglishIngrid Piller’s keynote lecture at the International Gender and Language Association conference in September 2010 is now available on video and so is another guest lecture she conducted during our Language on the Move tour to Japan. To … 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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condom-1 Condoms in translation

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Ingrid Piller

It’s been impossible to escape this week’s media coverage of the pope’s comments about condoms and male prostitutes. There has been a lot of debate about what he really said in the German original and about the quality of the … Continue reading →

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