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Multilingualism at the China-Myanmar border

Trilingual signage at the Muse checkpoint on the China-Myanmar border Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University presents Multilingualism at the China-Myanmar border: fieldwork experiences When: Wednesday, March 26, 1:00-2:00pm Where: Macquarie…
Lg_on_the_move
March 14, 2014
Language learning

Are Finns saying no to Swedish?

Bilingual Swedish-Finnish monument in Helsinki commenmorating globally beloved children's author Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finn (Source: vanderkrogt.net) 50,000 people have signed a petition against mandatory Swedish classes in Finnish schools,…
Dave Sayers
August 26, 2013
Language at work

Money talks

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…
Ingrid Piller
January 17, 2012
Linguistic landscapes

جادوی انگلیسی

Persian version of my recent blog post about the magic of English Translated by Behnam Keimasi (بهنام کیماسی)   در چند هفته ی آینده دانشجویان من در درس مبانیِ جامعه…
Ingrid Piller
October 24, 2010