Tag Archives: Multiculturalism

090729-02-jellyfish-harvest-break-nets_big_2 The politics of subtitling

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Recently, I watched a TV documentary about the proliferation of Nomura jellyfish in Japanese coastal waters. It was a shocking tale of the devastating environmental, economic, social and human impact of overfishing, global warming and marine pollution. The reason I’m … Continue reading →

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Gerkish Flag Turkish alphabetisation for German integration

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Victoria Benz

Contemporary Germany is the 3rd largest immigrant-receiving country internationally. In 2008, 15.6mio inhabitants (19% out of a total of 82.1mio) were post-1950 immigrants or their descendants (German Bureau of Statistics). With 2.9mio, Turks constitute the largest group of these. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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condemned to silence Tyranny of Language

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Our contributor in Karachi, Md. Ali Khan, has alerted me to what seems to be a fascinating book: The Tyranny of Language in Education by Zubeida Mustafa published by Ushba Books. I’d love to read the book but trying to … 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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IMG_1190 India in Arabia

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Ingrid Piller

Yesterday I spoke with a study agent here in the UAE and he told me that Australian universities trying to attract students from the GCC region just didn’t get the market. What he meant was that Western universities looking to … Continue reading →

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