Tag Archives: Urdu

2009_Pakistan_SwatValley Tyranny of Poverty

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Muhammad Ali Khan

Ingrid briefly mentioned Zubeida Mustafa’s new book Tyranny of Language in Education: The Problem and its solution recently. Since then, we’ve had numerous enquiries about the book here on Language-on-the-Move, and I’m pleased to offer a review and more information … Continue reading →

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Private school in Machar, Karachi; Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/altamash/55241317/ Language, education and poverty

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Muhammad Ali Khan

Last year the British Council initiated a dialogue about language policy and particularly language-in-education policy in Pakistan, and their report was recently published. The introduction includes the following two statements: The report […] is the result of two visits made … Continue reading →

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Accent and history

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Muhammad Ali Khan

This is the story of a young Pakistani man, let’s call him Reza. Reza spent his early years in what was then East-Pakistan and what is today a different country, Bangladesh. Reza’s family were Muslims from Bihar, who at the … Continue reading →

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Fostering Multiliteracies: 2nd conference day

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Ingrid Piller

It’s easy to have a good time at a conference on the spectacular campus of the American University of Sharjah and with such a great group of delegates. Nancy Hornberger, today’s plenary speaker, started her lecture with a reminder of the … Continue reading →

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