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Language Rights Defenders Award

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (1940-2023) The Global Coalition for Language Rights is pleased to announce the first annual Language Rights Defenders Award. This award aims to recognize and honor individuals who demonstrate…
Gerald Roche
March 28, 2024

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Language and law

Frightful language tests

Trial by fire depicted in a medieval manuscript (Source: Wikipedia) In the Middle Ages those suspected of witchcraft were often subjected to a ‘trial by fire’ to prove their innocence…
Language politics

Debating refugee credibility

Manus Hospital often treats refugees (Image credit: ABC News, Natalie Whiting) A growing body of literature across multiple disciplines attests to the importance of credibility in the bureaucratic processes for…
Language in Australia

Multiculturalism without multilingualism

Multiculturalism in Australia: Should it be seen but not heard? (Source: det.wa.edu.au) Australia has embraced multiculturalism as official national policy since the 1970s. Interestingly, the most recent incarnation of the…
English as a global language
Barbarous multilingual devil worshippers
Language in education
What do migrant parents expect from schools?
Intercultural communication
Bilingual double vision
English as a global language
What’s next for the Queen’s English?
Language and globalization
Dreams vs. realities in English
Language in education
Aboriginal languages matter – but to who?