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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 learning

What has Western masculinity got to do with English language learning for Japanese women?

For the last so many years I have been feeling sorry for Tourism Australia. Since their Paul Hogan (our one and only Crocodile Dundee) mega hit tourism campaign in the…
English as a global language

English and development aid work

An East Timorese girl speaking Bunak, Tetum, Fataluku and Portuguese (Source: Wikipedia) A response to Alexandra Grey, "We do aid, not English" In my experience English is often promoted by…
Language and migration

A Tamil Hindu Temple in Australia

The South Asian presence in colonised Australia is on the rise. I say colonised Australia because, in discussing linguistic diversity in this country, I acknowledge the diverse Aboriginal and Torres…
Multilingual histories
Pronunciation: A Matter of Life and Death
Language learning
Competing Visions of the Global Promotion of Mandarin
Language at work
Money talks
Language in education
Can ESL teachers play a role in helping maintain the home language?
Language learning
The language cringe of the native speaker
Multilingual histories
A golden age of multiculturalism