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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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English as a global language

Global toys in a local world

Recently, I had occasion to visit a toy store in Isfahan to buy a present for my seven-year-old cousin, who had invited me to his birthday party. Grand, impressive and…
Language in education

Fences, language and education

Building the Danish boar fence (Image credit: NDR) Fences are popular these days: not only in the US with its border-wall-to-Mexico saga but also in Denmark, which recently started to…
Intercultural communication

Food connections

Afghan-style mantu (Image credit: Wikipedia) One of our family’s favorite dishes is mantu. Mantu are steamed dumplings filled with minced lamb meat and served with a spicy lentil sauce and…
Language and globalization
“Women, life, freedom” – the slogan swimming against the global tide
English as a global language
What happens when researcher and researched speak different languages?
Language and globalization
Do you ever wear language?
Language in education
Aboriginal languages matter – but to who?
Language and globalization
Have we just seen the beginning of the end of English?
Language and social justice
Language testing for citizenship