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English as a global language

Is English improving lives in a remote Indonesian village?

The house of the English high school teacher in the village in Sulawesi where Pasassung conducted his fieldwork In a recent post, I reviewed language policy research that shows how…
Linguistic landscapes

Japan in Arabia

During my recent lecture about “Teaching language, teaching culture” at the Fujairah Women’s College, I spoke about English language teaching materials in Japan and the ways in which they constructed…
Language learning

Some bilingualisms are more equal than others

International symbol for deafness from Redeafined Bilingualism has been a media darling of late, and considering the intense focus of the current scientific community on bilingual brains and the breakneck…
Language and globalization
Have we just seen the beginning of the end of English?
English as a global language
Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok
Multilingual families
Early study abroad students in young adulthood
Language learning
Teachers Against Discrimination in Taiwan
Multilingual histories
The monolingual sniffer dog and the lonely rabbi
Language learning
Japanese lessons learnt from Velcro tape