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Language and social justice

Language deficit in super-diversity

Linguistic diversity in Sydney (Source: Sydney Morning Herald) The media in Anglophone countries regularly engage in a bit of a bragfest about the linguistic diversity of their cities. In Sydney,…
Language and globalization

Money makes the world go round

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has just come to an end. Like Christmas, Diwali or a wedding, the closing holiday, Eid al-Fitr, constitutes a massive occasion for gift-giving. In…
Language and globalization

Globalization between crime and piety

How is your Language-on-the-Move Reading Challenge coming along? One month has gone by and you should have ticked off at least one book from our list. I started with an…
Multilingual histories
Children of ANZAC
Language and social justice
Can foreign languages drive you crazy?
Language in education
Educating Burmese migrant students in China
Language and law
Lawyers need to know more about language
Intercultural communication
The exotic Chinese language
Language politics
How do language rights affect minority languages in China?