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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 social justice

How language can entrench disadvantage

The New Books Network has just published an interview with Ingrid Piller about her new book Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice.  The host of the show, Chris Cummins, sums up the…
Intercultural communication

‘I’m not listening to you!’ Interacting in a linguistically diverse society

Manus Island Detention Centre, where Faysal Ishak Ahmed collapsed (Source: ABC News) On December 23, 2016, as most Australians were winding down for the holiday week ahead, Faysal Ishak Ahmed,…
Multilingual histories

Herder: an explainer for linguists

Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) Some contemporary sociolinguists love to hate an 18th century educator, philosopher, theologian, translator and general polymath by the name of Herder. Hardly a week goes by…
Intercultural communication
Global Coalition for Language Rights
Language learning
iBoyfriend
Language in education
Language learning challenges of overseas students
Intercultural communication
I don’t know how to ride a donkey!
Language and tourism
English in Myanmar
Language and globalization
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