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English as a global language

Intercultural grocery shopping

It is now widely agreed that human beings have moved into a phase of modernity in which they have to tackle the extreme dynamism in modern institutions and provide an…
Language and globalization

Virtually multilingual

English is the mother tongue of the Internet, or so it seems. English is omnipresent in the architecture of this breakthrough technology. You see it in the QWERTY keyboard, domain…
Language learning

Language learning through public speaking

Chinese university students in a debate, 2011 (Photo by Nikki Feng) Public speaking can constitute an excellent language learning tool, as I discovered through participating in public speaking activities in…
Linguistic landscapes
Toiletological English
English as a global language
Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok
Language and social justice
Rising multicultural middle class
Language and tourism
Persepolis
Multilingual families
Does multilingualism cause temper tantrums?
English as a global language
Marketing English as the global language