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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

Աւելին Անգլերէնից Իրանում

Courtesy Hoda Arabi Armenian version of my blog post about English in Iran Translated by Alina Der Sookiasian (Ալինա տէր Սուքիասեան) 2006-2007 թւերին սովորում էի MA(մագիստրատուրա) Թեհրանի համալսարանում,հայրենի քաղաք,Սպահանից 450 կմ…
Language and migration

Asylum interviews as linguistic conflict zones

Professor Katrijn Maryns explains the linguistic transformations that turn "undocumented migrants" into "genuine" or "bogus refugees" Language is the inescapable medium through which we live our lives. Access to social…
Language and law

Don’t know what “jurisdictional error” means? Some people’s future depends on it

High Court of Australia (Source: Wikipedia) When people arrive in countries like Australia, seeking to be recognised as refugees and offered protection, it is obviously important that they are able…
Language in education
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Critical Skills for Life and Work
Language learning
Learning another language at church?
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Five language myths about refugee credibility
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Language, lies and statistics
Language in education
Educational success through bilingual education