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Language and tourism

Persepolis

I visited Persepolis today. Persepolis proved to be a great way to end the year and to reflect on the passage of time. More unexpectedly, Persepolis also proved to be…
Language in education

Aboriginal languages matter – but to who?

NAIDOC Week 2017 Logo Every year, the first week of July marks NAIDOC Week - a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and recognise the achievements of…
Multilingual families

English dominates at German camp in USA

Eierlaufen (egg-and-spoon race) at German Camp, USA My two daughters – whom my wife and I are raising as English-German bilinguals in the USA – have been going to German…
Asias-Chronic-English-Disease
Language and globalization
Asia’s Chronic English Disease
Language at work
Multilingual diversity marketing
English as a global language
Is English a local language in Berlin?
Language learning
Who profits from an early start in English?
Language and social justice
How language can entrench disadvantage
Multilingual histories
Pronunciation: A Matter of Life and Death