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Language and law

Guidelines for communicating rights to non-native speakers of English

"You have the right to remain silent" (Source: Tumblr) “You have the right to remain silent” is an expression familiar to many English speakers. But what is involved in understanding…
Language and migration

Discrimination by any other name: Language tests and racist migration policy in Australia

Australia: The White Man's Land (Source: NLA) Australia has a proud national narrative of migration and multiculturalism. It also has an equally prevalent history of exclusionary and discriminatory migration policy.…
Language learning

Are Finns saying no to Swedish?

Bilingual Swedish-Finnish monument in Helsinki commenmorating globally beloved children's author Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finn (Source: vanderkrogt.net) 50,000 people have signed a petition against mandatory Swedish classes in Finnish schools,…
Intercultural communication
I’m Dying to Speak to You
Language and migration
What can churches teach us about migrant inclusion?
Language in education
Building bridges through multilingual schooling: a mother-tongue pilot in East Timor is showing the way
English as a global language
Language work in the internet café
Intercultural communication
Intercultural communication at work: Poles in China
Linguistic landscapes
Local culture mirrored in dog signs