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No Sex for Generation On-the-Move
Language and globalization

No Sex for Generation On-the-Move

“Have you heard that young Japanese have stopped having sex? Have you read the recent BBC article? Young men are having virtual girlfriends on smart phones. How weird! Not really…
Language learning

Reading ‘Culture Shock’ in Isfahan

In the past three decades attention has shifted from communicative competence to discourse as a frame for understanding the challenges faced by language learners. Yet, the question of how stereotyping…
Linguistic landscapes

Sacred Font, Profane Purpose

*** Yasser S. Khan and Rizwan Ahmad *** The offending dress (Image credit: BBC) Recently, a woman in Lahore was accused of blasphemy for wearing a dress printed with Arabic…
Language and law
Linguistic Diversity as a Challenge for Legal Policy
English as a global language
Language work in the internet café
Language politics
How to Study Language and Social Relations in Times of Global Mobility
Language in education
“Naughty boys” trying to learn
Language learning
Language learning through public speaking
Language in education
Child language brokering