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Language learning

Bilingualism delays onset of dementia

Multilingual Hyderabad (Source: Wikimedia) It is by now widely known that bilingualism delays the onset of dementia. What is less widely known is the fact that this knowledge is almost…
English as a global language

Glocalization à la Suisse

When I lived in Basel, a city in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, I often found myself performing an involuntary field experiment in language attitudes. As likely to speak English…
Language and social justice

Language deficit in super-diversity

Linguistic diversity in Sydney (Source: Sydney Morning Herald) The media in Anglophone countries regularly engage in a bit of a bragfest about the linguistic diversity of their cities. In Sydney,…
Language and social justice
Crossing borders or carrying borders?
Language learning
The ethics of saving endangered languages
Language in education
Refugee children left behind as eagle lands on the moon
Language politics
Brexit and the politics of English
Linguistic landscapes
Sacred Font, Profane Purpose
Intercultural communication
Where are you from?