Next Gen Literacies

Teaching Reading With Social Justice

Editor's note: Narrow views of reading as purely a mechanical skill have recently gained renewed traction. Literacy programs that strip away the social and cultural contexts of reading and writing run…

Judy KalmanJuly 15, 2026

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Genealogy of Bilingual Education in the US

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick sits down with Dr. Nelson Flores to discuss his 2024 book entitled Becoming the System: A Raciolinguistic Genealogy…

Brynn QuickJuly 9, 2026

Multilingual families Next Gen Literacies

Childhood bilingualism is a gift; for some …

*** Naomi Fillmore, Hanna Torsh, Yanisa Jakklom *** These Australian students learning Indonesian are described as “executives of tomorrow”, whilst students who are already multilingual are framed as facing disadvantages…

Naomi FillmoreJune 30, 2026

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Rights of People with Limited English Language Proficiency

NSW Coat of Arms (Image credit: Floodstreet, via Wikipedia) Update 07/07/2026: After receiving 105 endorsements, we handed in our submission by the deadline. The Committee’s usual practice is to accept…

Laura Smith-KhanJune 22, 2026

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Great Minds in Despair

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Ingrid Piller speaks with Frank Stahnisch, Professor of the History of Medicine and Health Care at the University of Calgary…

Ingrid PillerJune 18, 2026

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Heritage language research: participants wanted

(Image credit: Sofatutor via Unsplash) Are you a family based in Australia using a language other than English at home? Do you have a child between 6 and 14 years…

Language on the MoveJune 16, 2026

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language learning

Romani Grassroots Language Learning

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Dr Santiago Betancor Falcón (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) about his 2025 paper,…

Emily PachecoJune 3, 2026

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language learning

Learning Languages on Social Media

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Yeong Ju Lee about her new book Social Media and Language Learning: Using TikTok and…

Brynn QuickMay 27, 2026

Language at work Next Gen Literacies

The cost of language juggling

*** Adolfo M. García, Agustina Birba, Edinson Muñoz, Isabelle Chou *** How interpreting drains the bilingual mind Simultaneous interpreting is often described as one of the most cognitively demanding language…

Language on the MoveMay 19, 2026

Linguistic landscapes Next Gen Literacies

Dialoguing through prohibitions and transgressions

Editor's note: Mathematicians, such as the present author, continue to use the academic "we," even if there is only one author. As regular readers will know, that's not how we…

Rami LuistoMay 13, 2026

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Language and globalization

How States Promote Global English: Shifting Priorities in Education

Cover of 2008 movie "Mad about English" (Source: Zhang, Jie. Language policy and planning for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. ) We are repeatedly told that people around the world are…

Language learning

Teachers Against Discrimination in Taiwan

TADIT - Teachers Against Discrimination in Taiwan Imagine yourself on the shores of your ancestral homeland, where your parents and grandparents grew up, where the stories you heard as a…

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Language and the stratification of restaurant labour

Different languages for different jobs in this Los Angeles restaurant Are there language requirements for working in restaurants in Los Angeles? These two employment signs that I saw in the…

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Let’s reclaim our language!

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Not pork but bacon

Does bilingualism cause temper tantrums?

Multilingual families

Does multilingualism cause temper tantrums?

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Partnering for the Future

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Reading and mind control

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Taking the scenic route to high quality education for Indigenous students

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