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Tuning in to the melody of another language

“Eh, what?!” When a different melody causes confusion It happened to me again. I said something, and my interlocutor’s reaction was: “I don’t know.” There is something in the melody…

Andrea PeškováSeptember 9, 2026

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Linguistic unease in healthcare

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick chats with Dr. Nicole Marinaro, a sociolinguist and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hamburg. Her work explores…

Brynn QuickSeptember 2, 2026

Chats in Linguistic Diversity

Speech and the City

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Ingrid Piller speaks with Yaron Matras about his new book Speech and the City. In this timely book, Yaron shows…

Ingrid PillerAugust 26, 2026

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language in education

Taking the scenic route to high quality education for Indigenous students

What path do you take if the metaphorical mountain is too steep for both learners and teachers to climb? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Dr…

Agnes BodisAugust 19, 2026

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

Epistemic belonging and purposeful interactions

Editor’s note: The 2026 Hamburg International Summer School "Literacies for Social Participation" has come and gone. For those of us fortunate enough to attend, it was an epic learning opportunity with…

Language on the MoveAugust 12, 2026

Intercultural communication

Start learning Esperanto now!

Editor’s note: The 111th World Congress of Esperanto is currently taking place in the Austrian city of Graz. According to Austrian National TV, more than 1,100 attendees from 62 countries…

Nicole ElseAugust 6, 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

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language and migration

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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The colonial cringe in academia

When I lived in Abu Dhabi, I once visited a university in another Middle Eastern country. As part of the visit I did a guest lecture about my research, I…

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Pencils on the move

Sadly, my sabbatical is drawing to a close and one of the things to think about now is souvenirs. My sabbatical involved visits to Germany, Iran and the United Arab…

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Making linguistic diversity visible in parliament

The material and linguistic representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in parliaments can be important against a history of exclusion. Similarly, this new mural at my workplace by…

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