Ingrid Piller

News

PhD scholarships in Applied Linguistics

Two Macquarie University PhD scholarships (MQRES) are available in the Department of Linguistics associated with the AMEP Longitudinal Study 2011-2014. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has contracted Macquarie…

Ingrid PillerJuly 11, 2011

Language at work

Not knowing English good for business?

Japanese stop sign The current global orthodoxy holds that learning English is good: individuals who know English are supposed to have an advantage in the job market and countries with…

Ingrid PillerJune 27, 2011

ظلم زبان

Persian translation of my recent post about the tyranny of language and inclusive linguistic practices. Translated by Manouchehr Kouhestani. همکار ما در کراچی، محمد علی خان، مرا از وجود کتابی…

Ingrid PillerJune 23, 2011

Tyranny of Language

Our contributor in Karachi, Md. Ali Khan, has alerted me to what seems to be a fascinating book: The Tyranny of Language in Education by Zubeida Mustafa published by Ushba…

Ingrid PillerJune 20, 2011

News

Job opportunities: Applied Linguistics Researchers

The Faculty of Human Sciences at Macquarie University invites applications for the positions of Researcher and Project Manager in Applied Linguistics to work on a DIAC-funded longitudinal research project. It…

Ingrid PillerJune 6, 2011

Language and migration

Patriots and traitors

Much of my work in recent years around language learning and migrant settlement has questioned the straightforward link between language learning and settlement success. Policy makers as well as migrants…

Ingrid PillerJune 6, 2011

Multilingual histories

Language revitalization and liberation

Futenma Airbase, right in the middle of the city I’ve recently come across the story of Chibana Shoichi, who burnt the Japanese flag in 1987 to commemorate the Okinawan victims…

Ingrid PillerJune 2, 2011

Language in education

Learning to be marginal

Much of my research over the past decade has involved talking to migrants to Australia and overseas students about their experiences of language learning and settlement. In these conversations, I…

Ingrid PillerMay 24, 2011

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…

Ingrid PillerMay 20, 2011

Language learning

Bilingual math

Over the past year or so I’ve started to make my daughter do daily arithmetic practice in German. My reason for doing so stems from my dissatisfaction with the ways…

Ingrid PillerMay 9, 2011

Can foreign languages drive you crazy?

Richard Lemon Memorial at Lemon Hill, TAS On The Science Show they recently had a program about how unfamiliar sounds, rhythms and tonalities can drive people crazy. I learnt that…

Ingrid PillerMay 6, 2011

Multilingual histories

Children of ANZAC

My grandfather going to war in 1915 My daughter spent weeks practicing “Advance Australia Fair,” “Eternal Father,” “Victors’ March” and “Waltzing Matilda” for her band’s performance at her school’s ANZAC…

Ingrid PillerApril 29, 2011

English as a global language

علایمِ هشدار دهنده یِ چند زبانه

Persian version of my blog post on Multilingual Prohibitions (الهه امیرحسینی) Translated by Elahe Amirhosseini دوستداران اشعار انگلیسی‌ در بین شما حتما به یاد می‌‌آورند که عبارت "Betreten verboten" (ورود…

Ingrid PillerApril 21, 2011

Muslims, Catholics, foreign language speakers and other traitors

The 2011 Report Freedom of Religion and Belief in 21st Century Australia released this week by the Australian Human Rights Commission notes “high levels of unprompted expressions of concern about…

Ingrid PillerMarch 22, 2011

News

نوروزتان خجسته و پیروزباد

Very best wishes for the New Year to all our readers celebrating Nourooz! Our non-Nourooz celebrating readers can read up more on this ancient tradition of welcoming spring here and here!

Ingrid PillerMarch 21, 2011

Language learning

National Languages Curriculum

My daughter attends a public elementary school in NSW where the children are taught French for one hour each week. In 2009, she was away from her school for one…

Ingrid PillerMarch 4, 2011