The South Asian presence in colonised Australia is on the rise. I say colonised Australia because, in discussing linguistic diversity in this country, I acknowledge the diverse Aboriginal and Torres…
Niru PereraAugust 22, 2022
(Image credit: Sandy Millar via Unsplash) Are you a family who speaks Spanish at home? Do you have a school-aged child between 5 and 8 years of age? Are you…
Language on the MoveJuly 26, 2022
Figure 1: Notice at village turn back point (Weibo screenshot) There has been ongoing international debate over China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the specific language and semiotic resources…
Xiaofang YaoJuly 12, 2022
Editor's note: Multilingualism researchers and the products of their research can be surprisingly monolingual. It is therefore good to see the black box of multilingual research processes under the microscope…
Language on the MoveJuly 3, 2022
I am deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of my Doktorvater, Professor Hans Sauer. The German “Doktorvater” is usually translated as “PhD supervisor/advisor” but the literal translation “doctoral father” is…
Ingrid PillerJune 5, 2022
Image credit: NPR Parents, grandparents and caregivers of primary school children in Sydney, Australia, who speak a language other than English are invited to take part in a survey on…
Language on the MoveMay 29, 2022
Top-10 countries producing linguistics research (Source: Scimago Journal & Country Rank) US- and UK-based scholars dominate linguistics Global academic knowledge production is dominated by the Anglosphere. In Linguistics, for example,…
Ingrid PillerMay 11, 2022
This post has been authored by Gerald Roche and Claire French *** Adéṣínà Ayẹni to Gerald Roche (2 Feb 2022): I will surely love to be a part of the…
Gerald RocheApril 29, 2022
Applied linguistics is the study of language-based problems in the world, or as Brumfit (1997) puts it, “the theoretical and empirical investigation of real-world problems in which language is a…
Jeffrey GilApril 11, 2022
“The Tosa dialect is fun!!” Notebook with characters representing the grammar of Tosaben, the dialect of the Kōchi prefecture in Shikoku. The cover also features popular landmarks of the prefecture.…
Gianmarco FiorentiniMarch 28, 2022
The Next Generation Literacies Research Network has just launched a new research mentoring program. The mentoring program seeks to connect senior and junior researchers with the aim to develop intergenerational…
Language on the MoveMarch 24, 2022
The logo on the side of the bus shelter Latin at the bus stop Recently, I was out for a walk when it started to rain. Seeking shelter in…
Ingrid PillerMarch 15, 2022
On this year’s International Mother Language Day, the UN is encouraging us to reflect on the role of technology in multilingual learning. Here, we are looking at the role of…
Gegentuul BaioudFebruary 28, 2022
What stops Australia from doing something like Sweden has done to promote multilingualism? Is it too hard to implement mother tongue instruction in the education system of Australia? On the…
Language on the MoveFebruary 21, 2022
Mis dos voces (Image credit: Rayon Verde) Imagine this: you go out to a fast-food restaurant and order a burger. While you wait for your order to be filled, you…
Ingrid PillerFebruary 9, 2022
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