Persian version of Lachlan Jackson's award-winning blog post about interlingual relationships. Translated by مطهره سامری (Motahare Sameri) "وقتی پای عشق به میان می آید ژاپنی ها محبوب ترین موجودات روی کره ی…
Vahid ParvareshNovember 15, 2011
Yang Hongyan 杨红艳 received a 2011 Higher Degree Research Excellence Award from the Faculty of Human Sciences at Macquarie University. Congratulations, Hongyan! After Vera W. Tetteh in 2008 and Jenny Zhang…
Lg_on_the_moveNovember 9, 2011
How to make English-speaking friends is one of the perennial hot topics for new overseas students and new migrants. Advice on how to make “native” friends circulates like an underground…
Ingrid PillerNovember 4, 2011
In this episode of Japanese-on-the-Move we are pleased to introduce you to Simon Rodwell. Simon describes himself as a regular Australian guy. For him, that involves speaking Japanese, having a…
Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江October 31, 2011
We are proud to announce the launch of Japanese on the Move: Life Stories of Transmigration! Funded by the Australia-Japan Foundation and the Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Japanese-on-the-Move…
Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江October 24, 2011
Recently, I watched a TV documentary about the proliferation of Nomura jellyfish in Japanese coastal waters. It was a shocking tale of the devastating environmental, economic, social and human impact…
Ingrid PillerOctober 19, 2011
In the past three decades attention has shifted from communicative competence to discourse as a frame for understanding the challenges faced by language learners. Yet, the question of how stereotyping…
Vahid ParvareshOctober 12, 2011
Toiletological English Can you guess what kind of product the following text is promoting? Your well-being is close to our heart rail&fresh areas are bright and friendly and leave nothing…
Ingrid PillerOctober 6, 2011
Taiwanese on the Move: Intersections of Mobility, Language Learning, and Overseas Study Experience Are you an overseas student from Taiwan? If yes, you are invited to join a research project…
Grace Chu-Lin ChangOctober 5, 2011
Language-on-the-Move is turning 2! Language-on-the-Move went live on October 4, 2009 with this welcome message. Since then Language-on-the-Move has been publishing more than 200 research blog-posts in the sociolinguistics of…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 2011
KOALA Buchstabenhaus (Adapted from: Urbanek, R. et al. (2006): Tinto grün. Arbeitsheft 1. Schreiben. Berlin: Cornelsen) Contemporary Germany is the 3rd largest immigrant-receiving country internationally. In 2008, 15.6mio inhabitants (19%…
Victoria BenzSeptember 13, 2011
Language-on-the-Move is looking for a research assistant! 1. The opportunity Language-on-the-Move has received funding for a research assistant (RA) under the Higher Education Participation and Partnership Program (HEPPP). The successful candidate…
Ingrid PillerSeptember 13, 2011
The 2nd phase of the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Longitudinal Study is now underway with the new team meeting for the first time last week. The 2nd phase will…
Lg_on_the_moveSeptember 12, 2011
We are thrilled that the BAAL Book Prize 2011 has been awarded to The Handbook of Language and Globalization edited by Nik Coupland. The book includes a chapter by Ingrid Piller and…
Ingrid PillerSeptember 4, 2011
I was so grateful to read Ingrid Piller’s in-depth critical post on German language politics, where she offered a profound analysis of the assumptions underlying the campaign “Ich spreche Deutsch”.…
Bettina KleinerAugust 31, 2011
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