We are currently looking for transnational people with a connection to Japan and Australia to participate in our project, Japanese on the Move: Life Stories of Transmigration. Funded by the…
Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江July 13, 2011
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
In the past thirty years, Iran’s population has exploded from about 40 million to more than 72 million. Such rapid growth has resulted in the vast majority of the population…
Vahid ParvareshJuly 4, 2011
Pakistan Swat Valley 2009 Ingrid briefly mentioned Zubeida Mustafa’s new book Tyranny of Language in Education: The Problem and its solution recently. Since then, we’ve had numerous enquiries about the…
Muhammad Ali KhanJuly 1, 2011
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
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
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
Intercultural Communication by Ingrid Piller I recently moved to Bangkok to take up a position as Lecturer at the Graduate School of English (GSE) at Assumption University of Thailand. Established…
Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江June 14, 2011
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
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
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-on-the-Move was voted #8 Language Professional Blog in the Lexiophiles Language Lovers Competition. Thank you, everyone! We are very pleased and inspired to keep working even harder to make Language-on-the-Move…
Lg_on_the_moveJune 2, 2011
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
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
We've made it into the voting phase for the Top 100 Language Lovers blogs 2011! Voting is now open at Lexiophiles! Please vote for us! It’s easy! Go to the voting…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 18, 2011
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