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
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
Courtesy Hoda Arabi Armenian version of my blog post about English in Iran Translated by Alina Der Sookiasian (Ալինա տէր Սուքիասեան) 2006-2007 թւերին սովորում էի MA(մագիստրատուրա) Թեհրանի համալսարանում,հայրենի քաղաք,Սպահանից 450 կմ…
Vahid ParvareshMay 18, 2011
Recently, the British royal wedding made international front-page news. It was globally portrayed as an auspicious occasion for the world to remember; much like a well-written fairy-tale. The outcome was record-breaking:…
Vahid ParvareshMay 12, 2011
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
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
Out now from Edinburgh University Press and with a discount for our readers right here on Language on the Move! "Ingrid Piller's book will be seen as a landmark in…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 6, 2011
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