Language on the Move

English as a global language

Աւելին Անգլերէնից Իրանում

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

English as a global language

British Royal Wedding in Iran

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

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

Book cover of Intercultural Communication by Ingrid Piller

News

Intercultural Communication out now!

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

Language learning

Behind a name

One’s name is one of the most salient features for one’s identity. Some parents suffer from extraordinary indecisiveness when giving their newborn a wonderfully auspicious and proper name, all with…

Grace Chu-Lin ChangMay 2, 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

Intercultural communication

تمسخر لهجه ها

Amoo ('Uncle') Poorang Persian version of my recent post about "Ridiculing accents" Translated by Behnam Keimasi (بهنام کیماسی) آیا مایه گذاشتن از اقلیت‌های زبانی برای سرگرم کردن کودکان کار درستی…

Manouchehr KouhestaniApril 25, 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

Language learning

Saudi women, polygamy and ESL

Have you ever been curious what it feels like for Saudi women to be part of polygamous families? I wouldn’t be surprised if many readers of Language-on-the-Move admitted to such…

Lobat AsadiApril 19, 2011

Language learning

Mother Language Day in East Timor

Mother Language Day in East Timor International Mother Language Day is celebrated annually to promote linguistic and cultural diversity. In East Timor, Mother Language Day 2011 provided the perfect opportunity…

Kerry Taylor-LeechApril 13, 2011

Intercultural communication

Japanese on the Move

Thank you all for waiting - we are thrilled to present you with the new-look Language on the Move 3.0! This is the second time we have renewed our site…

Kimie Takahashi 高橋君江April 6, 2011

Language learning

Not learning English in Sydney

I’ve recently come to Sydney from Taiwan to pursue a PhD in Applied Linguistics under the supervision of Ingrid Piller and Kimie Takahashi. They’ve encouraged me to write up my…

Grace Chu-Lin ChangApril 1, 2011

Intercultural communication

Intercultural rhetoric

MQ VC Prof. Schwartz at the Library Opening Ceremony I was lucky to be able to join the opening ceremony of Macquarie University's new library on 28 March. The event…

Liu Hailin 海林刘March 29, 2011

Ridiculing accents

Amoo ('Uncle') Poorang Is it ok to entertain children at the expense of linguistic minorities? That was the question I asked myself a couple of months ago when I was…

Manouchehr KouhestaniMarch 28, 2011

English as a global language

More on English in Iran

In 2006 and 2007 I was doing my MA at the University of Tehran, about 450 kilometers away from my hometown, Isfahan. For this reason, I was a regular passenger…

Vahid ParvareshMarch 25, 2011