The next Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Forum is devoted to “Language training for social inclusion” and will be hosted at Macquarie University’s MGSM Conference Centre on November 12 and…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 26, 2009
I enjoy reading the (auto)biographies of multilinguals. The current issue of Begegnung (“Encounter”), the magazine of German International Schools, has a feature about one of my favorite actors, Jasmin Tabatabai.…
Ingrid PillerOctober 18, 2009
The Blackwell Compass series is organizing an interesting-looking virtual interdisciplinary conference for the second half of October at http://www.blackwell-compass.com/home_conference. It's free and there's still time to sign up. Sneak previews…
Ingrid PillerOctober 15, 2009
Ingrid and Kimie are thrilled with the positive echo to the launch of the L.CoM portal! We are tickled pink by the fact that one blogger has gone so far as…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 12, 2009
Seeing that Kraft’s idea to brand their new Vegemite cheese spread as iSnack 2.0 has just backfired badly on them, I’m not so sure about the wisdom of talking about…
Ingrid PillerOctober 12, 2009
Muslims around the world were celebrating the holy month of Ramadan recently and the greeting de jour here in Abu Dhabi was Ramadan Kareem!, which literally translates as “Ramadan is generous.” Ramadan…
Ingrid PillerOctober 11, 2009
You know you live in a truly multilingual and multicultural place when your local church does not only advertise their times of worship but also the languages in which the…
Ingrid PillerOctober 11, 2009
Ingrid and Kimie contributed to a recent Japanese publication devoted to immigration policy. Ingrid’s contribution highlights the role of the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) in the social inclusion of…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 2009
Ingrid has just been awarded a research grant by the Emirates Foundation for a 15-months’ project to investigate the social and linguistic challenges in UAE tourism workplaces. This project aims…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 2009
Ingrid gave a plenary address on "Language Learning, Multilingualism and Social Inclusion" at the 11th International Pragmatics Association Conference at the University of Melbourne, 12-17 July, 2009. She and Kimie…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 2009
Language on the Move is the new online portal dedicated to language and communication in multicultural and transnational contexts. It is open to anyone interested in language learning, multilingualism and…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 2009
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