Ingrid Piller, one of the founders of Language on the Move, has returned to Macquarie University from her year at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In first…
Lg_on_the_moveFebruary 1, 2010
The presentations from the recent Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Forum, which was devoted to “Language training for social inclusion,” are now available for download from the AMEP Research Center…
Lg_on_the_moveDecember 26, 2009
The American University of Sharjah and Zayed University’s Research Excellence Center “UAE Center for Bilingualism and Bilingual Education” are co-organizing an exciting multilingualism conference this week. Together with Professor Fatima Badry, American…
Lg_on_the_moveDecember 13, 2009
One of the hats I wear is that of book review editor of the journal Discourse and Society and as such I am always on the lookout for reviewers. Book…
Ingrid PillerOctober 28, 2009
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
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
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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