Australian Linguistics Society Talkley Award 2012 At their annual general meeting in Perth yesterday, the Australian Linguistics Society (ALS) awarded this year’s Talkley award to our very own Ingrid Piller.…
Lg_on_the_moveDecember 7, 2012
Click the 'play' button to listen to Ingrid Piller in conversation with Susie Elelman as they discuss bilingualism and languages education in Australia. The conversation was originally broadcast on 2GB's Saturday night…
Language on the MoveOctober 18, 2012
Talking about History The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Tuesday, October 23: History is not for nerds: The role of…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 16, 2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Professor Ingrid Piller The 50th Anniversary Australia-Japan Joint Business Conference was held in Sydney this week. As Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) grant holders, Professor Ingrid Piller and…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 11, 2012
So much going on in sociolinguistics in Sydney this spring! All these events are free but require RSVP in the next few days so Sydneysiders make sure you are not…
Lg_on_the_moveOctober 4, 2012
Click here to view a pdf-version of the invitation The German International School Sydney will host a public lecture on Tuesday, October 09. Bilingual Education Matters When: Tuesday, October 09,…
Lg_on_the_moveSeptember 14, 2012
Bilingual signage in Lijiang: Dongba pictograms are in the blue banners (Source: Wikipedia) The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held…
Lg_on_the_moveSeptember 12, 2012
Michael Clyne, Australia's Language Potential. UNSW Press, 2005. ***Update 03/10: Program and all details now available at https://www.languageonthemove.com/linguistic-diversity-social-inclusion**** ***Update 25/09: RSVPs are now open. Attendance is free but you have…
Ingrid PillerSeptember 5, 2012
Languages of the Middle East (Source: The Gulf/2000 Project) The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Tuesday, September 04:…
Lg_on_the_moveAugust 29, 2012
Patient-doctor communication (Source: seniorreport.com) The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Tuesday, August 28: “Now let’s write a letter…
Lg_on_the_moveAugust 23, 2012
Bilingual Sydney-based couples wanted for research participation Researchers at Macquarie University are looking for bilingual couples and families to volunteer for a study on language, identity and culture. We are…
Hanna TorshAugust 17, 2012
Books available for review in Discourse & Society The titles listed below are currently available for review in Discourse and Society. If you wish to volunteer to serve as a…
Ingrid PillerAugust 13, 2012
Six blind men set out to discover the nature of an elephant The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on…
Lg_on_the_moveAugust 4, 2012
Dr Butorac (middle) and her supervisors, Prof Piller and Dr Takahashi The Language-on-the-Move team is delighted that the 2012 Michael Clyne Prize has been awarded to one of our supervision group, Dr…
Lg_on_the_moveJuly 30, 2012
SIEV X (SIEV=Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel) (Source: eurekastreet.com.au) Message from Anne Pedersen and Caroline Fleay We are refugee advocates and academics working in the field of asylum seekers. We are…
Ingrid PillerJuly 11, 2012
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