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History is not for nerds

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…
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October 16, 2012
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Japanese on the Move: The story continues

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…
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October 11, 2012
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Bilingual Education Matters

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,…
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September 14, 2012
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Naxi, Chinese and English

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…
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September 12, 2012
Linguistic Diversity and Social Inclusion in AustraliaNews

Linguistic Diversity and Social Inclusion in Australia

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 Piller
September 5, 2012
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Strengthening patient-doctor trust

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…
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August 23, 2012
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Bilingual couples wanted

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 Torsh
August 17, 2012
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Books available for review

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 Piller
August 13, 2012
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Michael Clyne Prize 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…
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July 30, 2012