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Literacies in crisis: speeding up, making do, caring

The Language-on-the-Move team is delighted to host our annual research symposium at Macquarie University on December 07. This year we'll explore "Literacies in crisis: speeding up, making do, caring." Abstract: The…

Ingrid PillerOctober 26, 2026

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

Epistemic belonging and purposeful interactions

Editor’s note: The 2026 Hamburg International Summer School "Literacies for Social Participation" has come and gone. For those of us fortunate enough to attend, it was an epic learning opportunity with…

Language on the MoveAugust 12, 2026

Next Gen Literacies

Teaching Reading With Social Justice

Editor's note: Narrow views of reading as purely a mechanical skill have recently gained renewed traction. Literacy programs that strip away the social and cultural contexts of reading and writing run…

Judy KalmanJuly 15, 2026

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Genealogy of Bilingual Education in the US

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick sits down with Dr. Nelson Flores to discuss his 2024 book entitled Becoming the System: A Raciolinguistic Genealogy…

Brynn QuickJuly 9, 2026

Multilingual families Next Gen Literacies

Childhood bilingualism is a gift; for some …

*** Naomi Fillmore, Hanna Torsh, Yanisa Jakklom *** These Australian students learning Indonesian are described as “executives of tomorrow”, whilst students who are already multilingual are framed as facing disadvantages…

Naomi FillmoreJune 30, 2026

Language at work Next Gen Literacies

The cost of language juggling

*** Adolfo M. García, Agustina Birba, Edinson Muñoz, Isabelle Chou *** How interpreting drains the bilingual mind Simultaneous interpreting is often described as one of the most cognitively demanding language…

Language on the MoveMay 19, 2026

Linguistic landscapes Next Gen Literacies

Dialoguing through prohibitions and transgressions

Editor's note: Mathematicians, such as the present author, continue to use the academic "we," even if there is only one author. As regular readers will know, that's not how we…

Rami LuistoMay 13, 2026

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Next Gen Literacies

Bilingual writers and corpus analysis

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Ingrid Piller speaks with Professor David Palfreyman (United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain) about his 2023 book Bilingual writers and…

Ingrid PillerMay 5, 2026

Language in education Next Gen Literacies

Kurdish Heritage Language Education

Ez li welêt mamoste bûm. Lê piştî 12 Îlonê em ketin hepsê. Hepsê de em hinek kurdî elimîn. (Mamoste Mesud, Kurdish language teacher in Germany, pseudonym) This testimony comes from…

Martin Serif DerinceApril 15, 2026

News Next Gen Literacies

Summer school and conference: Literacies for Social Participation

University of Hamburg (Image credit: UHH/Ohme) The Literacy in Diversity Settings Research Center (LiDS) at the University of Hamburg will host a summer school and conference devoted to "Literacies for…

Language on the MoveMarch 6, 2026

News Next Gen Literacies

Centering people in technology-mediated communication

Group photo, New Technologies in Intercultural Communication Symposium (Image credit: Language on the Move) On a crack-of-dawn flight early Monday morning last week, I flew to Sydney for the day…

Jemima Rillera KempsterDecember 18, 2025

Next Gen Literacies Research reflections

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2026

"Read - Learn - Grow - Be Kind" - this street library says it all (Image credit: Language on the Move) The Language-on-the-Move Reading Challenge 2026 is out! Now in…

Ingrid PillerDecember 11, 2025

Next Gen Literacies

Shared Reading Day 2025

(Image credit: © Gert Albrecht für DIE ZEIT, Stiftung Lesen, Deutsche Bahn Stiftung) Editor's note: Shared reading - the practice where adults read to children - has many benefits: it…

Larissa CosynsNovember 21, 2025

News Next Gen Literacies

Literacy in Multilingual Contexts

The international research network "Literacy in Multilingual Contexts" builds on the "Next Generation Literacies" network The World Education Research Association (WERA) recently announced the launch of seven new International Research Networks…

Language on the MoveOctober 22, 2025

News Next Gen Literacies

Event: New Technologies in Intercultural Communication

You are invited to join us on Monday, December 08, at Macquarie University for a workshop to explore New Technologies in Intercultural Communication. Description: Digital technologies are in the process…

Language on the MoveOctober 7, 2025

Language in education Next Gen Literacies

Why “critical” use of AI in education might mean refusal

"AI can't teach our kids to be curious and think critically" (Image credit: ABC News, Jason Om) UNESCO’s ‘Digital Learning Week’, which focused on AI and the future of education,…

Ana Sofia BruzonSeptember 30, 2025

Epistemic belonging and purposeful interactions

Genealogy of Bilingual Education in the US

Childhood bilingualism is a gift; for some …

The cost of language juggling

Dialoguing through prohibitions and transgressions

Bilingual writers and corpus analysis

Kurdish Heritage Language Education

Summer school and conference: Literacies for Social Participation

Centering people in technology-mediated communication

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2026

Shared Reading Day 2025

Literacy in Multilingual Contexts

Event: New Technologies in Intercultural Communication

Why “critical” use of AI in education might mean refusal

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