Editor's note: UNESCO has declared December 18 as World Arabic Language Day. Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It has around 400 million speakers…
Rizwan AhmadDecember 10, 2023
Nagoya City poster titled “Pleasant Communication with Simple Japanese”. Note the play on words for “Nagoya” and “pleasant” (nagoyaka) “Cheers, mate.” It’s a cold January night in Hokkaido, Japan, the…
Emily BaileyOctober 23, 2023
Dr Laura Smith-Khan during her keynote at InDialog (Image credit: Dries Cavents, UGhent) Editor's Note: Asylum seekers in countries of the Global North need to communicate a credible fear of…
Laura Smith-KhanSeptember 22, 2023
Extract from cover of "Life in a new Language" by Sadami Konchi (©Sadami Konchi) Are you excitedly waiting for the publication of Life in a new language? Life in a…
Ingrid PillerSeptember 6, 2023
The Linguistic Justice Society has kindly recorded and uploaded my webinar from July 2023, ‘Linguistic Inclusion and Good Governance in Multilingual Australia'. The webinar draws together three studies, two with…
Alexandra GreySeptember 1, 2023
The COVID Pandemic, the most disruptive event since the Second World War, is a good example of a wicked problem. It has multiple, interrelated aspects, and every time we take…
Fred D'AgostinoAugust 10, 2023
Congratulations to Brynn Quick, whose entry into the 3-minute-thesis competition won the Macquarie University Department of Linguistics People's Choice Award yesterday! Brynn's research examines what happens when people go to…
Language on the MoveAugust 9, 2023
Professor García (r) and members of the Language on the Move team during ISB14 The concept of translanguaging has been gaining increasing popularity but, at the same time, continues to…
Loy LisingJuly 28, 2023
Professor Gogolin speaks at the International Symposium on Bilingualism Why is linguistic diversity important in creating educational equity? How is the migrant experience different across different nations? How does the…
Hanna TorshJuly 21, 2023
Editor's note: Language learning and teaching is rarely about language alone. Sometimes, it is about making a political statement and taking a soft power approach, as Jeffrey Gil and Minglei…
Jeffrey GilJuly 18, 2023
编者注： "土著人民有权建立和管理他们的教育系统和机构， 以适合其文化教学方法的方式， 用自己的语言提供教育"。 (联合国 《土著人民权利宣言》 第14条）。 尽管有诸如此类的国际保护措施， 原住民在教育领域仍然处于劣势地位。 本文着眼于以超语实践理论， 探求解答这一问题的途径。 English version of this article available here. *** 作者： 余星星, Nashid Nigar, 钱祺 *** Tibetan Buddhist stupa and houses…
Language on the MoveJune 7, 2023
Tibetan Buddhist stupa and houses outside the town of Ngawa, on the Tibetan Plateau (Image credit: Wikipedia) Editor's note: "Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational…
Language on the MoveJune 2, 2023
Image from a university website “An amazing student experience awaits you!” - “a multicultural vibrant experience” in a “stunning landscape” covered by “year-round sunshine.” These phrases do not come from a…
Agnes BodisMay 27, 2023
Monika Bednarek (l), Annmaree Watharow (m), and accessibility assistant Susannah McNally (r) (Photo: Helen Caple) Editor's note: Language on the Move has recently entered into an informal collaboration with the Sydney…
Language on the MoveMay 17, 2023
Image 1 Like many parents of teenagers, I delightedly welcome any occasion to connect with a generation I don’t always understand and that doesn’t always understand me. As a Muslim…
Tazin AbdullahApril 19, 2023
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