Poland in China (Artwork by the author) Intercultural communication at work in multinational companies (MNCs) is increasingly common. Workplace communication in MNCs can be highly complex, as is the case…
Michał WilczewskiFebruary 16, 2019
Yucky worms or yummy treats? When I arrived in the UK from Poland in 2004, I did not know that prawns even existed. During our first dubious encounter, I categorized…
Marta Wilczek-WatsonFebruary 6, 2019
Shelves in the Martha-Muchow-Library of Education at Hamburg University After a busy 2018 and a relaxing break, Language on the Move is back for another year of sociolinguistics of intercultural…
Ingrid PillerJanuary 24, 2019
One of the team highlights of 2018: Laura Smith-Khan and Hanna Torsh submitted their PhD theses for examination on the same day in July 2018 draws to a close and…
Language on the MoveDecember 22, 2018
Cover page of the first textbook in the Lift Off series Although the Saudi government does its best to provide effective English language teaching and learning, there are widespread concerns…
Awatif AlshammriDecember 5, 2018
A restaurant sign featuring both Tibetan and Chinese, in a village where the Tibetan residents speak Ngandehua, one of Tibet's minority languages (Image: Gerald Roche) As elsewhere in High Asia,…
Gerald RocheNovember 19, 2018
In my work with multilingual families, reading in the home language raises its head on so many levels. It is viewed as a shared family activity in a way that…
Sabine LittleNovember 7, 2018
In Bahrain, I was beaten. For example, they asked for tea. I gave tea leaves. I did not make the tea. She put her hand on my neck and moved…
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury and Elizabeth J. ErlingOctober 15, 2018
Professor Peter Siemund, Hamburg University, during his guest lecture at Macquarie University It is easy to assume that bilinguals are better at adding another language to their repertoire. But is…
Hanna TorshOctober 5, 2018
Passport photos of early Chinese immigrants (Source: Invisible Australians) For most Chinese migrants, China is what they call home. China is the basis on which they establish a sense…
Yining WangSeptember 24, 2018
The 2018 Anneliese Maier Research Award Recipients (Image: Humboldt-Stiftung/Jens Jeske) The awards ceremony and research symposium for the Anneliese Maier Research Awards took place in Berlin from September 11 to…
Ingrid PillerSeptember 16, 2018
New Zealand's PM wants to raise her newborn daughter bilingually (Source: radionz) New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, plans to raise her newborn daughter bilingually in Māori and English. Her…
Ingrid PillerSeptember 3, 2018
Dr Fadila Boutouchent during her guest lecture at Macquarie University When she was in kindergarten, my oldest daughter came home one day talking about "our soldiers" who "went to war for…
Hanna TorshAugust 29, 2018
Dr Sabine Little during her guest lecture at Macquarie University When my daughter was five years old, she one day solemnly informed me that, from now on, she was no…
Ingrid PillerAugust 15, 2018
This story was authored by Antra Kalnins and first published at Macquarie University's The Lighthouse. It is reproduced here with permission. *** If the question in the headline makes you…
Language on the MoveAugust 4, 2018
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