When people arrive in countries of the global north to seek asylum, they often bring with them little more than their stories of persecution. As receiving countries develop increasingly restrictive…
Laura Smith-KhanJune 14, 2017
Media image for "the dual identity" of bilinguals (Source: Luxemburger Wort) We keep reading media reports of studies which conclude that people who speak more than one language are capable of perceiving…
Hanan Ben NafaJune 5, 2017
Imagine you live under constant scrutiny in society: you are an Australian woman, you come from a Lebanese-Muslim background, and your hijab identifies you wherever you go. How would you…
Ayah WehbeJune 2, 2017
Do we see international students as opportunity or threat? (Screenshot from 'Degrees of Deception') With recent news on the number of international students in Australia reaching a new high and…
Agnes BodisMay 31, 2017
Top 10 languages other than English spoken in England and Wales, 2011 (Source: ONS) Modern languages are not merely European languages. Obvious as this may seem, it needs restating as…
Jieun KiaerMay 29, 2017
The annual language lovers blogging competition organized by ba.bla and lexiophiles is on. And we are delighted that Language on the Move has once again been identified as a Top…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 24, 2017
Intercultural communication advice is a strange genre. Filling shelves and shelves in bookshops and libraries and now with a well-established presence on the Internet and in training workshops, it portrays…
Ingrid PillerMay 12, 2017
Our newest PhD, Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari (3rd from left) The Language on the Move team is proud to announce another freshly-minted PhD in our midst! Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari…
Lg_on_the_moveApril 27, 2017
Something has been nagging at me recently. I read a lot of tech news, and it seems automated translation is about to get a whole lot better, and a whole…
Dave SayersApril 25, 2017
Image of dictionary burning circulating on social media On New Year’s Eve, when many people around the world were excited about firework shows, a group of Mongols in remote Inner…
Gegentuul BaioudApril 10, 2017
Presenters and members of the organizing team at the Bridging Language Barriers Symposium Last week the Language-on-the-Move team at Macquarie University was fortunate to host a delegation of education researchers…
Ingrid PillerMarch 27, 2017
Manus Island Detention Centre, where Faysal Ishak Ahmed collapsed (Source: ABC News) On December 23, 2016, as most Australians were winding down for the holiday week ahead, Faysal Ishak Ahmed,…
Ingrid PillerMarch 15, 2017
As we prepare for the “Bridging Language Barriers” Symposium to be hosted at Macquarie University next week on March 16, we take a step back and ask how language barriers…
Lg_on_the_moveMarch 7, 2017
Grade 2 Oral Tetun class Editor's note: As the Language on the Move team is busy preparing for the "Bridging Language Barriers" Symposium to be hosted at Macquarie University on March 16,…
Kerry Taylor-LeechMarch 2, 2017
Our visitors from Hamburg University are getting ready to travel 16,295 km to Sydney for the 'Bridging Language Barriers' Symposium The count-down for the Bridging Language Barriers Symposium at Macquarie University…
Lg_on_the_moveFebruary 23, 2017
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