International symbol for deafness from Redeafined Bilingualism has been a media darling of late, and considering the intense focus of the current scientific community on bilingual brains and the breakneck…
Sara BlažićJune 25, 2012
The high price of multilingualism When society doesn’t value something you, as an individual, do, you, the individual, end up paying for society’s lack of valuation. That’s the case with…
Christof Demont-HeinrichJune 18, 2012
Professor Bob Hodge When I was a PhD student, I read two books in Discourse Analysis, which were to become fundamental to my understanding of the field, namely Social Semiotics…
Ingrid PillerJune 14, 2012
Does bilingualism cause temper tantrums? (Source: ehow.com) My husband and I are raising our children (aged five and two) to be trilingual in English (my L1), Spanish (my husband’s L1)…
Lisa FairbrotherJune 11, 2012
Receptionist: Help yourself to a cap! Shiva: Pardon me? Receptionist: Help yourself to a cap! Shiva: This was a conversation I had in the reception area of a storage company on…
Shiva Motaghi TabariJune 7, 2012
Gay men, English and desire in Bangkok I have recently begun working on my MA thesis on sexuality and second language learning at the Graduate School of English, Assumption University…
williamJune 4, 2012
Eurovision Baku 2012 (Source: i3.mirror.co.uk) This year’s Eurovision Song Contest has come and gone with Sweden crowned the winner for 2012, also taking the title of Australia’s unofficial winner (over…
Kerry Taylor-LeechJune 1, 2012
Asia’s Chronic English Disease The promotion of English in Asia is a frequent topic here on Language on the Move. Striving for global competitiveness and internationalization, states across Asia strongly…
Grace Chu-Lin ChangMay 29, 2012
The Blog Rankings: Research crosses language barriers By Jennifer Bennett | 28th May, 2012 Originally conceived by Macquarie University applied linguistics professor Ingrid Piller as a way for her PhD…
Language on the MoveMay 28, 2012
Meat workers, Fletcher Abattoir (Source: SheepCRC)The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Tuesday, June 12: English in the meat works…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 27, 2012
Migazin (Source: http://www.migazin.de/) The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Monday, June 04: Biliteracy concepts challenging the monolingual habitus…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 27, 2012
Recently, I had occasion to visit a toy store in Isfahan to buy a present for my seven-year-old cousin, who had invited me to his birthday party. Grand, impressive and…
Vahid ParvareshMay 25, 2012
Caroline Tennant Kelly with two of her photos from the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement (Source: Sydney Morning Herald at http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/the-bohemian-and-her-mission-20100416-skgk.html)In 1924 the first university Department of Anthropology in Australia was founded…
Ingrid PillerMay 22, 2012
The next seminar of the 2012 series of Applied Linguistics seminars at Macquarie University will be held on Monday, May 28: An Impact Study of IELTS in Cambodia When: Mon…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 21, 2012
Japanese on the Move, our video exhibition of the life stories of transnationals, is now complete. We celebrated the completion of this journey last Friday at the Japan Foundation Sydney.…
Lg_on_the_moveMay 18, 2012
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