The South Asian presence in colonised Australia is on the rise. I say colonised Australia because, in discussing linguistic diversity in this country, I acknowledge the diverse Aboriginal and Torres…
Niru PereraAugust 22, 2022
What stops Australia from doing something like Sweden has done to promote multilingualism? Is it too hard to implement mother tongue instruction in the education system of Australia? On the…
Language on the MoveFebruary 21, 2022
The Language on the Move Reading Challenge is designed to encourage broad reading in the discipline and beyond, and to make linguistics reading fun. Anyone with an interest in the…
Language on the MoveNovember 30, 2021
Australia as a White nation has deep roots: the aim of this 1914 board game was literally "to get the Coloured Men out and the White men in" (Image credit:…
Ingrid PillerNovember 8, 2021
Chinese signage on churches is increasingly prominent in Sydney’s linguistic landscape. These signs are surprising because they are bilingual in a predominantly English monolingual linguistic landscape. They are also surprising…
Ingrid PillerJune 21, 2021
You can order free hard copies of the booklet Have you received your COVID-19 jab yet? Are you thinking about getting vaccinated? Are you confused by all the conflicting information…
Ingrid PillerMay 20, 2021
Australia Day Parade Melboure (Image credit: Mitchell Luo on Unsplash) In October 2020, the Australian government outlined budgetary plans to create language requirements for migrant partners seeking to remain in…
Kamran KhanFebruary 17, 2021
Editor’s note: The language challenges of the COVID-19 crisis have held much of our attention this year. Here on Language on the Move, we have been running a series devoted to language…
Claire LiveseyDecember 15, 2020
Editor’s note: The language challenges of the COVID-19 crisis have held much of our attention this year. Here on Language on the Move, we have been running a series devoted to language…
Monica NeveDecember 14, 2020
Editor’s note: The language challenges of the COVID-19 crisis have held much of our attention this year. Here on Language on the Move, we have been running a series devoted to language…
Peter O'KeefeDecember 10, 2020
We prepared and distributed numerous learning packs Editor’s note: The language challenges of the COVID-19 crisis have held much of our attention this year. Here on Language on the Move, we…
Nusrat ParveenDecember 7, 2020
Editor’s note: The language challenges of the COVID-19 crisis have held much of our attention this year. Here on Language on the Move, we have been running a series devoted…
Tazin AbdullahNovember 27, 2020
Victorian Multicultural Commission, Melbourne (Image credit: Pramuk Perera, via Unsplash) In August, Australia’s Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alan Tudge, announced the extension of the…
Miriam FaineNovember 24, 2020
Gerald Roche (Senior Research Fellow, La Trobe University) and Jakelin Troy (Director, Indigenous Research, The University of Sydney) *** Source: Australian Museum Editor’s note: This week (Nov 08-15) we are…
Gerald RocheNovember 11, 2020
Dr Vera Williams Tetteh tells her story to AfrOzcentric Often in my work as a sociolinguistic ethnographer, I am the one seeking out people and asking questions to learn about…
Vera Williams TettehOctober 26, 2020
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