The Next Generation Literacies Network is hosting its network conference devoted to “Social Participation in Linguistically Diverse Societies” at Hamburg University this week. I take this opportunity to share my…
Auslan interpreter Stephen Nicholson gained prominence in Tasmania during Covid (Image credit: The Advocate) When you think about Australia’s linguistic diversity, which languages come to mind? Based on the nation’s…
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…
Figure 1: Notice at village turn back point (Weibo screenshot) There has been ongoing international debate over China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the specific language and semiotic resources…
Top-10 countries producing linguistics research (Source: Scimago Journal & Country Rank) US- and UK-based scholars dominate linguistics Global academic knowledge production is dominated by the Anglosphere. In Linguistics, for example,…
Figure 1: Bilingual Squamish and English placard in West Vancouver’s Park Royal shopping village As the Covid-19 pandemic heads toward its third year, with the Omicron variant in full swing,…
An area under "total lockdown" (Image credit: rappler.com) Lockdowns everywhere The lockdown discourse has become ubiquitous, especially in current affairs and social media. In fact, ‘lockdown’ and ‘quarantine’ have been…
Image credit: Chris Montgomery via Unsplash Language plays a central role in legal settings. The way linguistic diversity is conceptualized and accommodated can affect access to justice in a myriad…
Malinche mediating between the Spanish and the Americans (Source: Lienzo de Tlaxcala, mid 16th c) We live in an age of crisis, as humanity confronts an ever-escalating climate and environmental…
21 Masters and PhD students from 9 countries attended the Hamburg International Summer School 2021 devoted to “Language Diversity, Education, and Social Participation” How do train stations across Europe deal…
LI Jia and LI Yongzhen, Yunnan University *** The Hani are one of the officially recognized ethnic minorities in China, and can also be found across the border in Myanmar,…
With Sydney in lock-down again, my team mates farewelled me over Zoom Writing en route to Manila I am onboard Singapore Airlines as I am writing this, flying back to…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have responded in varying ways to curb the spread of the disease by implementing different measures to restrict mobility among the population.…
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…
Editor’s note: Since February 2020, we have been running a series devoted to language aspects of the COVID-19 crisis here on Language on the Move. In this new post, two teacher…