In this latest episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Yixi (Isabella) Qiu speaks with Professor Yongyan Zheng about the Shanghai Multilingualism Alliance. The interview explores the Alliance’…

Language on the Move

01.05.2024

Why is it so hard for English teachers to learn Japanese? – Language on the Move

A chapter by this site’s founders set me off on a path to doing a Ph.D. and made me re-evaluate my linguistic practises and my position as an English teacher in Japan. In the article, Piller and Ta…

Language on the Move

27.04.2024

Multilingual Commanding Urgency from Garbage to COVID-19 – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Michael Chesnut, Professor in the Department of English for International Conferences and Communication at Hankuk Un…

Language on the Move

23.04.2024

Sacred Font, Profane Purpose – Language on the Move

*** Yasser S. Khan and Rizwan Ahmad *** Recently, a woman in Lahore was accused of blasphemy for wearing a dress printed with Arabic calligraphy. The crowd had assumed that the sartorial motifs mus…

Language on the Move

17.04.2024

I’m Dying to Speak to You – Language on the Move

In this post written for autism acceptance month, autistic anthropologist Gerald Roche discusses connections between the communication styles and life expectancy of autistic people, and encourages …

Language on the Move

13.04.2024

Making Sense of “Bad English” – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Elizabeth Peterson about language ideologies and what we think when we hear different varieties of English. This epis…

Language on the Move

10.04.2024

History of Modern Linguistics – Language on the Move

In Episode 12 of the Language on the Move Podcast, I speak with James McElvenny about his new book History of Modern Linguistics. This book offers a highly readable, concise history of modern lingu…

Language on the Move

08.04.2024

40 years of Croatian Studies at Macquarie University – Language on the Move

In this latest episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, I spoke with Jasna Novak Milić, the director of the Croatian Studies Center at Macquarie University. The Croatian Studies program at Macq…

Language on the Move

02.04.2024

Finding Pakistan in Global Britain – Language on the Move

A friend of mine wanted me to accompany them to give my verdict about the Pakistani food in Tooting, London. They are non-Pakistani and they wanted an opinion from an insider of the culture to test…

Language on the Move

28.03.2024

Language Rights Defenders Award – Language on the Move

The Global Coalition for Language Rights is pleased to announce the first annual Language Rights Defenders Award. This award aims to recognize and honor individuals who demonstrate outstanding comm…

Language on the Move

26.03.2024

Reducing Barriers to Language Assistance in Hospital – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Erin Mulpur about how hospitals can provide linguistic minority patients with access to interpreting services. Er…

Language on the Move

20.03.2024

Interpreting service provision is good value for money – Language on the Move

In this new episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, I spoke with Dr Jim Hlavac about interpreting in Australia. Dr Hlavac is a senior lecturer in the Monash Intercultural Lab in the School of …

Language on the Move

18.03.2024

Nowruz: Celebration of Heritage and Unity – Language on the Move

As people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan prepare to celebrate Nowruz, there is a palpable sense of…

Language on the Move

11.03.2024

Happy Ramadan from London – Language on the Move

Ramadan in London is exceptional in many ways. As the centre of a former Empire which still exerts a global pull on its former subjects and their descendants, London has been at the heart of a wave…

Language on the Move

20.02.2024

How language and race mediate migrant inclusion – Language on the Move

Editor’s note: Despite its diversity, Australia continues to be imagined as a White nation. In this post, which is also available as a 20-minute video, Donna Butorac explains how this idealiz…

Language on the Move

16.02.2024

Language on the Move – the podcast – Language on the Move

Language on the Move has launched a podcast We are delighted to share an exciting new development: Language on the Move has partnered with the New Books Network (NBN) to launch our very own podcas…

Language on the Move

13.02.2024

Becoming a world-ready researcher at Macquarie University – Language on the Move

As a third-year PhD candidate in the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, I recently had the awe-inspiring opportunity to travel to Europe as a visiting researcher at …

Language on the Move

06.02.2024

International students’ English language proficiency in the spotlight again – Language on the Move

As pre-pandemic levels of migration have been restored or exceeded, international students are once again in the spotlight. Canada is planning to cap international student visas and Australia plans…

Language on the Move

31.01.2024

What does it mean to govern a multilingual society well? – Language on the Move

Here are Language on the Move we know that linguistic diversity is often seen through a deficit lens. Another way of saying this is that it’s perceived as a problem, particularly by instituti…

Language on the Move

24.01.2024

What if I lose my language? What if I have lost my language? – Language on the Move

I admire people, who, on the move, maintain and transfer their heritage languages to the next generations. By “maintain,” I mean the transfer of spoken language or as a boli (Mahboob, 2…

Language on the Move

18.01.2024

A water perspective on language research – Language on the Move

“Do not ask for free drinking water in Germany!” This was a travel tip I received from a friend who had recently returned to Manila from Europe. As a first-time traveler to this contine…

Language on the Move

16.01.2024

Why Are Uzbek Youth Learning Arabic? – Language on the Move

Editor’s note: Arabic language learning is experiencing a revival in many parts of the world, such as China, where it may be a source of empowerment for impoverished Muslim women. This post by Mehr…

Language on the Move

10.01.2024

Legacies of the Next Generation Literacies Network – Language on the Move

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 opportuni…

Language on the Move

03.01.2024

Lies we tell ourselves about multilingualism – Language on the Move

Just before the holidays, Professor Aneta Pavlenko and I chatted about Aneta’s new book Multilingualism and History. We talked about amnesia and ignorance pacts in contemporary sociolinguistics, gh…

Language on the Move

27.12.2023

Language on the Move 2023 – Language on the Move

Where has 2023 gone?! Unbelievably, it’s time for another annual report. In terms of research blogging, 2023 has been the leanest year since we started this website. This is because we have brought…

Language on the Move

21.12.2023

Why Australia needs Croatian Studies – Language on the Move

There is only one Australian university that has a program in Croatian Studies: Macquarie University. A few weeks ago, the University proposed to disestablish this program, along with four other la…

Language on the Move

17.12.2023

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2024 – Language on the Move

Have you been keeping up with the Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2023? If so, you will be looking forward to our 2024 Reading Challenge; and so here it is 😊 The annual Language on the Move …

Language on the Move

13.12.2023

Auslan in Australia: Fighting for a Voice – Language on the Move

When you think about Australia’s linguistic diversity, which languages come to mind? Based on the nation’s most prominent social discourses, it is likely you first think of Australian English, the …

Language on the Move

11.12.2023

How to maintain Mongolian in Australia? – Language on the Move

Maintaining their heritage language is paramount for migrants internationally as language is not just a communication tool. It carries our culture, tradition, beliefs and identity. Therefore, passi…

Language on the Move

10.12.2023

Is Arabic under threat on the Arabian peninsula? – Language on the Move

Editor’s note: UNESCO has declared December 18 as World Arabic Language Day. Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It has around 400 million speakers and is an offic…

Language on the Move

08.12.2023

Seeing the linguistic landscape through the eyes of Barbie and Ken – Language on the Move

In the critically acclaimed Barbie movie, released in cinemas in mid-2023, Barbie and Ken depart from their fictional utopia of Barbie Land for the ‘real world’ of California, USA. When they arrive…

Language on the Move

24.11.2023

Linguistic Inclusion Today – Language on the Move

Join us on Thursday, December 14, at Macquarie University for a workshop to explore Linguistic Inclusion Today. The aim of the workshop is to take stock of the state of linguistic inclusion in Aust…

Language on the Move

30.10.2023

CfP: Conceptual and methodological challenges in linguistic inclusion – Language on the Move

We are looking for contributors to a workshop about “Conceptual and methodological challenges in linguistic inclusion.” When: Thursday, December 14, 2023, full day Where: Macquarie University Keyno…

Language on the Move

23.10.2023

The Complexities of Simplifying Language – Language on the Move

“Cheers, mate.” It’s a cold January night in Hokkaido, Japan, the snow is knee-high and we’re sheltering in a ramen shop. I am with friends visiting from Australia, and most had never seen snow unt…

Language on the Move

13.10.2023

Refugee credibility assessment and the vanishing interpreter – Language on the Move

Editor’s Note: Asylum seekers in countries of the Global North need to communicate a credible fear of persecution to assessors who speak a different language, come from a different cultural b…

Language on the Move

06.09.2023

Meet the people behind “Life in a new language” – Language on the Move

Are you excitedly waiting for the publication of Life in a new language? Life in a new language is our new book about the language learning and settlement experiences of 130 migrants to Australia f…

Language on the Move

01.09.2023

Linguistic Inclusion in Public Health Communications – Language on the Move

The Linguistic Justice Society has kindly recorded and uploaded my webinar from July 2023, ‘Linguistic Inclusion and Good Governance in Multilingual Australia’. The webinar draws together thr…

Language on the Move

10.08.2023

Wicked problems, social media, and how to overcome the epistemological crisis – Language on the Move

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 an action to address o…

Language on the Move

09.08.2023

Curing confusion: Brynn Quick wins 3MT competition award – Language on the Move

Congratulations to Brynn Quick, whose entry into the 3-minute-thesis competition won the Macquarie University Department of Linguistics People’s Choice Award yesterday! Brynn’s research…

Language on the Move

28.07.2023

Translanguaging: Ofelia García in interview – Language on the Move

The concept of translanguaging has been gaining increasing popularity but, at the same time, continues to confuse students, teachers, and researchers. In this interview, Professor Emerita Ofelia Ga…

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Shanghai Multilingualism Alliance – Language on the Move

Why is it so hard for English teachers to learn Japanese? – Language on the Move

Multilingual Commanding Urgency from Garbage to COVID-19 – Language on the Move

Sacred Font, Profane Purpose – Language on the Move

I’m Dying to Speak to You – Language on the Move

Making Sense of “Bad English” – Language on the Move

History of Modern Linguistics – Language on the Move

40 years of Croatian Studies at Macquarie University – Language on the Move

Finding Pakistan in Global Britain – Language on the Move

Language Rights Defenders Award – Language on the Move

Reducing Barriers to Language Assistance in Hospital – Language on the Move

Interpreting service provision is good value for money – Language on the Move

Nowruz: Celebration of Heritage and Unity – Language on the Move

Happy Ramadan from London – Language on the Move

How language and race mediate migrant inclusion – Language on the Move

Language on the Move – the podcast – Language on the Move

Becoming a world-ready researcher at Macquarie University – Language on the Move

International students’ English language proficiency in the spotlight again – Language on the Move

What does it mean to govern a multilingual society well? – Language on the Move

What if I lose my language? What if I have lost my language? – Language on the Move

A water perspective on language research – Language on the Move

Why Are Uzbek Youth Learning Arabic? – Language on the Move

Legacies of the Next Generation Literacies Network – Language on the Move

Lies we tell ourselves about multilingualism – Language on the Move

Language on the Move 2023 – Language on the Move

Why Australia needs Croatian Studies – Language on the Move

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2024 – Language on the Move

Auslan in Australia: Fighting for a Voice – Language on the Move

How to maintain Mongolian in Australia? – Language on the Move

Is Arabic under threat on the Arabian peninsula? – Language on the Move

Seeing the linguistic landscape through the eyes of Barbie and Ken – Language on the Move

Linguistic Inclusion Today – Language on the Move

CfP: Conceptual and methodological challenges in linguistic inclusion – Language on the Move

The Complexities of Simplifying Language – Language on the Move

Refugee credibility assessment and the vanishing interpreter – Language on the Move

Meet the people behind “Life in a new language” – Language on the Move

Linguistic Inclusion in Public Health Communications – Language on the Move

Wicked problems, social media, and how to overcome the epistemological crisis – Language on the Move

Curing confusion: Brynn Quick wins 3MT competition award – Language on the Move

Translanguaging: Ofelia García in interview – Language on the Move

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