In parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) in 2014, parliamentarian Mr Troy Grant spoke in Wiradjuri in a speech about the North West Wiradjuri Language And Cultural Nest. The H…

Language on the Move

26.06.2025

Improving quality of care for patients with limited English – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Leah Karliner. Dr. Karliner is Professor in Residence in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of M…

Language on the Move

19.06.2025

Chinese in Qatar – Language on the Move

Is Chinese becoming a major linguistic player in Qatar? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Sara Hillman, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics …

Language on the Move

16.06.2025

Children of migrant Deaf adults – Language on the Move

During my Master of Research (MRes) studies, whenever I met someone new, they would often enquire about what I was doing for my thesis. When I told them, I was doing research with hearing children …

Language on the Move

12.06.2025

Accents, complex identities, and politics – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Nicole Holliday. Dr. Holliday is a sociophonetician and Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cali…

Language on the Move

05.06.2025

Is beach safety signage fit for purpose? – Language on the Move

We often take the meaning of signs for granted but that’s far from the case in a linguistically and culturally diverse society. The instruction to “Swim between the flags!”, for i…

Language on the Move

31.05.2025

Legal Corpus Linguistics – Language on the Move

This April we celebrated the 6th birthday of the Law and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Researchers’ Network (LLIRN) with a fascinating research seminar about the potential for corpus linguist…

Language on the Move

28.05.2025

Research participants needed to evaluate multilingual online communications – Language on the Move

If you are proficient in one or more languages other than English, please help me investigate how linguistically diverse Australians find information about support services for domestic violence on…

Language on the Move

20.05.2025

How Judges Think About Language – Language on the Move

Judges are masters of applying the law, but how well do they truly understand the language they use? During a judgment-writing course in my law degree at the Australian National University (ANU), I…

Language on the Move

12.05.2025

Hiring a dream team in linguistic diversity and social participation – Language on the Move

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Language on the Move

07.05.2025

Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship Awards 2025 – Language on the Move

Dear Language-on-the-Move Community, It is with immense gratitude and excitement that I write this special news item about a recent career development: I’ve been awarded an Alexander-von-Humboldt P…

Language on the Move

02.05.2025

What’s new in Language and Law in Education and Training – Language on the Move

The Law and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Researchers’ Network (LLIRN) came into being in 2019, after an initial symposium involving a group of academics and students, mainly from Australian univer…

Language on the Move

28.04.2025

The case for ASL Instruction for Hearing Heritage Signers – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Associate Professor Su Kyong Isakson (Community College of Baltimore County, USA) about her 2018 paper, The Case for H…

Language on the Move

22.04.2025

Researching Language and Digital Communication – Language on the Move

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Christian Ilbury about his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide, published by Routledge. The book is an introduction to research on l…

Language on the Move

14.04.2025

Gestures and Emblems – Language on the Move

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Lauren Gawne, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University and co-host of the podcast Lingthusiasm with Gretchen McCulloch. Dr. Gawne also runs the generalist linguistics webs…

Language on the Move

07.04.2025

Lingua Napoletana and language oppression – Language on the Move

Have you ever heard of Lingua Napoletana or Neapolitan, the language of Naples? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks to Massimiliano Canzanella, a Neapolitan l…

Language on the Move

03.04.2025

Learning to speak like a lawyer – Language on the Move

In her 2007 ethnographic study of eight US law schools, Elizabeth Mertz traces the process through which law students learn to “think like a lawyer” in order to become one. She shows how this proce…

Language on the Move

31.03.2025

Teaching International Students – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Agi Bodis and Dr Jing Fang about international tertiary students in Australia. They discuss how these students can ma…

Language on the Move

27.03.2025

Language access rights are vital – Language on the Move

Editor’s note: The Trump administration has recently declared English the official language of the USA while simultaneously cutting the provision of English language education services. This politi…

Language on the Move

19.03.2025

English in the Crossfire of US Immigration – Language on the Move

Editor’s note: The Trump administration has recently declared English the official language of the USA while simultaneously cutting the provision of English language education services. This …

Language on the Move

18.03.2025

Immigrant Teachers Are Reshaping English Education – Language on the Move

*** Dr Nashid Nigar and Professor Alex Kostogriz *** Imagine stepping into a classroom where students expect you to embody English in its “native” form, fluency, and culture. For many non-native En…

Language on the Move

12.03.2025

Intercultural Competence in the Digital Age – Language on the Move

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Amy McHugh, an Academic Facilitator at the National Centre for Cultural Competence at the University of Sydney. Dr McHugh’s research focuses on the roles of technology an…

Language on the Move

05.03.2025

How does multilingual law-making work? – Language on the Move

In this podcast interview, Alexandra Grey explores multilingual law-making with Karen McAuliffe, a Professor of Law and Language at Birmingham Law School in the UK. The conversation is about the im…

Language on the Move

28.02.2025

Making Zhuang language visible – Language on the Move

Why do some cities around the world have public signage in multiple languages? Is there a policy behind it, and who does this signage benefit? Is there any multilingual signage in the place where y…

Language on the Move

25.02.2025

Educational inequality in Fijian higher education – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast, Dr Hanna Torsh speaks with Dr Prashneel Ravisan Goundar, an academic based in the Graduate Research School at the University of New England, Arm…

Language on the Move

20.02.2025

Lifelong learning from academic mentorship – Language on the Move

Every year, the Bangladesh Forum for Community Engagement in Sydney, Australia hosts an event called ‘Talent Day’ to acknowledge the achievements of primary and high school students in the Australi…

Language on the Move

19.02.2025

Closing the Gap Languages Target: an update – Language on the Move

Editor’s Note: The Australian Commonwealth’s Closing the Gap 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Implementation Plan was released earlier this week. In this post, Kristen Martin reflects on progress …

Language on the Move

19.02.2025

Seven reasons why we love hosting podcasts – Language on the Move

Editor’s note: Time flies: the Language-on-the-Move Podcast in collaboration with the New Books Network just turned one! Time to celebrate and reflect! We celebrate a passionate team of hosts…

Language on the Move

13.02.2025

More than meets the eye – Language on the Move

Whenever I write an email to a professor, there is one question lingering in my mind: Should I say “Dr + Last Name” or just “First Name”? It might look like a simple question, but it exemplifies a …

Language on the Move

13.02.2025

Language and Inclusion in Law – Language on the Move

Editor’s note: This post is the latest installment in the Law and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Researchers’ Network (LLIRN) “About Us” blog series. The aim of the “About Us&#8221…

Language on the Move

13.02.2025

Automating silence? – Language on the Move

In Quentin Tarantino’s blockbuster Pulp Fiction, Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) asks Vincent Vega (John Travolta) whether he hates uncomfortable silences. Mia ponders ‘Why is it necessary to yak about …

Language on the Move

29.01.2025

New Year’s Visit – Language on the Move

Gong Xi Fa Cai! All good wishes for the Year of the Snake! The Chinese New Year holiday brought a lovely opportunity to receive a visit by Professor Hongjie Dong from Xi’an University and doc…

Language on the Move

28.01.2025

Local culture mirrored in dog signs – Language on the Move

Dog signs are an ubiquitous part of the semiotic landscape in many parts of the world. This article delves into signs regulating dogs in a small town in Finland. Signs can be iconic, symbolic or in…

Language on the Move

22.01.2025

Multilingual crisis communication – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Jia Li, Professor of Applied Sociolinguistics at Yunnan University, China. Tazin and Jia discuss crisis communica…

Language on the Move

17.01.2025

Visit to Abrahamic Family House – Language on the Move

*** Anna Dillon and Sarah Hopkyns *** As friends and fellow sociolinguists, we, Anna and Sarah, have discussed almost every topic under the sun (literally!) on our balmy afternoon walks in our home…

Language on the Move

14.01.2025

Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Gerald Roche, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics, Media, and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Me…

Language on the Move

09.01.2025

Why teachers turn to AI – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Sue Ollerhead about an article that Sue has recently written for the Australian Association for Research in Educatio…

Language on the Move

01.01.2025

Language Rights in a Changing China – Language on the Move

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Alexandra Grey about Dr. Grey’s book entitled Language Rights in a Changing China: A National Overview and Zhuang Ca…

Language on the Move

30.12.2024

Language on the Move 2024 – Language on the Move

“This year was average; worse than the year before but better than next year.” I am reminded of this saying each year when I collate the annual Language on the Move Report. In 2024, two highlights …

Language on the Move

27.12.2024

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2025 – Language on the Move

Each year, I survey my Literacies students about their reading and writing activities. Over the years, the time these young people spend on literacy activities has been increasing steadily. In 2024…

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Making linguistic diversity visible in parliament – Language on the Move

Improving quality of care for patients with limited English – Language on the Move

Chinese in Qatar – Language on the Move

Children of migrant Deaf adults – Language on the Move

Accents, complex identities, and politics – Language on the Move

Is beach safety signage fit for purpose? – Language on the Move

Legal Corpus Linguistics – Language on the Move

Research participants needed to evaluate multilingual online communications – Language on the Move

How Judges Think About Language – Language on the Move

Hiring a dream team in linguistic diversity and social participation – Language on the Move

Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship Awards 2025 – Language on the Move

What’s new in Language and Law in Education and Training – Language on the Move

The case for ASL Instruction for Hearing Heritage Signers – Language on the Move

Researching Language and Digital Communication – Language on the Move

Gestures and Emblems – Language on the Move

Lingua Napoletana and language oppression – Language on the Move

Learning to speak like a lawyer – Language on the Move

Teaching International Students – Language on the Move

Language access rights are vital – Language on the Move

English in the Crossfire of US Immigration – Language on the Move

Immigrant Teachers Are Reshaping English Education – Language on the Move

Intercultural Competence in the Digital Age – Language on the Move

How does multilingual law-making work? – Language on the Move

Making Zhuang language visible – Language on the Move

Educational inequality in Fijian higher education – Language on the Move

Lifelong learning from academic mentorship – Language on the Move

Closing the Gap Languages Target: an update – Language on the Move

Seven reasons why we love hosting podcasts – Language on the Move

More than meets the eye – Language on the Move

Language and Inclusion in Law – Language on the Move

Automating silence? – Language on the Move

New Year’s Visit – Language on the Move

Local culture mirrored in dog signs – Language on the Move

Multilingual crisis communication – Language on the Move

Visit to Abrahamic Family House – Language on the Move

Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet – Language on the Move

Why teachers turn to AI – Language on the Move

Language Rights in a Changing China – Language on the Move

Language on the Move 2024 – Language on the Move

Language on the Move Reading Challenge 2025 – Language on the Move

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