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Linguistic diversity in social life
By Ingrid Piller, author of "Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice" "Intercultural Communication" and "Life in a New Language"
@languageonthemove.bsky.socialWhy should we still learn languages in this day and age?
Join me for a deep-dive into the joys of language learning this Friday (Oct 16, 5pm Sydney time, 8am Berlin time)
Register your attendance at the free webinar here: www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/ve...
@lawandlanguage.orgReposted by @languageonthemove.bsky.socialIngrid Piller ( @languageonthemove.bsky.social ) is giving a free online keynote in 16th October as part of the Goethe Institute's Language Matters series. Register via the link
@lawandlanguage.orgReposted by @languageonthemove.bsky.socialCongratulations to the fabulous @brynnquick.bsky.social who just won the ALAA 3 Minute Thesis competition!
Her winning presentation is up on @languageonthemove.bsky.social now
@languageonthemove.bsky.socialHuge congratulations to @brynnquick.bsky.social, who just won the 2026 ALAA 3MT!
Find out why medical receptionists are essential for facilitating access to healthcare for patients with limited English language proficiency:
@languageonthemove.bsky.socialNew on Language-on-the-Move: how do Australia's parliaments deal with the use of languages other than English during parliamentary debates?
languageonthemove.com/aboriginal-l...
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@languageonthemove.bsky.socialHow did people go about learning a new language 500 years ago?
Find out in the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with @brynnquick.bsky.social
languageonthemove.com/how-were-for...
@languageonthemove.bsky.social"Life in a New Language might inspire adult educators ... to examine the language policies that have systematically oppressed migrants and refugees and to act by embracing multilingualism in their classrooms and communities." (Lindsay McHolme, Adult Literacy Education)
doi.org/10.35847/LMc...
@languageonthemove.bsky.social“AI allows you to get to a bad idea faster”
@languageonthemove.bsky.socialNew on Language-on-the-Move: what makes the sound of a new language?
languageonthemove.com/tuning-in-to...
@languageonthemove.bsky.socialHappy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate!
Enjoy the Ancient Klingon on this multilingual monument to commemorate the 1833 invention of the electromagnetic telegraph
(in Goettingen, where @akademienunion.bsky.social today hosts its language research day: www.akademienunion.de/akademientag...)
@juaninglanguage.bsky.socialReposted by @languageonthemove.bsky.socialI came back here to recommend this conversation between @brynnquick.bsky.social & @nicolemarinaro.bsky.social on research that has a direct impact on the healthcare service we all receive and should care about! Thank you both for your service and efforts for equitable access!
@languageonthemove.bsky.socialCurious to learn about the history of the alphabet? And how it has been shaped by power and technology?
Check out this @news.abc.net.au Nightlife episode 😃
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
@tazinabdullah.bsky.socialReposted by @languageonthemove.bsky.social“Linguistic unease” - we have all felt this in some way somewhere! Listen to @nicolemarinaro.bsky.social’s work on linguistic unease in healthcare hosted by @brynnquick.bsky.social on this @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast. ⬇️
@lawandlanguage.orgReposted by @languageonthemove.bsky.social..73% of suspects do not look white and 66% sound like non-native speakers of English.
In other words, white English speakers are overrepresented among the show’s heroes and underrepresented among the show’s antagonists"
languageonthemove.com/securing-the...
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@lawandlanguage.orgReposted by @languageonthemove.bsky.socialOnce again our Border Security work is highly relevant: "suspects provide a stark contrast to the officers. Not only are they under suspicion...to constitute a threat to Australia but their visual and aural identities are almost the inverse of the officers.... (cont.)
@lawandlanguage.orgReposted by @languageonthemove.bsky.socialHere's a great example of how harmful media and political discourse can presumably have a huge impact on public perception....
@languageonthemove.bsky.socialEver felt "uneasy" in a translingual conversation?
In today's episode of Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with @nicolemarinaro.bsky.social about linguistic unease and its effects on healthcare quality
languageonthemove.com/linguistic-u...
