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…
Brynn QuickApril 22, 2025
*** 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…
Language on the MoveMarch 18, 2025
Image Credit: Dreamtime Creative by Jordan Lovegrove, Ngarrindjeri; from 2023 Annual Closing the Gap Report and 2024 Implementation Plan (p. 10) © Commonwealth of Australia, Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation…
Kristen MartinFebruary 15, 2025
Mia Wallace (Image credit: Wikipedia) 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…
Celeste Rodriguez LouroFebruary 3, 2025
Book reading is an important part of individual and social wellbeing (Image copyright: Sadami Konchi) Each year, I survey my Literacies students about their reading and writing activities. Over the…
Ingrid PillerDecember 27, 2024
Moving to a new country involves a lot of learning. Not least important is developing an understanding of local laws. This is essential to avoid breaking the law but is…
Laura Smith-KhanSeptember 19, 2024
"Giant Head" installation at the Gentle Monster store at Sydney Airport One of the goals of graduate education is to empower students to reach their academic and professional goals by…
Ingrid PillerAugust 25, 2024
Some members of the Philippines delegation in the Banquet Hall during lunch Editor's note: the 21st AILA World Conference, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée…
Loy LisingAugust 21, 2024
By Yifang SUN & Ziyang HU *** The fourth day of the 21st AILA World Conference continued to be a source of insights and inspiration, featuring cutting-edge research in the…
Language on the MoveAugust 16, 2024
Engaging debate at the "Multilingual Crisis Communication" Symposium organized by Profs LI Jia and ZHANG Jie Highlights of Day 3 of the 21st AILA World Conference: Southern epistemologies, real-life catch-ups,…
Ingrid PillerAugust 15, 2024
Online and onsite attendees of Ana's presentation The 21st AILA World Conference is in full swing, and Day 2 has brought us some incredibly insightful presentations showcasing the current scholarship…
Ana Sofia BruzonAugust 14, 2024
International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) 60th Anniversary World Congress, themed to linguistic diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability, has brought over 1,600 delegates from nearly 70 countries together in the…
Yixi (Isabella) QiuAugust 13, 2024
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr Ibrar Bhatt about heritage literacies of Chinese Muslims, who weave Arabic into their distinct language,…
Tazin AbdullahJuly 24, 2024
In early 2023, I was preparing to start my Master of Research programme at Macquarie University. I knew I wanted to investigate how language barriers are bridged in hospitals, but…
Brynn QuickJune 24, 2024
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with best-selling author and linguist Gretchen McCulloch about her 2019 New York Times bestselling book Because Internet:…
Brynn QuickJune 3, 2024
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