Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (1940-2023) 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…
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…
The Language on the Move team hosted members of the Next Generation Literacies network in June Where has 2023 gone?! Unbelievably, it’s time for another annual report. In terms of…
***This page was updated on Dec 05, 2023. Presentation abstracts are now available at the bottom of this page.*** Join us on Thursday, December 14, at Macquarie University for a…
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 Keynote speakers: Dr Alexandra…
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 examines what happens when people go to…
Bilingual sign in Sydney (photo by Alexandra Grey) Readers are warmly invited to the next webinar of the series of webinars of the Linguistic Justice Society (LJS): When: Friday 28…
Dr Agnes Bodis with her supervisors on graduation day Congratulations to Dr Agnes Bodis and Dr Liesa Rühlmann, who both recently graduated from their PhDs! The PhD research by both…
(Image credit: Mana Akbarzadegan via Unsplash) Have you noticed the persistent divide between domestic and international students at Australian universities? Do you worry how the English-monolingual habitus of our highly…
We wish all our readers a peaceful and healthy New Year! It is our pleasure to share “Outcry for Freedom” – our talented team member Dr Shiva Motaghi-Tabari’s new song,…
Congratulations to Language-on-the-Move team member Dr Laura Smith-Khan, who is the winner of the 2022 Australian Academy of the Humanities’ Max Crawford Medal! The medal is considered Australia’s most prestigious…
The Next Generation Literacies Network will host its 2022 annual workshop on Zoom over 3 days from Nov 30 to Dec 02 - devoted to translanguaging, data sharing in qualitative…
(Image credit: Sandy Millar via Unsplash) Are you a family who speaks Spanish at home? Do you have a school-aged child between 5 and 8 years of age? Are you…
Image credit: NPR Parents, grandparents and caregivers of primary school children in Sydney, Australia, who speak a language other than English are invited to take part in a survey on…
The Next Generation Literacies Research Network has just launched a new research mentoring program. The mentoring program seeks to connect senior and junior researchers with the aim to develop intergenerational…
With all good wishes from the 2021 Language-on-the-Move team! The Language-on-the-Move team is closing shop for another summer break! 2021 has been a traumatic year with the ongoing pandemic, the…