Language on the Move

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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" https://www.languageonthemove.org/

"literacy programs for marginalized populations have been pared down...we need to listen to diverse voices from varied theoretical and geopolitical backgrounds. This will foster a broad and inclusive science of reading that deepens —rather than simplifies— what it means to read &to become a reader."

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 3w ago

New on Language-on-the-Move: The "reading wars" are back, and Prof Judy Kalman shows that teaching reading as purely a mechanical skills delivers poor education for the poor languageonthemove.com/teaching-rea...

Does institutional bilingual education just reinforce racial hierarchies? Find out from @brynnquick.bsky.social’s conversation with Nelson Flores on this very interesting @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast. ⬇️

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 4w ago

In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with @nelsonlflores.bsky.social about bilingual education in the US, and why it's not the path to reducing disadvantage it is cracked up to be languageonthemove.com/genealogy-of...

Another great episode! The genealogical approach to raciolinguistics is fantastic - as Prof Flores explains, sometimes we can more easily spot racist ideologies in the past, than in the present. Tracing their evolution over timeand context helps to call out and make sense of current ones too.

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 4w ago

In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with @nelsonlflores.bsky.social about bilingual education in the US, and why it's not the path to reducing disadvantage it is cracked up to be languageonthemove.com/genealogy-of...

"Historically, literacy programs for marginalized populations have been pared down to their most rudimentary forms, resulting in “poor education for the poor” [..]. To avoid replicating this logic [..] we need to listen to the diverse voices from varied theoretical and geopolitical backgrounds." !!

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 3w ago

New on Language-on-the-Move: The "reading wars" are back, and Prof Judy Kalman shows that teaching reading as purely a mechanical skills delivers poor education for the poor languageonthemove.com/teaching-rea...

Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last mo.

NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...

a chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever before

"Our findings reveal that Australian media doesn’t just report on childhood multilingualism – it actively constructs and maintains linguistic inequalities through racialised framings. The same linguistic practices are valued entirely differently based on children’s racial position."

Childhood bilingualism is a gift; for some …

*** Naomi Fillmore, Hanna Torsh, Yanisa Jakklom *** Imagine four Australian children playing in a playground. Yu speaks Chinese and English, Jakob speaks Arabic and English, Molly, who is from the …

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NSW has a Human Rights Bill currently under consideration. We've put together a submission advocating for the inclusion of protections to help ensure people with limited English proficiency can equally access their rights. Endorsements are welcome. Read more @languageonthemove.bsky.social

Rights of People with Limited English Language Proficiency

The New South Wales (NSW) Parliament is currently holding an inquiry into the Human Rights Bill 2025. The Bill proposes to establish a statutory human rights framework for NSW (for non-Australian r…

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Did you know that Islam has a long tradition of celebrating drunkenness? Don't believe me? Listen to this fascinating podcast where @tazinabdullah.bsky.social interviews Dr Oludamini about both his scholarship and creative works, and how they are closely related.

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Islam in English? In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @tazinabdullah.bsky.social chats with Dr Oludamini Ogunnaike about Arabic loanwords, why hangover is a metaphor for paradise, and much more - enjoy! languageonthemove.com/islam-in-eng...

Fabulous new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast by @empacheco.bsky.social with Dr. Santiago Betancor Falcón on language activism and Romani language revitalization.

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New on the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: @empacheco.bsky.social chats with Santiago Betancor Falcón about language activism and Romani language revitalization in Spain languageonthemove.com/romani-grass...

"…the research reported in this book unpacks how social media technologies are used for language learning." I began doing it as an immersion tool quite a while ago. For us who have been using SNSs for that purpose, this might be interesting…

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New on the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with Dr Yeong Ju Lee about her new book "Social Media and Language Learning" languageonthemove.com/learning-lan...

Listen to my colleagues @brynnquick.bsky.social Dr Yeong-Ju Lee have this fantastic conversation about language learning and social media on the latest @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast! ⬇️

Language on the Move@languageonthemove.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New on the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with Dr Yeong Ju Lee about her new book "Social Media and Language Learning" languageonthemove.com/learning-lan...