What happened when English-speaking missionaries came into contact with multilingual Indigenous Australians? I had this fascinating conversation with @laurarad.bsky.social on the 1st @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast of 2026 on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social!

An excellent @languageonthemove.bsky.social post by Jenia Yudytska about how ChatGPT can actually weaken Ukrainian migrant mutual aid efforts.

@languageonthemove.bsky.social Reading Challenge 2026 is out! Some great titles to peruse! ⬇️

“Multilingual learners do not need us to fix their English…but they need us to design learning where their full linguistic repertoires are seen as an asset.” Insightful new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast [email protected] speaks with Cindy Valdez! www.languageonthemove.com/your-languag...

I've started a Starter Pack for the Language on the Move research community 🥳 For members of the research group, contributors to the blog/podcast. Please shout out if you're part of the LOTM community and I'll add you/tag suggestions (or lmk if you're on there but would prefer not to be)

Please participate in this short survey about innovative grammar in Australian English!

@brynnquick.bsky.social gives us an EXCELLENT guide to managing your supervisor on Language on the Move, together with my favourite photo of the PhD Mum life! ⬇️ www.languageonthemove.com/how-to-manag...

Just out on the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: instead of asking how to improve machine translation, we need to ask who are these improvements for ... @tazinabdullah.bsky.social in conversation with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot www.languageonthemove.com/the-social-i...

Are there social impacts of relying on AI for translations? Are AI translations neutral and inclusive? I discuss these and more in this very insightful new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot. @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social www.languageonthemove.com/the-social-i...

Learn about Chinese in Qatar's multilingual landscape in the latest Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, where @tazinabdullah.bsky.social chats with @sarapatra.bsky.social www.languageonthemove.com/chinese-in-q...

Do you know about the rising visibility of Chinese in Qatar? Listen to the very interesting aspects of @sarapetra.bsky.social research into the languages of Qatar in our @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social www.languageonthemove.com/chinese-in-q...

@empacheco.bsky.social's research on how children of migrant deaf adults navigate their multilingual worlds is so fascinating, even my teenagers wanted to hear about it! Read about this in Emily's @languageonthemove.bsky.social blog post: www.languageonthemove.com/children-of-...

There’s so much bad in the world right now, but here’s a chance to do some GOOD! If you are based in Australia and proficient in one or more languages other than English, please help my dear friend @tazinabdullah.bsky.social with her important research! www.languageonthemove.com/research-par...

Kamala Harris' linguistic identity? Listen to this very engaging @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast, where @brynnquick.bsky.social talks to Dr. Nicole Holliday about the complex interactions between accents, identities, and politics. www.languageonthemove.com/accents-comp...

Talk about research with real-life impact! @agib.bsky.social talks to Dr. Masaki Shibata in this @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast about beach safety signage - do they serve our multilingual communities? ⬇️ www.languageonthemove.com/is-beach-saf...

Do you speak a language other than English and live in Australia? PLEASE HELP me improve multilingual domestic violence support information by participating in my study and promoting it! 30-minute survey + $10 voucher for your participation. www.languageonthemove.com/research-par...

Listen to Distinguished Professor Ingrid Piller's inspiring words about using the resources researchers are given to "pay it forward" as she accepts her 2025 Alexander-von-Humboldt Professorship Award on this @languageonthemove.bsky.social post. ⬇️ www.languageonthemove.com/alexander-vo...

Fantastic. Can't wait to get a copy. "The chapters showcase the advocacy, activism, and allyship for First Nations languages and language learners undertaken by educators, education systems, and researchers in Australia." www.routledge.com/Celebrating-...

What an informative @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast by @empacheco.bsky.social about better ways to work with atypical language users! ⬇️

One of the most influential voices in applied #linguistics: Ingrid Piller will be awarded a Humboldt Professorship in Berlin on 5 May! ✨ #AvHProfessor @languageonthemove.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de 🎬 Full portrait on her research: www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Ik...

As a student, I remember this book being so accessible and enjoyable to read. And then, getting the chance to teach from it has been just as much fun. Looking forward to the latest edition! ☺️ @languageonthemove.bsky.social

Did you know about the Neapolitan language? I didn’t, until I spoke to my wonderful guest @mcanzanella.bsky.social about language activism and preserving the Neapolitan language against all odds on this @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast! ⬇️ www.languageonthemove.com/lingua-napol...

In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @tazinabdullah.bsky.social speaks with @mcanzanella.bsky.social about language oppression, activism, and Lingua Napoletana www.languageonthemove.com/lingua-napol...

A timely and relevant new podcast by @brynnquick.bsky.social with Dr. Amy McHugh on @languageonthemove.bsky.social about intercultural competence in the digital space. ⬇️ www.languageonthemove.com/intercultura...

How do linguistics and law intersect? Find out in this really engaging @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast from Alexandra Grey, where she interviews Karen McAuliffe about multilingual law-making in Europe. www.languageonthemove.com/how-does-mul...

Ramadan Mubarak to all observing it! 🌙🌟🤲 Check put my article from last year at @languageonthemove.bsky.social www.languageonthemove.com/happy-ramada...

If you would like to review "Life in a New Language" @oxfordacademic.bsky.social, it's available for review on the @linguistlist.bsky.social 😁 linguistlist.org/issues/36/767/

Critique as means of jiàohuà (教化). My interview with Canglong Wang (王苍龙) for our special issue. Check it out: On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6bRV... On Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... And his paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@brynnquick.bsky.social explains why it is so problematic to declare English as the “official” language. Official languages do not exist in vacuums. They are anchored in political and ideological motivations and have wide ranging social implications.

📢I'm excited to launch a new podcast series for our journal 'Teaching in Higher Education'! 'Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Conversations' kicks off with interviews on our special issue 'Getting Critical About Critique', featuring authors discussing their articles & broader themes 👇

I just listened to this excellent @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast by @htorsh.bsky.social with Dr. Prashneel Goundar about the explicit connection between language testing and educational inequalities in higher education, focusing on the diverse settings of Fiji. ⬇️

I leapt at the chance to tell the world how Distinguished Professor Ingrid Piller and @loylising.bsky.social have mentored and nurtured us at @languageonthemove.bsky.social, guiding us each to our responsibilities towards other human beings. www.languageonthemove.com/lifelong-lea...

I also LOVE listening to the episodes (that I'm not in 😅 The latest two I've listened to have been @brynnquick.bsky.social with Alex Grey, discussing her work on linguistic minority language policy and rights in China www.languageonthemove.com/language-rig...

The @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast just turned 1! Thanks to my colleague and dear friend @tazinabdullah.bsky.social for summing up why we love doing this podcast ❤️ www.languageonthemove.com/seven-reason...

So far I've been both a host and a guest on the @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast and can relate to many of these reasons.

Honoured to be the most listened-to podcast in the last 12 months. As a regular listener myself, I recommend the series.

🎉Happy 1st birthday to the @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast, which has given us incredible opportunities to learn and collaborate! My dear friend and fellow researcher @brynnquick.bsky.social and I tell you how in 7 points. www.languageonthemove.com/seven-reason...

How did we ever let it come to this? 😱 The idea of books written by machines as the new normal is soul-destroying. Brings us back to the fact that ChatGPT and its ilk should not exist and maybe we should destroy AI 1/3

“The monolingual habitus of the multilingual school” by Ingrid Gogolin has been hugely influential on my thinking about linguistic diversity in education

I so enjoyed reading this! I always wondered why my Mum tells my kids how great they sound every time they produce a mish-mash of mispronounced and grammatically incorrect Bangla. It’s their bridge. ☺️🥹

This is such a good article on the language barriers to legal literacy that have real-life consequences for migrants! ⬇️

It is always a pleasure to receive hard copies

What an interesting way to navigate a unique space! @drsarahhopkyns.bsky.social explores the way different languages interact to symbolize the multi-faith space of the Abrahamic Family House in the UAE in this @languageonthemove.bsky.social blog post. www.languageonthemove.com/visit-to-abr...

The great importance of multilingual crisis communication - it can save lives! In this @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast, Dr. Jia Li from Yunnan university tells me about a great new book and lessons from China during COVID19. www.languageonthemove.com/multilingual...

New on the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: crisis communication in a linguistically diverse world www.languageonthemove.com/multilingual...

It's been great diving into the scholarship of teaching and learning, and exploring new ways of bringing Interdisciplinary law and language into legal education (and research about it). It came together so nicely in this work with future registered migration agents!

My amazing colleague and friend @tazinabdullah.bsky.social had a fabulous discussion with @geraldroche.bsky.social on this week’s episode of the Language on the Move Podcast! Go listen! @languageonthemove.bsky.social

What is language oppression? What impact is this having on Tibetan languages? Join me in this eye-opening @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast where @geraldroche.bsky.social and I discuss his fascinating research amongst Manegacha speakers. www.languageonthemove.com/politics-of-...

New on the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: @tazinabdullah.bsky.social chats with @geraldroche.bsky.social about his new book - the politics of language oppression in Tibet www.languageonthemove.com/politics-of-...