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Tazin Abdullah

@tazinabdullah.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate - Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University. Sociolinguistics | Linguistic Landscape | Intercultual Communication Writer and podcast host on www.languageonthemove.com

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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“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. ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The 2026 University of Hamburg Summer School “Literacies for Social Participation” gave us unforgettable experiences and tremendous academic and personal insights! @brynnquick.bsky.social and I share our reflections below on @languageonthemove.bsky.social ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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. ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
An incredibly insightful piece by Naomi Fillmore and @htorsh.bsky.social. Is bilingualism in children seen as positive or negative depending on their languages/race? New on @languageonthemove.bsky.social ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Please read and support this submission to the NSW Human Rights Enquiry, advocating to protect the rights of people with limited English proficiency. ⬇️ @languageonthemove.bsky.social @lawandlanguage.org
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Fascinating new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast about German refugee neuroscientists who shaped scientific and medical cultures in North America on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“people who are coming into English bring with them a tremendous gift…they're enriching and enlivening the English language” My @languageonthemove.bsky.social with Dr. Oludamini Ogunnaike about how English speaks Islam on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social languageonthemove.com/islam-in-eng...
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Islam in English
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Oludamini Oguannaike, Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy at the University of Virgini…
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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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...
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Islam in English
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Oludamini Oguannaike, Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy at the University of Virgini…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Fabulous new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast by @empacheco.bsky.social with Dr. Santiago Betancor Falcón on language activism and Romani language revitalization.
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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! ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Super interesting @languageonthemove.bsky.social blog about what goes on in the brains of simultaneous interpreters!
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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hurry up and download @drsarahhopkyns.bsky.social's new book "Decoloniality in Multilingual University Spaces" FOR FREE from @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org until tomorrow (May 20) www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Decoloniality in Multilingual University Spaces
Cambridge Core - Applied Linguistics - Decoloniality in Multilingual University Spaces
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Listen to the latest @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast on Language-on-the-Move about linguistic diversity in the UAE - an excellent conversation about bilingual writers and corpus analysis. ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This is such an interesting Language-on-the-move blog post by @zabanwala.bsky.social on the shifting role of ‘broken Arabic’. I read it and watched all the TikTok and Instagram videos it talks about with great fascination! ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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!
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
An excellent @languageonthemove.bsky.social post by Jenia Yudytska about how ChatGPT can actually weaken Ukrainian migrant mutual aid efforts.
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
@languageonthemove.bsky.social Reading Challenge 2026 is out! Some great titles to peruse! ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
“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 -@agib.bsky.social speaks with Cindy Valdez! www.languageonthemove.com/your-languag...
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Your languages are your superpower!
In this episode of Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Agnes Bodis talks to Cindy Valdez, an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) specialist, and Founder & CEO of Teach To Learn, a…
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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org · 11/11/2025
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)
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Please participate in this short survey about innovative grammar in Australian English!
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
@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...
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How to manage your supervisor
You know that feeling you get in your stomach when you’ve climbed to the top of a rollercoaster, and you look down to see that first huge drop that’s rapidly approaching? That’s exactly what it can…
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Amanita (Termy) 🍄 @amanitatermy.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
OH I was just discussing this with a student and a work colleague the other day and said I would look into the research (which I hadn't yet done). The timing could not be more perfect.
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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
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...
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The Social Impact of Automating Translation
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot, Associate Professor in Translation and Interpreting Studies at Universitat Jaume I in Catalun…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
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...
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The Social Impact of Automating Translation
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot, Associate Professor in Translation and Interpreting Studies at Universitat Jaume I in Catalun…
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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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...
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Chinese in Qatar
Is Chinese becoming a major linguistic player in Qatar? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Sara Hillman, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics …
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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...
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Chinese in Qatar
Is Chinese becoming a major linguistic player in Qatar? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Sara Hillman, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics …
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@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-...
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Children of migrant Deaf adults
During my Master of Research (MRes) studies, whenever I met someone new, they would often enquire about what I was doing for my thesis. When I told them, I was doing research with hearing children …
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Brynn Quick @brynnquick.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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...
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Research participants needed to evaluate multilingual online communications
If you are proficient in one or more languages other than English, please help me investigate how linguistically diverse Australians find information about support services for domestic violence on…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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...
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Accents, complex identities, and politics
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Nicole Holliday. Dr. Holliday is a sociophonetician and Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cali…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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...
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Is beach safety signage fit for purpose?
We often take the meaning of signs for granted but that’s far from the case in a linguistically and culturally diverse society. The instruction to “Swim between the flags!”, for i…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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...
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Research participants needed to evaluate multilingual online communications
If you are proficient in one or more languages other than English, please help me investigate how linguistically diverse Australians find information about support services for domestic violence on…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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...
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Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship Awards 2025
Dear Language-on-the-Move Community, It is with immense gratitude and excitement that I write this special news item about a recent career development: I’ve been awarded an Alexander-von-Humboldt P…
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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
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-...
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Celebrating First Nations Languages and Language Learning in Australian Schools: Stories Across Generations of Language Activism, Advocacy and Allyship
This book introduces key underlying principles for teaching First Nations languages and language learners in schools across a range of contexts. It takes a comprehensive approach covering traditional ...
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
What an informative @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast by @empacheco.bsky.social about better ways to work with atypical language users! ⬇️
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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 28/04/2025
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...
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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...
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Lingua Napoletana and language oppression
Have you ever heard of Lingua Napoletana or Neapolitan, the language of Naples? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks to Massimiliano Canzanella, a Neapolitan l…
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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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...
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Lingua Napoletana and language oppression
Have you ever heard of Lingua Napoletana or Neapolitan, the language of Naples? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks to Massimiliano Canzanella, a Neapolitan l…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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...
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Intercultural Competence in the Digital Age
Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Amy McHugh, an Academic Facilitator at the National Centre for Cultural Competence at the University of Sydney. Dr McHugh’s research focuses on the roles of technology an…
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
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...
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How does multilingual law-making work?
In this podcast interview, Alexandra Grey explores multilingual law-making with Karen McAuliffe, a Professor of Law and Language at Birmingham Law School in the UK. The conversation is about the im…
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Dr Alia Amir @draliaamir.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Ramadan Mubarak to all observing it! 🌙🌟🤲 Check put my article from last year at @languageonthemove.bsky.social www.languageonthemove.com/happy-ramada...
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Happy Ramadan from London
Ramadan in London is exceptional in many ways. As the centre of a former Empire which still exerts a global pull on its former subjects and their descendants, London has been at the heart of a wave…
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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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/
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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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....
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
@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.
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Ibrar Bhatt @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
📢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 👇
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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. ⬇️
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Tazin Abdullah @tazinabdullah.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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...
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Lifelong learning from academic mentorship
Every year, the Bangladesh Forum for Community Engagement in Sydney, Australia hosts an event called ‘Talent Day’ to acknowledge the achievements of primary and high school students in the Australi…
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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org · 16/02/2025
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...
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Language Rights in a Changing China
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Alexandra Grey about Dr. Grey’s book entitled Language Rights in a Changing China: A National Overview and Zhuang Ca…
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Brynn Quick @brynnquick.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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...
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Seven reasons why we love hosting podcasts
Editor’s note: Time flies: the Language-on-the-Move Podcast in collaboration with the New Books Network just turned one! Time to celebrate and reflect! We celebrate a passionate team of hosts…
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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org · 16/02/2025
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.
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