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Language on the Move

Language on the Move

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 Language on the Move is a podcast devoted to multilingualism, language learning, and intercultural communication in the contexts of globalization and migration. Language on the Move aims to disseminate sociolinguistic research to a broad global audience. Language on the Move was co-founded by Ingrid Piller and Kimie Takahashi, and is currently edited by Ingrid Piller. Our team consists of a research group based at Macquarie University and is complemented by contributors from around the world. A full list of our authors is available here. The web developer and designer behind Language on the Move is Marcin Debski.New Books Network Language Learning Science Social Sciences
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  • Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage

    Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage
    Aug 19 2025
    In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Alexandra Grey speaks with Dr Zozan Balci about Zozan’s new book, Erased Voices and Unspoken Heritage: Language, Identity and Belonging in the Lives of Cultural In-betweeners, published in 2025 by Routledge.. The conversation focuses on a study of adults with three languages ‘at play’ in their childhoods and lives today, exploring how visible racial differences from the mainstream, social power, emotions, and familial relationships continue to shape their use – or erasure – of their linguistic heritage. For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • The Social Impact of Automating Translation

    The Social Impact of Automating Translation
    Aug 3 2025
    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 Catalunya. They talk about Dr. Monzó-Nebot's new book The Social Impact of Automating Translation: An Ethics of Care Perspective on Machine Translation. The conversation delves into ideological issues involved in the widespread use of machine translation and the real-life impact for those who may rely on machine translations in various situations. Esther’s research and the wide variety of contributions to the book highlight the need to open a discussion about instilling an ‘ethics of care’ perspective into the use of technology to make AI-generated translations more inclusive and relevant for the communities using them. For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Multilingual Practices and Monolingual Mindsets

    Multilingual Practices and Monolingual Mindsets
    Jul 17 2025
    In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Jinhyun Cho. Dr. Cho has guested on this show previously, and she is a senior lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University. Her research cuts across translation and interpreting and sociolinguistics, with a focus on language ideologies, language policies and intercultural communication. In this episode, Brynn and Dr. Cho discuss Dr. Cho’s new book, Multilingual Practices and Monolingual Mindsets: Critical Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Health Care Interpreting. With a novel approach, which sees interpreting as social activities infused with power, Dr. Cho’s research and this book have captured the dynamics of cultural, linguistic, and ethnic power relations in diverse sociolinguistic contexts. For more Language on the Move resources related to this topic, see Reducing Barriers to Language Assistance in Hospital, Life in a New Language, Linguistic Inclusion in Public Health Communications and Interpreting service provision is good value for money. For additional resources, show notes, and transcripts, go here. Distinguished Professor Ingrid Piller, PhD FAHA, Humboldt ProfessorLinguistics Department, Macquarie University & Fakultät für Erziehungswissenschaft, Universität HamburgLanguage on the MoveLife in a New LanguageIntercultural Communication (3rd ed.)Follow on Bluesky or connect on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
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