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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…

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
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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…

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
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Budapest Pride goes ahead, defying Orban threat of 'legal consequences' Tens of thousands have gathered for the LGBTQ march in Hungary's capital, despite a police ban and warning from PM Viktor Orban.

“Tens of thousands have gathered for the Budapest Pride march, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.”

Solidarity with everyone marching at Budapest Pride today. It’s beautiful to see so many people resisting authoritarian politics.

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Together with our partners, we urge all #EU Member States & the @ec.europa.eu to:

❌halt arms transfers
❌sanction those responsible for ongoing atrocity crimes
❌suspend the trade agreement with Israel

Under the Genocide Convention, EU states are bound to act.
Learn more: bit.ly/4eapcyB

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has died. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has died. The Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet, and critic was 87. The “towering giant of Kenyan letters” broke through in 1964, with the publication of his fir…

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet, and critic, has died at 87.

Australian Journal of Human Rights Volume 30, Issue 3 of Australian Journal of Human Rights

I'm currently acting Co-Editor-in-Chief of Australian @journalhumanrights.bsky.social and pleased to share that the Journal now has another issue published online.
Thanks to the wonderful team behind the Journal and all the contributors to this fantastic issue.
@austhumanrights.bsky.social

The story behind names of places and countries is often very interesting

V important study by a @languageonthemove.bsky.social team member
If you are Australia-based and speak a language other than English, please consider taking part in this survey, which involves doing a short online search for resources in another language and then answering some survey Qs about it 👇

Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will exist ‘because you still need childcare’ Duolingo replaced its contract workers with AI. Now its eyes are set on schools.

If you were wondering when to ditch Duolingo, let this be your cue:

Ein Gruppenbild mit acht Personen: Cem Özdemir, Robert Schlögl und die sechs Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger mit ihren Stelen stehen auf einer Bühne und lächeln. Im Vordergrund sieht man Personen, zwei davon machen ein Foto mit ihrem Smartphone

Ein Mann mit schwarzen Haaren, Brille und einem blauen Anzug (Cem Özdemir) steht hinter einem Redepult und spricht. Im Hintergrund kann man auf einer Leinwand „Bundesminister für Bildung und Forschung“ auf Deutsch und Englisch lesen.

Ein Mann mit grauen Haaren, Brille und einem dunklen Anzug (Robert Schlögl) steht hinter einem Redepult

"Wissenschaftsfreiheit am Leben zu halten, ist unser aller Aufgabe!" Stiftungspräsident Schlögl und @oezdemir.de verleihen Humboldt-Professur an sechs internationale Forschungsstars! ✨ #AcademicFreedom #AvHProfessor www.humboldt-foundation.de/entdecken/ne...

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…

The 2025 Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorship were awarded in Berlin this Monday!
@humboldt-foundation.de
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BMJ article

Wow shocking data @bmj.com:

“In 2023, 302 black candidates applied to anaesthetics, with only five offers made, meaning only 1.66% of applicants were successful. For white candidates, 47% of applications were successful.”

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…

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...

I never learnt enough about 'Conservatism' or how to historisise it. This wonderful article by Zara Saunders @zarasaunders.bsky.social has really helped me understand the history of Australian conservatism the 1970s and its relationship to the women's movement.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

No lande hath evir had but one language. Even the monolingual do not lyve wyth just one tongue. Historye ys polyglot, culture ys a glorious babel of invention, and lyfe itself ys made out of translaciouns.

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/

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…

Ramadan Mubarak to all observing it! 🌙🌟🤲

Check put my article from last year at @languageonthemove.bsky.social

www.languageonthemove.com/happy-ramada...

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…

New on the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: a deep dive into multilingual law-making at the European Court of Justice, with @profkmca.bsky.social
www.languageonthemove.com/how-does-mul...

What to do if your thesis doesn’t go to plan In my post at the end of last year, I opened the door to more guest posts. Prof Tania Crotti stepped through that door, offering this interesting and insightful post on an aspect of thesis examinat…

New post: what to do if your thesis doesn't go to plan? Here's a guest post about an aspect of thesis examination that you might not be aware of: thesiswhisperer.com/2025/03/05/w...

Two of my fave language and law superstars, Alex Grey and @profkmca.bsky.social get together to talk about multilingual law making 👇🏽
#Langsky #Lawsky 🐦🐦

“Language Politics in Tunisia” by Fethi Helal and @joelobianco.bsky.social just landed on my desk 🤩
@multi-ling-mat.bsky.social

#lawsky #Auspol #Langsky 🐦🐦

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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…

The Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social just turned 1! 🎉🍾👏

We published 43 episodes in 12 months 😍

Two of our hosts, @brynnquick.bsky.social and @tazinabdullah.bsky.social, share why they love hosting the pod in this new post:
www.languageonthemove.com/seven-reason...

Why teachers turn to AI In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Sue Ollerhead about an article that Sue has recently written for the Australian Association for Research in Educatio…

And @brynnquick.bsky.social again, with Sue Ollerhead, talking about AI (and just about everything else) in the multilingual classroom.
While I'm pretty familiar with Alex's work, this chat was a great introduction to Sue and her work.
www.languageonthemove.com/why-teachers...

A cartoon depicts a man and a woman walking side by side on a street. The woman wears a stylish dress and holds a purse, while the man is in a suit. The caption reads, "My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”

Evergreen cartoon

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Quote from Tony Morrison - How do you get through? Sometimes you don't survive whole, you just survive in part. But the grandeur of life is that attempt. It's not about the solution. it is about being as fearless as one can under completely impossible circumstances.

Words To Live By Number 186

Wake up babe, a new meme has been born

Whoa … this is getting real! Thanks, @mikejennions.bsky.social for putting this together. I'm blushing! 😊