Sara Hillman

Thanks for engaging and glad you found it interesting!

19.06.2025 07:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was great to be part of one of my favorite podcasts, Language on the Move! Have a listen!

(Please ignore my slip of the tongue when talking about education in the early 2000s—I meant to say Qatar was really promoting English then, not Arabic!)

19.06.2025 04:12 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Assistant Professor of Practice | Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Hey friends and colleagues, we’re hiring in English! Looking for candidates specializing in rhetoric and composition and technical and professional writing.

www.hbku.edu.qa/en/careers/a...

www.hbku.edu.qa/en/careers/a...

03.06.2025 18:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Honoured be a keynote speaker, alongside Sara Hillman, at GUST Global Studies Center conference in Kuwait (April 15-16). Excellent panels, warm hospitality, delicious food, and fantastic company! Heartfelt thank you to Marta tryzna, Jennifer Loftkrantz, and team!

18.04.2025 12:21 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Come join us for this interesting event on Chinese language policy in the Arabian Gulf countries — an emerging and significant topic in linguistic research.
🗓️ Sat 12th April
⏰ 11:30am BST / 1:30pm Saudi / 6:30pm China
📍 Online
To register see link / QR code: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

05.04.2025 16:32 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

English in the Crossfire of US Immigration Editor’s note: The Trump administration has recently declared English the official language of the USA while simultaneously cutting the provision of English language education services. This …

On Language-on-the-Move, we have started a new mini-series to make sense of current US language politics. First up, legal scholar Rosemary Salomone explains the background to making English the official language - a solution in search of a problem
www.languageonthemove.com/english-in-t...

19.03.2025 08:38 — 👍 11    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 2

Looking forward to seeing you at #FLC2025 ❤️

www.flcgroup.net/flc-2025/

07.03.2025 04:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S. In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language.

Linguicism and racism at its finest 🤮.

We have always been a multilingual country. We will remain a multilingual country. Because we, the people, are multilingual.

Also, which English? There are so many varieties in America (and the world).

www.npr.org/2025/03/01/n...

02.03.2025 12:59 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Trump to order English as US official language - BBC News The United States has never had an official language since it was founded nearly 250 years ago.

As a sociolinguist who is literally in the middle of doing a PhD about how governments and institutions manage linguistic diversity, I cannot stress enough what a damaging move this will be. www.bbc.com/news/article...

28.02.2025 22:02 — 👍 21    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1

Global Linguistics, Local Identities: Exploring Cultural Hybridity Discover a world of opportunities at Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST). Explore undergraduate and graduate programs, upcoming events, an...

I’m honoured to be a plenary speaker, alongside @sarapatra.bsky.social at the Global Studies Center Conference in Kuwait on April 15-16, 2025. Check out the CfP and hope to see you there! www.gust.edu.kw/gsc/events/g...

15.02.2025 07:55 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Mandarin Chinese is Finding its Place in Qatar Mandarin Chinese might not be the first language that comes to mind when you think of Qatar. Yet, in recent years, it has quietly made

Happy Lunar New Year! One of my goals this year is to write more public-facing pieces, so I’m pleased to share my latest article: “Mandarin Chinese is Finding Its Place in Qatar.”

#mandarinchinese #chinaqatarrelations #languageeducation #linguisticlandscapes

moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/31/m...

01.02.2025 12:57 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Confs: Global linguistics, local identities: Exploring Cultural Hybridity Keynote Speakers Dr. Sarah Hopkyns, Lecturer in TESOL and International Education, University of St. Andrews, UK Dr. Sara Hillman, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and English, Hamad Bin Khalifah University, Qatar Instructions Individual…

Confs: Global linguistics, local identities: Exploring Cultural Hybridity: Keynote Speakers
Dr. Sarah Hopkyns, Lecturer in TESOL and International Education, University of St. Andrews, UK
Dr. Sara Hillman, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and English, Hamad Bin Khalifah University, Qatar…

16.12.2024 22:11 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0