About Ingrid Piller

Ingrid Piller is Distinguished Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney. Her research expertise is in intercultural communication, language learning, multilingualism, and bilingual education.

Ingrid Piller is Distinguished Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney. Her research expertise is in intercultural communication, language learning, multilingualism, and bilingual education.

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NBN Episodes hosted by Ingrid:

The Rise of English: A Discussion with Rosemary Salomone

May 20, 2024

The Rise of English

Rosemary Salomone
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The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language, which has just been reissued in paperback by Oxford University Press, with a new prefa…

James McElvenny, "A History of Modern Linguistics: From the Beginnings to World War II" (Edinburgh UP, 2024)

April 9, 2024

A History of Modern Linguistics

James McElvenny
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Ingrid Piller speaks with James McElvenny about his new book A History of Modern Linguistics: From the Beginnings to World War II (Edinburgh UP, 2024)…

40 years of Croatian Studies at Macquarie University

April 7, 2024

40 years of Croatian Studies at Macquarie University

Jasna Novak Milić
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Ingrid Piller speaks with Jasna Novak Milić, the director of the Croatian Studies Center at Macquarie University. The Croatian Studies Center at Mac…

Interpreting Service Provision is Good Value for Money

March 18, 2024

Interpreting Service Provision is Good Value for Money

Jim Hlavac
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Ingrid Piller speaks with Jim Hlavac about interpreting to bridge language barriers. About 5% of the Australian population do not speak English or do…