Sara Hillman
@sarapatra.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University
applied linguistics, اللغويات التطبيقية، language learning and teaching, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication
applied linguistics, اللغويات التطبيقية، language learning and teaching, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication
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English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters – but they’ve been politicised for years
English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters – but they’ve been politicised for years
Esol education has become politicised as part of the wider discussion on migration.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters – but they’ve been politicised for years
Really enjoyed contributing a blog + podcast to Language on the Move in 2025 and delighted that the podcast made the top 10 downloads.
Well worth following and subscribing to; I regularly use it in my teaching! Thanks to Ingrid Piller and the team for sustaining such a wonderful platform!
Well worth following and subscribing to; I regularly use it in my teaching! Thanks to Ingrid Piller and the team for sustaining such a wonderful platform!
End-of-year greetings and good wishes from the Language-on-the-Move Team, along with our 2025 annual report 🤗
Check out most-read posts, most-downloaded podcasts, and other highlights 🤩
www.languageonthemove.com/language-on-...
Check out most-read posts, most-downloaded podcasts, and other highlights 🤩
www.languageonthemove.com/language-on-...
Language on the Move 2025
Unbelievably, another year has passed and it’s time to write another annual report. 2025 has been incredibly busy for us. Apart from everything we do in the real world, we’ve published 64 blog post…
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December 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Really enjoyed contributing a blog + podcast to Language on the Move in 2025 and delighted that the podcast made the top 10 downloads.
Well worth following and subscribing to; I regularly use it in my teaching! Thanks to Ingrid Piller and the team for sustaining such a wonderful platform!
Well worth following and subscribing to; I regularly use it in my teaching! Thanks to Ingrid Piller and the team for sustaining such a wonderful platform!
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Next year's #LinguisticLandscape Workshop (June 4-6, @unioflimerick.bsky.social) call for papers announced around the theme of "Crisis". Researchers, practitioners, educators, artists, others working on language in public space, take a look!
www.linguisticlandscape17.com #AcademicSky #cfp
www.linguisticlandscape17.com #AcademicSky #cfp
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Next year's #LinguisticLandscape Workshop (June 4-6, @unioflimerick.bsky.social) call for papers announced around the theme of "Crisis". Researchers, practitioners, educators, artists, others working on language in public space, take a look!
www.linguisticlandscape17.com #AcademicSky #cfp
www.linguisticlandscape17.com #AcademicSky #cfp
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New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape
Sara Hillman, Aishwaryaa Kannan, and Tim Tizon *** Walking into the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) building today feels different from just a year ago. As part of an ongoing proje…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
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This is an absolutely fantastic post about a fascinating education #LinguisticLandscape!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!
New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape
Sara Hillman, Aishwaryaa Kannan, and Tim Tizon *** Walking into the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) building today feels different from just a year ago. As part of an ongoing proje…
www.languageonthemove.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This is an absolutely fantastic post about a fascinating education #LinguisticLandscape!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!
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"This book redefines the role of emotions in shaping teacher identity, wellbeing and teaching practices. A must-read for educators, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in learning more about how teachers feel!" buff.ly/5hOeZMs
September 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"This book redefines the role of emotions in shaping teacher identity, wellbeing and teaching practices. A must-read for educators, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in learning more about how teachers feel!" buff.ly/5hOeZMs
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!)
(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!)
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...
www.languageonthemove.com/chinese-in-q...
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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June 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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!)
(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!)
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...
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Assistant Professor of Practice | Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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June 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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...
www.hbku.edu.qa/en/careers/a...
www.hbku.edu.qa/en/careers/a...
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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!
April 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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!
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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...
🗓️ Sat 12th April
⏰ 11:30am BST / 1:30pm Saudi / 6:30pm China
📍 Online
To register see link / QR code: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
April 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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...
🗓️ Sat 12th April
⏰ 11:30am BST / 1:30pm Saudi / 6:30pm China
📍 Online
To register see link / QR code: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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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...
www.languageonthemove.com/english-in-t...
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 …
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March 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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...
www.languageonthemove.com/english-in-t...
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March 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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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...
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...
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.
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March 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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...
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...
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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...
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.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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...
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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...
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...
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February 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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...
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...
#mandarinchinese #chinaqatarrelations #languageeducation #linguisticlandscapes
moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/31/m...
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
moderndiplomacy.eu
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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...
#mandarinchinese #chinaqatarrelations #languageeducation #linguisticlandscapes
moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/31/m...
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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…
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…
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
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December 16, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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…
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…