PODCAST: Prof Ingrid Piller on how bilingualism can help strengthen communities

Writer
Sean Britten
Date
6 August 2018
Faculty
Faculty of Human Sciences
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Professor of Linguistics Ingrid Piller talks to us about her research into migrant English language learning, generational patterns of language transmission, and how bilingualism can be an asset for Australian communities.

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