{"podcast":{"title":"Language on the Move","slug":"language-on-the-move-6801734","podcast_index_feed_id":6801734,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NBNK2543270255","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b2163a6e-c9a2-11ee-9606-2f97fa81c380/image/LOTM-3000.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":72,"summary":"Language on the Move is a podcast devoted to multilingualism, language learning, and intercultural communication in the contexts of globalization and migration. Language on the Move aims to disseminate sociolinguistic research to a broad global audience. Language on the Move was co-founded by Ingrid Piller and Kimie Takahashi, and is currently edited by Ingrid Piller. Our team consists of a research group based at Macquarie University and is complemented by contributors from around the world. A full list of our authors is available here. The web developer and designer behind Language on the Move is Marcin Debski.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:12.697147+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734"},"episode":{"title":"Older Adults Learning English in Berlin","slug":"older-adults-learning-english-in-berlin","published_at":"2026-04-07T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734/older-adults-learning-english-in-berlin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK7914933066.mp3?updated=1775455461","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK7914933066.mp3?updated=1775455461","summary":"In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast Dr Hanna Torsh talks to Katharina Gensch (University of Hamburg) about her new paper \"English language education for older adults in a multilingual urban environment,\" which has just been published in Educational Gerontology. Gensch, K. (2025). English language education for older adults in a multilingual urban environment. Educational Gerontology, 1-14. Paper here Abstract. This paper explores how older adults in the German capital of Berlin react to the perceived increase of English as a commonly used language in their urban environment. Drawing from an interview study with participants of English classes for older adults, the article identifies different attitudes expressed in reaction to linguistic changes in their environment. These attitudes include embracing the concept of an international city and linguistic diversity, framing anglicization as an integral – yet not necessarily well-liked – part of certain neighborhoods, and rejecting it as a discriminatory, ageist practice. Furthermore, the interviewees were found to employ English learning and use as a versatile strategy to participate more fully in their environment’s communicative practices. Due to global dynamics, older adults living in multilingual cities can be expected to become an ever more relevant population group. Research on the language practices of older adults in multilingual environments often focuses on the perspective of migrants’ language acquisition and practices. The article argues that, against the background of globalization, educational gerontology will need to focus more on foreign language acquisition – including research on older migrants, but also on older adults who do live in countries where their first language is the official o…","meta_description":"In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast Dr Hanna Torsh talks to Katharina Gensch (University of Hamburg) about her new paper \"English language…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2124,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/language-on-the-move-6801734/episodes/older-adults-learning-english-in-berlin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-on-the-move-6801734/older-adults-learning-english-in-berlin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}