Migration Linguistics

The Migration Linguistics Initiative (MLI) at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) envisions a globalized society where migrants are regarded as bridges of progress, and a borderless world where the multilingualism they bring is seen as celebration of diversity. As such, the work the Initiative does focuses on language and how it affects and is affected by the migration process. It conducts research which theorizes on migration and language using multidisciplinary perspectives and methodologies. Likewise, it implements programs which support stakeholders of migration, most especially migrants, in harnessing opportunities for migrants in the social phenomenon of migration with language as key to this endeavor.