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More than a decade into the twenty-first century, it is clear that we continue to observe the uneven consequences of globalisation via a variety of forms of (forces and voluntary) mass migration, social and political reconfigurations of nation states and regions, and continuing technological advancements. In addition, the rise of transnational corporations and the opening of borders across nation states (until more recently, the European Union was an exemplar case) has encouraged the movement of people, from students to skilled workers, seeking often English-mediated learning experiences or employment opportunities so as to engage with the global employment market. Nowmore than ever, migration can no longer be thought of as a set of unidirectional flows (if they ever were) but rather one that is multi-sited as migrants will sojourn in other places before settling in their final destination. Yet as Canagarajah (2017, 20) observes,