Languages in Australian Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Languages in Australian Education write by Anthony J. Liddicoat. This book was released on 2009-12-14. Languages in Australian Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Australia has a reputation for sustained work in language policy and has had over 20 years of experience of language policy development. During these years, language policies have sought to increase and reshape languages education in Australian schools, but have had only limited success in achieving their objectives. This means that Australia’s extensive work in language policy has not yet guaranteed a secure place for languages within education. After a period of comparative neglect of languages and multiculturalism, Australia is now entering a new phase of activity in language policy and it is timely to consider critically what has and has not been achieved to date and the reasons why. The aim of this book is to examine the current state, nature, role and purposes of languages in Australian education as a basis for considering a viable, encompassing language education policy. The book is divided into four specific focus areas for discussion, each of which is based on a core theme in Australian languages education: engaging with diversity; the current state of policy and participation in languages education and languages teacher education; current orientations to languages education, and future possibilities and directions in languages education. Underlying the discussion is the recognition that at this particular juncture in languages education policy in Australia it is necessary to re-examine constructs, research, evidence and practice as the basis for renewal. The book presents a collection of papers dealing with each of the themes and aims to give greater focus to the contemporary debates around languages in education in Australia and more generally.
National Policy on Languages
National Policy on Languages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook National Policy on Languages write by Joseph Lo Bianco. This book was released on 1987. National Policy on Languages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Identifies factors provoking shift from implicit language policies such as denigration of Aboriginal languages to the development of an explicit language policy where bilingualism replaces English monolingualism.
Languages other than English in Australian Higher Education
Languages other than English in Australian Higher Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Languages other than English in Australian Higher Education write by Jennifer Joan Baldwin. This book was released on 2019-01-29. Languages other than English in Australian Higher Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book researches the study of languages other than English, and their place in the Australian tertiary sector. Languages are discussed in the context of the histories of Australian universities, and the series of reports and surveys about languages across the second half of the twentieth century. It demonstrates how changes in the ethnic mix of society are reflected in language offerings, and how policies on languages have changed as a result of societal influences. Also discussed is the extent to which influencing factors changed over time depending on social, cultural, political and economic contexts, and the extent to which governments prioritised the promotion and funding of languages because of their perceived contribution to the national interest. The book will give readers an understanding as to whether languages have mattered to Australia in a national and international sense and how Australia’s attention to languages has been reflected in its identity and its sense of place in the world.
Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South Pacific
Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South Pacific - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South Pacific write by Richard B. Baldauf. This book was released on 1990. Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South Pacific available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Includes papers on Aboriginal language planning, Aboriginal bilingual education and language and education in the Torres Strait separately annotated.
Critical Perspectives on Language Education
Critical Perspectives on Language Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Critical Perspectives on Language Education write by Katie Dunworth. This book was released on 2014-07-24. Critical Perspectives on Language Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The studies in this volume investigate how multilingual education involves a critical engagement with questions of identity and culture, and a movement towards new ways of being and belonging. It addresses previously under-explored issues, in particular the integration of theories like ‘thirdness’, and practices of language education and maintenance with relevance to the Asia-Pacific region. The analyses reveal the delicate balance of interests of all stakeholders and offer detailed insights into the reality of multilingual education, with specific examples of Chinese, English, Japanese and Tamil. In a globalised world, effective language education has become increasingly important, and the studies presented here have the potential to inform and advance evidence-based multilingual education through adding important dimensions of theoretical exploration and refreshing empirical resources.
