Author : Asian Studies Association of Australia. Sub-Committee on the Teaching of Asian Languages
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Asia
ISBN :
Author : Asian Studies Association of Australia. Sub-Committee on the Teaching of Asian Languages
Publisher :
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 23,20 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Oriental languages
ISBN :
Author : Xianlin Song
Publisher : University of Adelaide Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 21,20 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 1922064319
"The impressive and stimulating essays in Bridging Transcultural Divides deal with the cultural and educational issues in the Australian context. (...) The books central message is that education for Asian students in Australia, and more broadly in the West, can no longer been seen as a one-way transfer of knowledge, but must be understood as a process of reciprocal learning in which both teachers and students are changed by the experience." - Prof. Tim Wright, University of Sheffield.
Author : Jennifer Joan Baldwin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 25,52 MB
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 303005795X
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.
Author : Australia. Advisory Committee on the Teaching of Asian Languages and Cultures
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 20,68 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Asia
ISBN :
Author : Inquiry into the Teaching of Asian Studies and Languages in Higher Education (Australia)
Publisher :
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 26,14 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Asia
ISBN :
Author : Katie Dunworth
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 3319061852
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.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 2011
Category :
ISBN :
Since 2001 the Asian Studies Association of Australia has commissioned biennial surveys on enrolments in Asian language programs in Australian institutions of higher education. In 2010 survey forms were sent to the 34 institutions of higher education offering Asian language programs in Australia. Respondents were requested to report on EFTSL (equivalent full-time student load) for Asian languages for the period 2008-9. Additionally they were invited to provide information about collaborative teaching arrangements for Asian languages, any recent changes in the teaching of Asian languages, and staff movements. Report highlights were: New programs have opened up in Chinese, and enrolments are up by about a third since 2001 but most new learners are of Asian background; Numbers in Indonesian have fallen dramatically since the early 2000s and a number of providers have terminated programs in Indonesian; Japanese has seen a modest increase in enrolments since 2001 and continues to have by far the largest number of enrolments of any Asian language; Enrolments in Arabic have more than doubled since 2001 from a small base; Korean and Vietnamese enrolments have grown quite strongly since the early 2000s but are offered in very few institutions.
Author : David Bradley
Publisher :
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 35,24 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Asian students
ISBN :
Author : Anthony J. Liddicoat
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 15,77 MB
Release : 2009-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 144381816X
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.
