Languages In Australian Education

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Languages in Australian Education

Languages in Australian Education
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9781443818162
ISBN-13 : 144381816X
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Book Synopsis Languages in Australian Education by : Anthony J. Liddicoat

Download or read book Languages in Australian Education written by Anthony J. Liddicoat and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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