Languages other than English in Australian Higher Education: Policies, Provision, and the National Interest

Author:   Jennifer Joan Baldwin
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
Volume:   17
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9783030057947


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   07 February 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Languages other than English in Australian Higher Education: Policies, Provision, and the National Interest


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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. 

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Author:   Jennifer Joan Baldwin
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
Volume:   17
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9783030057947


ISBN 10:   3030057941
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   07 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- The Founding of Australian Universities.- Post-war Expansion.- Australia: Both Multicultural and Multilingual.- Three Trade Languages: Japanese, Chinese and Indonesian.- Three Strategic Languages: Russian, Korean and Arabic.- Languages in the 1990s- the Context and the Changes.- The Asian or the Global Century?.- Conclusion.

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