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Learning how to say ‘you’ in Indonesian: why it’s time to embrace its complexity
There is a seemingly simple aspect of Indonesian that eludes learners: how to say ‘you’ to an addressee.
Learning Asian languages is about much more than trade and employability and universities should convey this
Australian universities should play an important role in articulating the educational value of foreign language learning beyond the ‘employability’ discourse.
Australia needs to make languages compulsory
If Australia really wants to increase its literacy in Asian and other languages it needs to make language learning compulsory in Australian schools.
A letter to Australia: The Asia-literacy conversation we’re not having
A new draft Australian Curriculum has been released for debate. It’s time for a genuine focus on Asian engagement.
Public sentiment in China cools towards Australia
Two consecutive years of polling indicates that Chinese attitudes towards Australia have become less favourable.
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