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The Korean language is booming at Australian universities. What needs to be done to keep the momentum going?

  • Dr Nicola Fraschini,

Korean is increasingly popular at Australian universities, but more needs to be done to recruit and keep students.

INTERVIEW: Is Asian Studies and ‘Asia literacy’ in crisis in Australia and what is its future?

  • Professor Melissa Crouch ,

Government needs to signal to universities that Asia literacy is a skill-set employers want.

Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party by John Fitzgerald

  • Diarmuid Cooney-O’Donoghue,

Important for understanding the modern day CCP, especially in the context of Australia’s ongoing debate of how to best engage with China.

Invigorating Indonesian studies in Australia through collaborative, online education practices

  • Dr Howard Manns, A/Prof Michael Ewing, A/Prof Sharyn Davies & Dr Jess Kruk,

Indonesian student numbers in Australia have been in freefall for decades. What can be done about it?

Why the history and context of words are important – the example of ‘xiansheng’

  • Yang Wang,

Unless language students are taught the history and context of words, cultural misunderstanding occurs.

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