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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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Learning Asian languages is about much more than trade and employability and universities should convey this

  • Dr Jun Ohashi & Hiroko Ohashi,

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

  • Professor Joe Lo Bianco,

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

  • Hamish Curry,

A new draft Australian Curriculum has been released for debate. It’s time for a genuine focus on Asian engagement.