Language electives have fewer enrolments compared to other subjects in Australia. New research suggests students are interested in studying languages, but can’t.
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Learning a language to speak adequately requires a minimum of around 870 hours. Some Australian states mandate around 1,000 hours through secondary school, but others require less than half that time.
Hindi is the most widely spoken language of India and of the many people of Indian origin in Australia. The teaching of Hindi has been in decline at a time when the need for it has never been greater.
How we teach languages has not evolved much from the traditional grammar-based mode of instruction, and this approach alone marginalizes students’ existing knowledge and communication abilities.
A much more flexible and open teaching and language policy would help teachers and pupils to enable a meaningful learning environment in a multilingual and diverse classroom setting.
The problem in learners’ reading performance lies in how reading is taught in most South African schools. Learners are not taught to understand the written word and make sense of it for themselves.
The benefits of bilingualism are clear and pronounced, so why don’t more Australians learn a second language?
Language experts review how one of the world’s most popular language learning apps measures up against traditional teaching.
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Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Course Leader, University of Bath
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Course Leader, University of Bath
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Associate Professor, Centre for Higher and Adult Education, Stellenbosch University
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Course Leader of Insessional English (EAP), University of Bath
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NRF SARChI Chair Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of African Languages, Rhodes University
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Lecturer in Hindi, Australian National University
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DECRA Research Fellow, School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Doctor of Education Candidate, Department of Education, University of Bath
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Lecturer in Curriculum Studies (Primary), University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Languages and TESOL, University of Tasmania
