Michael Clyne
In last week's edition
Curriculum Leadership presented the
National Statement for Languages Education in Australian Schools. This week the journal publishes extracts from a recent book that passionately endorses the need for foreign language instruction in Australia’s schools.
Australia's Language Potential examines the changing fortunes of language policy in Australia, and summarises a collaborative strategy for managing linguistic diversity. Challenging the 'myth of the overcrowded school curriculum that has no space for any language other than English', the author calls for Australia to develop its language potential to the fullest, extending students' cultural awareness and their cognitive communication skills.
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Bruce Biddle, Lawrence J Saha
A survey of principals in Australia and the USA finds that education research is well respected and used by school leaders, contrary to many claims –
Educational Leadership.
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Anthony J Liddicoat
The process of developing professional standards for language teachers has highlighted a range issues for the discipline and for the broader teaching community –
Babel.
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