Baldwin Languages other than English in Australian Higher Education

Policies, Provision, and the National Interest
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-05795-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 17, 262 Seiten

Reihe: Language Policy

This book researches the study of languages other than English, and their place in the Australian tertiary sector. Languages are discussed in the context of the histories of Australian universities, and the series of reports and surveys about languages across the second half of the twentieth century. It demonstrates how changes in the ethnic mix of society are reflected in language offerings, and how policies on languages have changed as a result of societal influences. Also discussed is the extent to which influencing factors changed over time depending on social, cultural, political and economic contexts, and the extent to which governments prioritised the promotion and funding of languages because of their perceived contribution to the national interest.The book will give readers an understanding as to whether languages have mattered to Australia in a national and international sense and how Australia's attention to languages has been reflected in its identity and its sense of place in the world. 

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baldwin, Jennifer Joan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Dedication;6
2;Contents;7
3;Abbreviations;10
4;List of Tables;12
5;Chapter 1: Introduction;13
5.1;1.1 Australia: The British Colony;13
5.2;1.2 Research Questions;15
5.3;1.3 Themes;17
5.4;1.4 Discussion of Literature and Other Sources;20
5.5;1.5 Overview of the Book;25
5.6;1.6 Conclusion;27
6;Chapter 2: The Founding of Australian Universities;29
6.1;2.1 The Foundation of Universities in the Colonies;30
6.2;2.2 Two British Colonies: Canada and New Zealand;32
6.3;2.3 A Second University in Melbourne, Australia;33
6.4;2.4 A Third Colonial University in Adelaide;35
6.5;2.5 The Later Colonial Universities;36
6.6;2.6 The Language Offerings of the Universities;38
6.7;2.7 The Importance of the Classical Languages;38
6.8;2.8 Modern European Languages;41
6.9;2.9 The Melbourne Solution for More Languages;48
6.10;2.10 Asian Languages;50
6.11;2.11 Conclusion;54
7;Chapter 3: Post-War Expansion;56
7.1;3.1 Post-World War II Australia;58
7.2;3.2 The Mills Report: The First Reckoning;61
7.3;3.3 Murray Report and More Commonwealth Control;63
7.4;3.4 Martin Report: A New Framework for Higher Education;66
7.5;3.5 The First Survey of Language Teaching;70
7.6;3.6 Auchmuty Report: The First Asian Languages Report;71
7.7;3.7 Concurrent Language Surveys: Kramer and the Academy of the Humanities;72
7.8;3.8 The Galbally Report: Migrant Services and Programs;76
7.9;3.9 National Policy on Languages;79
7.10;3.10 The Dawkins Era: Reforms and More Reports;80
7.11;3.11 Conclusion;84
8;Chapter 4: Australia: Both Multicultural and Multilingual;86
8.1;4.1 Migration to Australia;87
8.2;4.2 Academic Interest in Migrant Languages;91
8.3;4.3 Assimilation to Integration;93
8.4;4.4 The End of the White Australia Policy and the White Zealand Policy;96
8.5;4.5 Kramer Report: A Timely Report into Languages;99
8.6;4.6 A New Government in a New Era;101
8.7;4.7 Galbally Report: A Report for Migrant Services;102
8.8;4.8 The Consequences for Community Languages;106
8.9;4.9 The Fortunes of Ukrainian and Yiddish: Case Studies;109
8.10;4.10 Conclusion;113
9;Chapter 5: Three Trade Languages: Japanese, Chinese and Indonesian;115
9.1;5.1 Australia/Japan Contact Begins with Trade;116
9.2;5.2 Japanese Language;117
9.3;5.3 Defence Needs Japanese Skills;120
9.4;5.4 From Defence Needs to Trade Needs;121
9.5;5.5 The Influence of Universities on Japanese in Schools;123
9.6;5.6 Chinese Migration to Australia;125
9.7;5.7 Trade and Diplomacy with China;127
9.8;5.8 The Imperative for Chinese Language Teaching;128
9.9;5.9 Oriental and Asian Studies Expand;130
9.10;5.10 Official Recognition of China;133
9.11;5.11 Indonesia: Trade First Then Security and Defence;135
9.12;5.12 Government Commitment to Indonesian Language Teaching;137
9.13;5.13 Auchmuty and Kramer Reports: Stocktakes for All Languages;139
9.14;5.14 The Testing of Diplomatic Relations and Language Popularity;140
9.15;5.15 Conclusion;144
10;Chapter 6: Three Strategic Languages: Russian, Korean and Arabic;146
10.1;6.1 Early Australian Relationships with Russia;148
10.2;6.2 Russian Language Begins at University of Melbourne;150
10.3;6.3 Collapse of Soviet Union;155
10.4;6.4 Australia’s Relationship with Korea;157
10.5;6.5 Arabic: A Pluricentric and Religious Language;161
10.6;6.6 Arabic as a Scholarly Language;161
10.7;6.7 Arabic as a Migrant Language;163
10.8;6.8 Arabic as a Trade Language;166
10.9;6.9 Waning Support for Arabic in the Universities;167
10.10;6.10 Conclusion;168
11;Chapter 7: Languages in the 1990s: The Context and the Changes;169
11.1;7.1 Comparison of University Languages Structures;170
11.2;7.2 A Case Study of the University of Melbourne;172
11.3;7.3 A Review of Languages;178
11.4;7.4 The New School of Languages at the University of Melbourne;181
11.5;7.5 Other Universities’ Languages Structures in 1999;183
11.6;7.6 Political Implications for Languages;186
11.7;7.7 Reports from the Academic Sector;187
11.8;7.8 Conclusion;190
12;Chapter 8: The Asian or Global Century?;191
12.1;8.1 Government Languages Policy from Mid 1990s to Early 2000s;192
12.2;8.2 Internationalisation;195
12.3;8.3 Differing Understanding of the Role of Languages;196
12.4;8.4 Australia in the Asian Century;198
12.5;8.5 The New Colombo Plan;199
12.6;8.6 The Languages Component of the Australian Curriculum;201
12.7;8.7 The Stakeholders for Languages;203
12.8;8.8 Current Issues: Collaborative Arrangements;204
12.9;8.9 New Models: University of Melbourne and UWA;206
12.10;8.10 New Countries (and Languages) of National Interest?;208
12.11;8.11 The Global Perspective: Languages Elsewhere in the English-Speaking World;209
12.12;8.12 Conclusion;213
13;Chapter 9: Conclusion;214
14;Appendices;220
14.1;Appendix 1;220
14.2;Appendix 2;222
14.3;Appendix 3;223
14.4;Appendix 4;225
14.5;Appendix 5;225
14.6;Appendix 6;226
14.7;Appendix 7;227
14.8;Appendix 8;229
15;Bibliography;231
15.1;Primary;231
15.2;Government Reports, Records and Legislation;231
15.3;Academic Reports and Surveys, Conference Proceedings;236
15.4;University Records and Official Publications;238
15.5;Newspapers;245
15.6;Theses;246
15.7;Secondary;246
15.8;Books, Articles and Websites;246