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Beyond ‘Asian’ language skills: Indonesian learning for a more just and equitable society

  • Dr Michelle Kohler,

In the century ahead, we will need ‘practical’ solutions, but underlying this is our capacity to work with one another, to share and create knowledge and adapt to new ways of being.

Towards a global approach to teaching Arabic in Australian universities

  • Tarek Makhlouf & Dr Abdul Samad Abdullah,

Arabic language teaching in Australia should focus more on the culture and global impact of Arabic than its utilitarian value.

What motivates Japanese language learners in Australia and beyond?

  • Hiroko Ohashi & Dr Jun Ohashi,

The common promotional discourses of ‘employability’ and ‘international trade’ related to Japanese language learning do not reflect learners’ motivations.

How well does Australia know China?

  • Professorial Fellow, Anne McLaren,

Enrollments in Chinese Honours programs have fallen off a cliff in the past ten years or so.

Are ‘advanced’ Japanese language programs sustainable? A look at Australia, New Zealand and Singapore

  • Associate Professor Carol Hayes, Associate Professor Ikuko Nakane, Nagisa Fukui, Masanori Nagami, Dr Masayoshi Ogino and Dr Emi Otsuji,

Beyond Demon Slayer and Pokemon what motivates students and how can that knowledge help universities to build the best language programs?

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