From Hawke to Turnbull: Asian language learning in decline

Anna Dabrowski

From Hawke to Turnbull: Asian language learning in decline

Anna Dabrowski

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

It's time to start thinking about making language learning compulsory, emphasising the merits of learning an Asian language at school.

Original language	English
Journal	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 28 Sept 2015

Keywords

Asian languages
Language education

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

Access to Document

https://theconversation.com/from-hawke-to-turnbull-asian-language-learning-in-decline-47163

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