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New Directions and Challenges in Languages and Cultures in Australia: Looking Back, Moving Forward book cover

1st Edition

New Directions and Challenges in Languages and Cultures in Australia Looking Back, Moving Forward

Edited By Giuseppe D’Orazzi, John Hajek, Kerry Mullan, Jun Ohashi Copyright 2026
248 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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In this edited volume, D’Orazzi, Hajek, Mullan, and Ohashi unveil the rich tapestry of language education across Australia’s diverse landscape. The contributors present various case studies and experimental practices that are transforming language learning in established European and Asian language programmes, as well as showcasing vital efforts to preserve and revitalise Aboriginal and Torres... Read more

Foreword

Alison Lewis

 

Introduction: Looking back and moving forward together        

Giuseppe D’Orazzi, John Hajek, Kerry Mullan, and Jun Ohashi

 

PART I
Intercultural L2 learning and teaching

 

1. Gesturing towards language learning and teaching otherwise

Macarena Ortiz-Jiménez and Adriana Díaz

 

2. Reciprocity in intercultural learning in a First Nations context: Two teachers talk about Yuwaalaraay language, culture and country

Mindy Gibbs, Lucy Howard-Shibuya, Robyn Moloney, and Susan Poetsch

 

3. Cultivating critical thinking of Chinese international students through media analysis: A translanguaging approach

Wei Wang

 

PART II
L2 learning and teaching pathways

 

4. Teaching Indigenous languages at Australian universities

John Giacon and Jane Simpson

 

5. All together now! The importance of regular language classes for adults in the Aboriginal language revival context

Mary-Anne Gale and Rob Amery

 

6. Re-centring and re-imagining Indonesian teaching in Australia

Howard Manns, Michael Ewing, Sharyn Davies, and Jess Kruk

 

7. Let’s wax lyrical! The value of languages for increasing creativity and well-being

Alexandra Ludewig

 

PART III
Innovative curriculum designs

 

8. Understanding students’ attitudes towards the study of languages to shape future directions: A case study at Flinders University

Eric Bouvet, Lisa Harper Campbell, Javier Diaz, Christèle Maizonniaux, Tom Power, and Mirella Wyra

 

9. Team-taught culture units in European languages: Fostering cultural literacy and reflective practice

Brigid Maher and Gregoria Manzin

 

10. Honours programs in languages: Risks and rewards of addressing the decline

Heather Merle Benbow, Jonathan Benney, Anne E. McLaren, and Ikuko Nakane

Biography

Giuseppe D’Orazzi is Senior Lecturer in ESL and Applied Linguistics in the School of Languages and Linguistics and Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Australia.

John Hajek is President of the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU), as well as Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Kerry Mullan is Convenor of Languages and Professor of French Studies at RMIT University, Australia.

Jun Ohashi is Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

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