Sydney meets Melbourne in London. It was a pleasure conferencing with you Matt Absalom

When faced with that wonderful abundance of choice in a London bookshop … bottom right won hands down today. #londonheatwave #hotmess Waterstones Gower Street

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Australia's teacher shortage won't be solved until we treat teaching as a profession, not a trade theconversation.com/australias-tea… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Very happy to see this in print! A privilege to work on this challenging but important piece about #plurilingualassessment with my colleagues at #MGSE MQEducation Multilingualism Research Centre

Thanks so much Yvette Slaughter

Just last month I gave the first 15 minutes of my lecture in isiXhosa. A student commented: "But I thought all Africans spoke Afrikaans"!! (Wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry.)

ISB14 call for individual papers and posters is now open!!

Great to contribute some reflections on oracy to Scan. Congratulations on a wonderful Term 4 issue! Macquarie University's Learning and Teaching Blog Multilingualism Research Centre MQEducation MQ Linguistics

@"South African Sign Language (SASL) Officially Recognized as the 12th Official Language in South Africa"linkedin.com/pulse/south-af… on LinkedIn Great news!

It‘s horrifying how many lies the No campaign is telling. If you’re thinking of voting No, just read the proposed Constitutional change: nothing about a treaty, or taking your property. if you don’t know, read up a bit. Whatever you do, don’t fall for the lies. Vote YES

Many Afghan Australian families are desperately trying to reunite with loved ones trapped in Pakistan, they are terrified they will be forcibly returned, Pakistan must stop these deportations Amnesty International Australia 🕯

The number of students sitting the HSC in (all) languages fell by over 10% in 2023—from 6,144 students in 2022 to 5,514 students in 2023. Over past 30 yrs, the number of NSW Year 12 students sitting the HSC in (all) languages has halved, from a peak of 11,102 students in 1994.

Will continue to decrease as there is no appetite to discuss possible practical strategies to stem decline of students studying languages in NSW schools despite many reviews recommending increase in mandatory hours (only 100hrs K-12)Prue Car MP NSW Edu Standards MLTA NSW

Most of us know this, but somehow this argument is often forgotten. m.youtube.com/watch?v=WSUj3P…

How can we train schoolteachers in cultural and linguistic diversity if our universities are English-only zones? Embed translanguaging practices in our courses, writes sue ollerhead on #THECampus timeshighereducation.com/campus/austral…

Pleased to have shared some thoughts about multilingualism on Australian university campuses in Times Higher Education this morning. timeshighereducation.com/campus/austral…

Towards a National Language Plan and Strategy is now live and downloadable! Check out three newly published reports about the NLPS on our website: nlps.afmlta.asn.au/#nlps

Please support if you believe in the value of university language learning not only for intercultural understanding, but as an intellectual pursuit in its own right. change.org/p/fight-the-cl…

There can be no doubt, the excellent #community #language #schools (CLS) sector plays an invaluable role in maintaining heritage language and cultural links to a rich diversity of communities. But they are only one piece of the puzzle. Sadly, CLS enrolment numbers drop off