Languages Forum Update November 2018

Recent and up-coming language-related news and activities in Canberra and Sydney. Overview below and full copy downloadable from HERE

1. Language students speak out!

• Reaction to threat to discontinue Indonesian language program at Narrabundah College
• For local media coverage, which led to a  discussion of languages education more generally: 
• Canberra Radio 15 November 
• Canberra Radio 16 November intro 
• Canberra Radio 16 November  
• Student action following discontinuation of Diploma of Languages at ANU
• Related article in Woroni, the ANU student newspaper  

2. Celebrating and promoting multilingual Canberra

• At the National Multicultural Festival (NMF)
• Languages as a resource for all – a position paper 

3. Some language happenings at the ANU in November 

• ‘Three Languages - Three Cultures: Narratives from the Middle East’ 22-23 November  
• Summer School: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language 26-30 November  
• Persian Summer short courses 29 October-6 December  

4. Upcoming events in Sydney 

What kind of public good is language maintenance? Wednesday 5 December

Multilingual Sydney: New people, new city Saturday 15 December 2018

Feedback and contributions to future Updates welcome. Please email languagesact@gmail.com