Subyacente en el acalorado debate sobre la inmigración en Estados Unidos acecha una preocupación a menudo tácita: la lengua. Específicamente, si la inmigración de los países de habla hispana podría o no amenazar el dominio del idioma inglés. Más...

The Australian government is considering yet another English language test for migrants. The rationale for the proposal is the prospect “Australia will be home to one million people who do not speak English well or at all by 2021”, as Human Services Minister Alan Tudge claimed. More...

Universities have increasingly diverse student bodies, bringing together varying forms of social and cultural knowledge. But universities generally don’t recognise diverse forms of knowledge. This is particularly so with language and cultural practices, and the way these may affect learning. More...

Some 300 languages are spoken in Australia. In the Greater Sydney area alone, nearly 40% of households speak a language other than English and many children of these households attend weekend community language learning. More...