New Directions and Challenges in Languages and Cultures in Australia

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.

• Foreword Alison Lewis Introduction: Looking back and moving forward together Giuseppe D’Orazzi, John Hajek, Kerry Mullan and Jun Ohashi 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 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 & 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 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, 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