Disrupting, Decentring and Diversifying Languages and Cultures in Australian Universities
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Disrupting, Decentring and Diversifying Languages and Cultures in Australian Universities

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Disrupting, Decentring and Diversifying Languages and Cultures in Australian Universities

About this book

How can languages and cultures in Australian higher education be disrupted, decentred and diversified? Contributors to this volume advance theoretical, critical (self-)reflections and position papers, pedagogical explorations of classroom practice as well as data-driven empirical investigations to challenge, resist and stretch how languages and cultures are both taught and imagined in research.

From metaphorical conceptualisations of knowledge production, discussions of virtual reality, and innovation and creativity viewed through the lens of Indigenous epistemologies, to language learning curricula designed to challenge heteronormativity and cisgenderism, and a reconceptualisation of the role of language educators as designers, each chapter emphasises the vital role of innovation as the driving force of positive disruption.

What emerges here is the resilience and adaptability demanded of languages and cultures researchers and educators as they navigate an ever-shifting educational landscape. Taken as a whole, this volume serves as a testament to these scholars' collective capacity to adapt, evolve, embrace and actively drive change, fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive future for their field.

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Table of contents

  1. List of illustrations
  2. Acronyms
  3. Editors and contributors
  4. 1. Disrupting, decentring and diversifying languages and cultures in Australian higher education
  5. 2. Slipping and sliding: Knowledge production, innovation and creativity from an Indigenous educational perspective
  6. 3. Falling between the cracks: Learning and teaching Aboriginal languages in the adult education sector in South Australia
  7. 4. Disrupting idealisations of communication in language learning pedagogy: Digital possibilities
  8. 5. In step: SOGIESC and language teaching, and learning and the linguistic diversification of gender justice
  9. 6. Diversifying language and culture through real-world connections: Virtual exchanges during the COVID-19 pandemic
  10. 7. Designing for adult language learning in a robot-assisted language learning context
  11. 8. ‘It wasn’t like getting up in front of the class to speak’: Promoting L2 motivation and reducing L2 speaking anxiety through a podcasting project
  12. 9. No tickets required! Interactive virtual tours and virtual environments in the study of Italian language and culture
  13. 10. Loosening the reins of teacher control: Empowering student writers through web‑based tools
  14. Index