OVERVIEW OF UPDATE
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
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