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From the editor.

Nov 01, 2007; Orton, Jane ... This issue appears amidst the run-up to the Australian Federal elections, in the course of which the significance of languages has been in the public eye in various ways, albeit with mixed appreciation. On the positive side, the Leader of the Opposition's proficiency in Chinese, which he ...

Linguaculture in the language classroom: a sociocultural approach.

Nov 01, 2007; Mackerras, Stephen ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ABSTRACT This article seeks to explore how a sociocultural approach to learning can change pedagogy in the teaching of second language literacy. As a first step, the changing notions of first language literacy are acknowledged. Vygotsky's ...

Gesture: in modern language teaching and learning.

Nov 01, 2007; Orton, Jane ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ABSTRACT For decades there have been linguists who proclaimed the significant role of kinesic expression in carrying the meaning of spoken language (e.g. Efron, 1941; Birdwhistell, 1952; Kendon, 1972). Drawing on such studies, there have also ...

Languages are important: but that's not why I am studying one.(Case study)

Nov 01, 2007; Curnow, Timothy Jowan ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ABSTRACT This paper reports on the findings of a small-scale study carried out in Adelaide. We asked secondary students who had decided to continue or discontinue their language study once it was no longer compulsory what had prompted their ...

The reliability of essay marking in high-stakes Chinese second language examinations.(Case study)

Nov 01, 2007; Ren, Guanxin ... ABSTRACT Essay marking is a subjective intellectual exercise in which the score reliability can be influenced by many factors such as the test design, the marker's interpretation of the marking criteria, the procedure, and the method used in the marking process. After conducting ...

Merit recognition, not merit pay ... but for whom?

Nov 01, 2007; Hayes, Terry ... Hans A. Andrews. 2006 Awards and Recognition for Exception Teachers [in] K-12 and Community College Programs in the U.S.A, Canada, and Other Countries. Ottawa: Matila Press. Paperback. 388 pp. INTRODUCTION Hands up!--to use the rhetorical device favoured by our ...

Ca roule! Books 1 & 2.(Book review)

Nov 01, 2007; Hajdu, Judy ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Carolyn Sudlow. 2007 Ca roule 1&2. Pearson Education Australia. This is a new French course for secondary beginners and continuing students. The coursebooks are attractively presented with authentic photos of French sights and scenes, colourful ...

National projects on languages education: an update.

Nov 01, 2007 ... COMPLETED PROJECTS Improvement in the National Coordination and Quality Assurance of Ethnic Schools This project has been finalised. The aim of the project was to strengthen national coordination and quality assurance in after-hours ethnic/community language schools ...

References.(Bibliography)

Nov 01, 2007 ... STEPHEN MACKERRAS: LINGUACULTURE IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM--A SOCIOCULTURAL APPROACH (PAGE 4) Agar, M. 1994. Language shock: Understanding the culture of conversation. New York: Perennial. Anstey, M. 2000. Literate futures: Reading. Brisbane: Department of Education, ...