Language Planning in Education

This subject is not offered in 2012.

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A study of key concepts and experiences in language and literacy policy and programming in Australia and internationally. Topics include: the activity of language planning; nations and national languages in historical and current language planning; the role of English, globalisation and population mobility in contemporary language planning; the evolution of language and literacy teaching programs in different contexts; current issues in language education policy and planning in Asia, Europe and North America; the interface between first and second language education; and the role of teachers in language policy and planning at school, region and national level.

There are two pieces of assessment:

• 2,000-word written paper comparing and critically evaluating different interpretations of language policy and planning (30%) due mid semester;
• and an in-depth investigation of the impact of a current or past language education policy including recommendations for change, totalling 6,000 words (70 per cent) due at the end of semester.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.