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Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the Australian National University • Continental philosophy • French literature • Opinions my own
Canberra, Australia researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/co… Joined September 2013
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"Every university should renovate the disciplinary framework of its courses [...]. But no university that does so in a robust and principled way should recognise any merit in withdrawing from the engaged and purposeful study of other languages, cultures and societies."
Times Higher Education Verified account @timeshighered Nov 14, 2025
The universities of Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists
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Despite Australia's multicultural society, "we don't necessarily take language education as seriously as other countries. The messaging for children really is that English is the only real language that they need, and we need to change that messaging,"
abc.net.au/news/2025-05-2…
www.abc.net.au This type of school is common in Europe. Australia is catching on At these Australian schools, entire days or various subjects are taught in different languages.