Media: Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must
| Submitter: |
Brent Woo
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| Submitter Email: | bwoo@linguistlist.org |
| Linguistic Field(s): |
Sociolinguistics |
| Media Body: |
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia Julie Bishop talks about her language policy goals. 'I believe that we should have a much greater focus on a second language. . . In fact my view is it should be mandatory.' She then goes on to specifically mention Mandarin, Japanese, and Indonesian as possible languages of focus. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/asian-language- should-be- mandatory-for-australian-schoolchildren-julie-bishop-says/story- e6frfku0- 1226207239286 |
| Issue Number: | 22.4905 |
| Date Posted: | November 28, 2011 |
