LINGUIST List 22.4905 Wed Dec 07 2011 Media: Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must Editor for this issue: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Brent Woo , Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must Message 1: Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must Date: 28-Nov-2011 From: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> Subject: Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must E-mail this message to a friend 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 Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 07-Dec-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.