The Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities aims to lead the development of a stronger languages culture in higher education in Australia.
ICYMI:
Academic Freedom Symposium
Explore what it means to define, contest and safeguard academic freedom in the 21st century.
November 25th, all day
For details, and to register, visit https://t.co/q0dHhCNZQm
Congratulations to all the 2025 Patji Dawes Award. The AFMLTA and LCNAU are thrilled to announce the new recipients of such a prestigious recognition of language educators' dedication and engagement https://t.co/D0ZhpqcCsA
We hope 2025 is going well for you so far! This year’s symposium will be hosted by Waikato University, Sat 22 Nov 2025. We hope this helps with your planning, and we will update you further as planning progresses. Future joint ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ conferences are seen attached.
Cardiff University's Executive Board has announced that it intends to cease all provision of Modern Languages degrees. Sign the petition below in solidarity with staff and students of the School of Modern Languages at Cardiff University @c_margrave:
https://t.co/rlQ3HkeUF9
We look back to #LCNAU2024 hosted at @Sydney_Uni last Nov, as five passionate First Nations educators from @Batchelor_Inst who presented their reflections on language teaching share about their experience in knowledge-sharing and growth at the colloquium: https://t.co/MaFPf482Ue
#TBT to the @LCNAU Eighth Biennial Colloquium late last year as scholars, practitioners, students and special guests from Australia and beyond gathered at @Sydney_Uni to explore 'Trans/Formation: research and education in languages and cultures': https://t.co/k29Iq1hCzh
Excited to announce the very first IAPLL Doctoral School, to be hosted in Graz in Dec 2025. It is for PhD candidates in the field of PLLT to present their ongoing research, connect with peers, and gain valuable feedback from our invited experts. More info: https://t.co/eUO3HUdGTq
Happy to announce the next Meet the Experts event, hosted by the Research Methods SIG. We're honoured to have Abdullah Alamer deliver the talk “Why structural equation modeling (SEM) is very appealing for researchers?" on Jan 6th at 2:00 PM (UK time). Link in the first comment.
READ NOW | Our latest issue of #InManyVoices explores the creative heritage of WWII PoWs, secrets of historical letters, expertise in promoting multicultural health, global student experiences, 10 years of school leadership excellence & more ✨: https://t.co/KmvIn52hmh
"Valuing languages is fundamentally a matter of human dignity and respect – languages define us, and to ignore or marginalise them is to undervalue identity, culture and the rich diversity of the communities and nations of the UK."
So much interest in the chapter I co-authored with K. Enomoto on 'The impact of AI-enhanced activities on language learners' motivation' at #LCNAU2024@LCNAU@USydSLC https://t.co/CYy33SvMBy
Towards a National Language Plan and Strategy is now live and downloadable!
Check out three newly published reports about the NLPS on our website: https://t.co/VnpOJ3v61f
'Generative artificial intelligence in higher education' has just been launched by Kayoko Enomoto with Richard Warner, Darren Swanson and @d_orazzi at #LCNAU2024@LCNAU@USydSLC
'Generative artificial intelligence in higher education' has just been launched by Kayoko Enomoto with Richard Warner, Darren Swanson and @d_orazzi at #LCNAU2024@LCNAU@USydSLC
Sherryl Saunders showcases a number of recommendations and goals extrapolated from the @AFMLTA 'Towards a National Plan and Strategy' report at #LCNAU2024@LCNAU@USydSLC