Monash University is holding a seminar (MISS 2) about increasing the study of Asian languages in Australia. How can you get involved?

There is real concern about the declining interest in Australia to learn Asian languages especially Indonesian. What does it mean for Australia’s future domestically and internationally? What can be done to reverse the trend?

Liam Prince and Prof Melissa Crouch will talk about what the past can teach us about developing strategies to increase the study of Asian languages. Source: Source: Andy Images/Creative Commons

Prof Sharyn Davies isDirector of the Herb Feith Indonesia Engagement Centre and Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, at Monash University.  She gives details to Sri Dean about MISS 2 then explains possible reasons for the declining interest in Indonesian Study.

Register at:  https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/miss-2-herb-feith-indonesian-engagement-centre-tickets-299101058317

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Indonesian Sate Festival 2018. Can interaction between educational bodies and the Indonesian diaspora increase the study of Indonesian in Australia? Source: Courtesy: SCW - 2018