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Experts warn Australia could face a crisis in foreign language education with a monocultural mindset of English is enough. This mentality is turning multilingual students into monolingual English speakers, while native English speakers struggle to acquire a second language in the school system.


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By Amy Chien-Yu Wang, Atistan Promsirisang

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Experts warn Australia could face a crisis in foreign language education with a monocultural mindset of English is enough. This mentality is turning multilingual students into monolingual English speakers, while native English speakers struggle to acquire a second language in the school system.


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