Telling the History of the 1991 Australian Language and Literacy Policy
Helen Moore
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Helen Moore
Abstract
The article discusses developments in language policy and their implications for adult and child ESL in Australia. The author refers to 'pluralist' and 'economic rationalist' views which have variously shaped the NLLIA Bandscales, the ESL Scales and competency-based approaches in Australian TESOL.
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The article discusses developments in language policy and their implications for adult and child ESL in Australia. The author refers to 'pluralist' and 'economic rationalist' views which have variously shaped the NLLIA Bandscales, the ESL Scales and competency-based approaches in Australian TESOL.
Key concepts: Project commissioning, Publishing, Literacy, Sociology, Media studies, Political science, Social science, Pedagogy