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From the Periphery to Center Stage: The Mainstreaming of Italian in the Australian Education System (1960s to 1990s)
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Hajek, John; Aliani, Renata; Slaughter, Yvette – History of Education Quarterly, 2022
This article examines the complex drivers of change in language education that have resulted in Australia having the highest number of students learning Italian in the world. An analysis of academic and non-academic literature, policy documents, and quantitative data helps trace the trajectory of the Italian language in the Australian education…
Descriptors: Italian, Educational History, Immigrants, Second Language Learning