NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Exploring Language Choice and Identity Construction in "In-Between" Sites: Ethnic Media and Community Languages Schools in Australia
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rubino, Antonia; Cruickshank, Ken – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2016
Australian research on immigrant languages has paid little attention to interactional approaches to language alternation as identity construction, and sites other than the family and the mainstream school. We argue for the need of studies that take into account a wider range of sites, in particular "community" sites, and adopt…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Self Concept, Foreign Countries, Language Research
Multilingualism in Australia: Reflections on Current and Future Research Trends
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rubino, Antonia – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2010
This paper gives a critical overview of Australian research in the area of immigrant languages, arguing that this field of study is a significant component of the wider applied linguistics scene in Australia and has also contributed to enhancing the broad appreciation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the country. It shows that research…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Applied Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Dall'italo-austrliano all'italiano: apprendmento linguistico fra gli scolari della seconda generazione (From Italian-Australian to Italian: Language Acquisition among the Students of the Second Generation).
Rubino, Antonia – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1989
Discusses the results of research to determine the success of the efforts currently being made in schools to teach pure Italian to the second generation of Italians in Australia in order to replace Italian Australian, a mixture of Italian dialects, Italian, and English. 33 references. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Elementary School Students, English, Foreign Countries