Making more of languages: challenging the monolingual mindset - Michael Clyne Memorial Lecture

Michael George Clyne AM FAHA FASSA was an Australian linguist, academic and intellectual. He was a scholar in various fields of linguistics, including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, bilingualism and multilingualism, second-language learning, contact linguistics and intercultural communication. Professor Clyne was a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia; the Australian Academy of the Humanities; and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. This lecture is one of a series, presented each year since 2011, to honour Professor Clyne's achievements and highlight his areas of research and teaching. The lecture will showcase recent research into the issues faced by language teachers involved in classes from Kindergarten to Year 12.
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