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Macquarie University LogoIt is the aim of this workshop to highlight the intersection between linguistic diversity (as language proficiency, language practices and language ideologies) and social inclusion (employment, education, health, information etc.) in Australia. According to the recently released 2011 census, Australia is an increasingly linguistically diverse society with almost a quarter of the population speaking one out of more than 300 home languages other than English.
Linguistic diversity is highly relevant to social inclusion as the languages someone speaks (or not) influence which jobs they can get, which information they can access and who they can socialize with. However, there is currently a gap in the knowledge between the sociologies of inclusion and language.
This is a remarkable state of affairs given the fact that the question how language serves to reproduce social inequality was actually a foundational concern of the modern discipline of sociolinguistics and is associated with the work of most of the founding fathers of the field, Joshua Fishman, John Gumperz, Dell Hymes, Bill Labov, and, in Australia, Michael Clyne. As these men passed away, retired or directed their efforts elsewhere, the field, in keeping with the zeitgeist, took a post-modern turn in the 1990s and ‘identity’ in particular emerged as the central category to replace ‘inequality’ (Collins, 2009). This situation has recently started to change (e.g., Piller, 2011; Piller, 2012; Piller, forthcoming; Piller and Cho, in press; Piller & Takahashi, 2011a; b; in press). Even so, the remarkable fact remains that ‘social inclusion’ has rarely been used as the central lens through which an understanding of linguistic diversity has been attempted. The workshop will serve to disseminate existing work and broaden the conversation in contemporary Australia.
Broadly speaking, the situation described above for linguistics is mirrored in sociology. There, too, we find that ‘language’ was central to the work of at least two of the major theorists of social reproduction, Basil Bernstein and Pierre Bourdieu. However, today, even such eminent theorists of social justice as Barry (2005) largely ignore the linguistic dimension of social reproduction and policy makers in social inclusion around the world almost consistently ignore language. If they do consider language as mediating social inclusion, assumptions about language learning tend to be naïve and simplistic, prescribing linguistic assimilation and reducing it to a simple matter of individual responsibility.
In sum, it is the key aim of this workshop to build on foundational interdisciplinary work exploring the intersection between language and inequality in a new era of global social transformations and with specific attention to the Australian national context. The overall aim of the workshop is to put the intersection of linguistic diversity and social justice on the map, both as the central challenge for a sociolinguistics of mobility for the 21st century and as a central policy challenge for Australia, as it is for all other internationalizing and globalizing societies. Bridging the gap between the sociologies of language and inclusion is essential to inform language policies that serve the common good.
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Keynote Speakers
Featured Speakers
Professor Richard Baldauf Jr.Professor Richard Baldauf Jr.
University of Queensland
Dick Baldauf is an applied linguist: research expertise in language policy and planning, particularly in the Pacific. Abstract.
Dr Donna Butorac, Curtin University of TechnologyDr Donna Butorac
Curtin University of Technology
Donna Butorac is an applied linguist: research expertise in language teaching, identity and migration in Australia. Abstract.
Colic PeiskerA/Prof. Val Colic Peisker
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Val Colic-Peisker is a sociologist: research expertise in migration and mobility as they intersect with class, ethnicity, identity, language, community and transnationalism. Abstract.
Dr Kimie Takahashi, Assumption University of ThailandDr Kimie Takahashi
Assumption University of Thailand
Kimie Takahashi is an applied linguist: research interests in second language learning, identity and transnationalism. Abstract.
Presenters
AMEP Longitudinal Study Researchers
Vera Williams Tetteh

Vera Williams Tetteh

Mahesh Radhakrishnan

Mahesh Radhakrishnan

Simon Musgrave

Simon
Musgrave

Charlotte Setijadi

Charlotte
Setijadi

George Major

George
Major

Agnes Terraschke

Agnes
Terraschke

Victoria Benz

Victoria
Benz

Sally Dixon

Sally
Dixon

Grace Chang

Grace
Chang

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Alastair PennycookProfessor Alastair Pennycook
University of Technology, Sydney
Prof. Pennycook is widely known for his work on the global spread of English and its implications. His most recent book is Language and mobility: Unexpected places. Profile.
Ingrid PillerProfessor Ingrid Piller
Macquarie University
Prof. Piller is an applied linguist with research interests in linguistic diversity and social inclusion. She is the chief editor of Language on the Move. Profile.
Associate Professor Ken CruickshankAssociate Professor Ken Cruickshank
University of Sydney
Prof. Cruickshank specialises in minority education, teacher professional development, TESOL, and community languages. Profile.
Professor Nik CouplandProfessor Nik Coupland
Cardiff University, UK
Prof. Coupland is a sociolinguist with research expertise in the sociolinguistics of Wales, speech style and social identity. His edited book Handbook of Language and Globalisation received the 2011 BAAL Book Award. Profile.
Professor Richard Baldauf Jr.Professor Richard Baldauf Jr.
University of Queensland
Prof. Baldauf is an applied linguist with research expertise in language policy and planning, particularly in the Pacific. Profile.
Colic PeiskerAssociate Professor Val Colic Peisker
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
A/Prof. Colic-Peisker is a sociologist with research expertise in migration and mobility as they intersect with class, ethnicity, identity, language, community and transnationalism. Profile.
Sheila PhamSheila Pham – Moderator
ABC – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sheila Pham is a professional writer and editor, currently working at the ABC. She has a degree in linguistics and is a contributor to Language on the Move. Profile.
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Details Human Sciences Perspectives in Linguistic Diversity and Social Inclusion in Australia
Date
: October 12, 2012 | Time: 8:45am for 9:00am start | RSVP: by Oct 08, to Agnes Terraschke
Venue
: Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Campus Hub Building (C10A), 3rd floor  | Campus map
Sponsor
: Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University
8:45 Arrival
9:00 Opening and welcome

  1. Professor Janet Greeley, Executive Dean, Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University
  2. Associate Professor Lynda Yates, Head of Department, Linguistics, Macquarie University
  3. Professor Ingrid Piller, Workshop convener
9:15 Keynote lectures

Linguistic diversity and social inclusion in Australia – a linguistic and sociological perspective in dialogue

It is the aim of this session to initiate a conversation between a high profile Australian linguists and sociologists whose work is pertinent to the topic.

  1. Professor Richard Baldauf Jr., University of Queensland, Linguistic Diversity and Social Inclusion: A Language Planning Perspective
  2. Associate Professor Val Colic-Peisker, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Multicultural Middle Class and the ‘foreign accent’: negotiating the field of symbolic power in Australia
  3. Q&A
11:00 Morning tea
11:30 Featured research

It is the aim of this session to showcase recently completed or ongoing research at Macquarie University pertinent to the intersection of linguistic diversity and social inclusion in Australia.

  1. Dr Donna Butorac, Curtin University of Technology, “Like the fish not in water”: How language and race mediate the social and economic inclusion of women migrants to Australia
  2. Dr Kimie Takahashi, Assumption University of Thailand, The Japanese Story: Life with multiple languages, multiple homes and multiple aspirations
  3. Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn, George Major & Agnes Terraschke, Macquarie University, Employment, workplace participation, and settlement success among recent migrants
  4. Q&A
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Current research on linguistic diversity and social inclusion in Australia

It is the aim of this session to feature ongoing research projects pertinent to the intersection of linguistic diversity and social inclusion in Australia.

Linguistic diversity and ex/inclusion in schools

  1. Denise Angelo & Sally Dixon, Education Queensland, Dodgy data, language invisibility and the implications for social inclusion: a critical analysis of student language data in the Queensland Education system
  2. Grace Chang, Macquarie University, Writing feedback as exclusionary practice in higher education
  3. Victoria Benz, Macquarie University & Hamburg University, Making bilingual early childhood education work
  4. Q&A

Linguistic diversity and ex/inclusion in the community

  1. Simon Musgrave & Julie Bradshaw, Monash University, Language and Social Inclusion: unexplored aspects of intercultural communication
  2. Vera Williams Tetteh, Macquarie University, Hair we go again!” Negotiating space and diaspora identity
  3. Mahesh Radhakrishnan, Macquarie University, Irish language use and ideologies in the performance of traditional singing in Australia
  4. Q&A
15:40 Afternoon tea
16:10 Future directions in linguistic diversity and social inclusion in Australia

The closing session will be organized as an expert panel with the aim to explore new directions for research and practice resulting from the workshop.

  1. Professor Richard B. Baldauf Jr., University of Queensland
  2. Associate Professor Val Colic-Peisker, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  3. Professor Nik Coupland, University of Technology Sydney
  4. Professor Alastair Pennycook, University of Technology Sydney
  5. Moderator: Professor Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University
17:00 Workshop close
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Ingrid PillerChair: Ingrid Piller
Ingrid Piller is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Ingrid’s research interests are in intercultural communication, language learning, and multilingualism, and how they intersect with social inclusion and global justice.
Agnes TerraschkeAgnes Terraschke
Agnes Terrashke is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University. Agnes’ main research interests lie within the field of sociolinguistics, in particular cross-cultural and interlanguage pragmatics.
Hanna TorshHanna Torsh
Hanna Torsh is a PhD candidate at Macquarie University and an English language teacher. Her current research interests are the global domination of English, the commercialisation of English language teaching and multilingualism in the family.
Shiva Motaghi TabariShiva Motaghi Tabari
Shiva Motaghi Tabari is a PhD candidate at Macquarie University. Her research interests are in intercultural communication and the relationship between migrant English language learning and settlement outcomes.
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