General
Axing Asian language courses from schools and universities may leave Australia underprepared for the future
When Mailie Ross enrolled in the Hindi language program at La Trobe University, she was hoping to connect with her partner’s Indian heritage and help pass that culture on to her 15-month-old daughter.
Key points:
- Enrolments have been down in some Asian language courses in the past few years
- Cutting them from universities goes against Australia best interests, academics say
- Students, academics, experts and officials have all voiced their support for Asian language courses
But following the university’s proposal to scrap their Hindi, Indonesian and Greek language programs in the face of a tightening budget for humanities courses, Ms Ross may be running out of options to pursue her dream.
“I would be really disappointed if they didn’t maintain…
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