Lessons from fifty years of applied linguistics in Australia

Abstract In this paper I review the context and history of ALAA’s involvement in the development of the 1987 National Policy on Languages. I look at other contributions to the volume and use my review of both those articles and the history/politics leading into the 1987 policy to make some suggestions about how ALAA might address some of the language policy issues confronting us fifty years later.

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Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
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2026-11-03
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.26085.nic
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Multilingual Education and Policy
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Lessons from fifty years of applied linguistics in Australia

Howard Nicholas
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
Multilingual Education and Policy
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Lessons from fifty years of applied linguistics in Australia

Howard Nicholas
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Abstract In this paper I review the context and history of ALAA’s involvement in the development of the 1987 National Policy on Languages. I look at other contributions to the volume and use my review of both those articles and the history/politics leading into the 1987 policy to make some suggestions about how ALAA might address some of the language policy issues confronting us fifty years later.

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
La Trobe University (AU)
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Multilingual Education and Policy
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