Teaching language politics in Australian contexts: a reflective case study

Globalization has brought both risks and opportunities to the sustainability of diverse language communities and has fostered new and increasingly dynamic linguistic identities. Global languages have emerged as a means of international communication. Alongside this comes the subsequent threat to many indigenous and minority languages, and the uneven distribution of power across different language groups. This article attempts to reflect on how learning about this politicization of language can be embedded into curriculum in the Australian university context.