Effective Communication saves lives: webinar hosted by the ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care
On 26 August Professor Diana Slade was joined by five other ANU experts to discuss the importance of communication in health care. Facilitated by Professor Paul Pickering (Director of the Research…
The National Indigenous Languages Report
The National Indigenous Languages Report 2020 The Third National Indigenous Languages Report has been released, the first since 2014. It gives an up-to-date account of the state of Indigenous…
Abralin ao Vivo 2020, Language variation and change - Australia
Sydney Speaks is featured in Abralin ao Vivo – Linguists Online, in a panel on Language Variation and Change in Australia (8 July 2020), hosted by Celeste Rodriguez Louro, with presentations by…
Familyspeak appeal
The expressions and words unique to families, including new lingo developing during the COVID-19 pandemic, are the subject of an Australia-wide search by researchers at The Australian National…
SLLL and PAW Media Present : Kaja-Warnu-Jangka
Kaja-warnu-jangka ‘From the bush’ is a new, unique biographical tribute to two senior Warlpiri men, Jerry Patrick Jangala OAM and Henry Cook Jakamarra, who tell their own narratives of…
Australia Speaks 2020
Australia Speaks 2020 App Try out this interactive activity to test out your perceptions of Australian English speakers! (works best on computer screens) Created by Catherine Travis, Cale…
Assoc Professor Ute Knoch and Dr Susy Macqueen win Best Book Award
ILTA/SAGE Best Book Award 2020 On behalf of the International Language Testing Association, we are pleased to announce the result of the ILTA/SAGE Best Book Award 2020. The Award Committee was…