What is it about?
This article describes the obstacles that faced an innovative teacher education program for teachers with degree qualifications from non-English speaking countries in actually providing pathways into the Victorian education system.
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Why is it important?
Although lip-service is given to the value of bilingualism in Australia, there are real barriers (legitimate and otherwise) to employing teachers who do not fit with dominant linguistic and cultural norms. The article is worth reading, not least to explore what has and has not changed since this program (now defunct) was initiated in the 1970s.
Perspectives
I co-authored this paper at the beginning of my career at La Trobe University. It describes a program we worked very hard to sustain. Some of our graduates went on to make significant contributions to education and public life in Victoria. Others settled into satisfying careers. It is gratifying to have contributed to this process.
Helen Moore
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This page is a summary of: So who wants bilingual teachers?, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, December 1977, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/aral.1.1.01lew.
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