Thao Vu and Huong Nguyen have become educational and research leaders, driven by their passion for teaching, mentorship, and scientific discovery.
We need to explore solutions to the challenges that culturally-diverse musicians face navigating the Australian music industry.
She’s brilliant at acknowledging local culture and using colloquial phrases to connect with her audiences. And she nailed it with “yeah-nah”.
Language has been dubbed “the covert operations of war”, such is the power it holds in shaping public opinion. Here’s what we found about the way Australian media has been framing the conflict.
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
The “invisible” nature of interpreters’ roles means many of the challenges they face aren’t widely acknowledged.
A new report highlights where more work needs to be done regarding migrant women working in Victorian local councils.
Play has the power to boost focus, innovation and wellbeing. A new “What Happens Next?” episode offers expert insights into its transformative effects.
There’s really no such thing as one global internet – it all depends on your perspective. But the internet is poised to fracture even more.
Studying and working in an English-speaking environment as a non-native speaker poses several communication challenges.
The immediate challenge for educators is to determine what an AI-literate skill set looks like, in order to continue to teach and assess the core skills that have traditionally sat at the heart of the university.
It’s often a loss that’s not spoken about, as there’s no tangible person to grieve for, and few rites and rituals to commemorate the loss, but there are ways to better-support people.
Although it lacks the teeth of legislation overseas, Victoria’s Yarra River (Birrarung) laws provide a foundation for rights of nature to build on in Australia.
Teacher retention is an ongoing issue. Actions to enhance respect will result in more positive and productive relationships between teachers and students, as well as with colleagues, and parents.
We can partially solve the teacher supply crisis by first recognising the problems and taking action, including making processes easier for international educators.
Can a hug with a dog or a cuddle from a cat cure loneliness?
The Australian Educational Research Organisation’s failure to acknowledge NAPLAN’s flaws, nor draw on significant existing research, reflects a lack of respect for English teachers.
Only a few Indigenous languages remain strong in modern Australia. On a new episode of Monash University's "What Happens Next?" podcast, linguists and human rights advocates outline what we've lost.
Wouldn't it be great to have a smart robot in our house that understands spoken natural language, just like those in sci-fi films? How far are we from this dream?
It’s one of those hard-working little linguistic scraps like “you know” or “I mean”, but there’s also a rich vein of humour in the little discourse marker “a bit”.
Social factors can determine how likely you are to suffer from dementia, including your socioeconomic status, where you live, and your background.
The beauty of language isn’t always in the words a phrase contains, but in the words it doesn’t.
Australian slang features creative reuse of verbal constructions, and even If no one’s actually using these expressions, it’s easy to imagine them coming from the mouth of a dinkum Aussie.
How do Australians like to talk about alcohol in 2022? Do they get on the turps, or just have a few sherbets? Have a bevvie or a cold one or a cleanser?
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