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Danos, David; Turin, Mark – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2021
For a demise that has been predicted for over 60 years, radio is a remarkably resilient communications medium, and one that warrants deeper examination as a vehicle for the revitalization of historically marginalized and Indigenous languages. Radio has not been eroded by the rise of new media, whether that be television, video, or newer multimodal…
Descriptors: Radio, Language Maintenance, Singing, Story Telling
Hamid, M. Obaidul; Hoang, Ngoc T. H.; Kirkpatrick, Andy – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2019
Language tests are increasingly being used as gatekeeping tools in a globalised world. This article examines the processes of linguistic gatekeeping by the use of language tests in the context of migration. We draw on half a dozen cases of test-takers of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test who applied for entry into…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Neoliberalism, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Kang, Melissa; Quine, Susan – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2007
This paper describes a novel qualitative study that identified the concerns of young people about sex through a talk-back segment from 2002 to 2004 on an Australian national radio popular music programme targeting 15-24 year olds. Two hundred and thirty-one unsolicited callers (150 female and 81 male) went to air over the study period, and 212…
Descriptors: Music, Sex Education, Young Adults, Sexuality