Naomi Fillmore

Our new research on Indigenous research capability just published in @herdjournal.bsky.social

We reviewed what constitutes and how researchers can develop cultural capability for ethical Indigenous research in Australia.

Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

@htorsh.bsky.social and I are working on a project examining exactly these raciolinguistic, monoglossic ideologies in Australian media coverage. Every day we find new examples! Read the comment section if you dare 😅 www.facebook.com/share/19Amis... 3/3

So what this question is really asking is: "Should white, English-speaking Australians learn other languages?" white monolingualism remains the unmarked "norm" & existing linguistic, cultural and racial diversity is rendered invisible. 2/3

Colourful speech bubbles on a blue background containing greetings in different languages: "KUMUSTA" (purple), "CIAO" (yellow), "HI" (pink), "BONJOUR" (green), "HEJ" (yellow), "HOLA" (purple), and "SALUT" (pink). Above the image, black text reads "In a multicultural country like ours, should speaking more than one language be the norm?" with the ABC logo.

The ABC asking "should speaking more than one language be the norm?" 🤦🏼‍♀️ 25% of Australians already speak languages other than English, 50% are born or have parent born overseas. In these homes and communities speaking more than one language IS the norm. 1/3

Celebrating First Nations Languages and Language Learning in Australia This book introduces key underlying principles for teaching First Nations languages and language learners in schools across a range of contexts. It takes a

Co-authored with Des Crump, Larena Thompson & Samantha Disbray, it's part of "Celebrating First Nations Languages and Language Learning in Australian Schools" - a brilliant collection showcasing advocacy & innovation across generations and contexts.

www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

Celebrating First Nations Languages and Language Learning in Australia This book introduces key underlying principles for teaching First Nations languages and language learners in schools across a range of contexts. It takes a

Our new chapter on teaching First Nations languages in Queensland schools is out! It explores how recent policy developments here are creating space for communities and practitioners to teach First Nations languages in schools.

www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia - Book Launch Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia (Palgrave Macmillan)

Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia on 28 March 2025 3:00pm–4:30pm. Featuring a chapter on Asian language teacher pathways by myself and UQ co-authors. Register here: languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...

Must read:

Grammar is not the “rules” you were taught in school. It’s what your brain does to make sense of the linguistic input it’s exposed to.

The “rules” you were taught are a hidden curriculum designed to maintain a social hierarchy. Before you learned them, you were already an expert at your language.

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Learning an Indigenous Language as a Non-Native #indigenity
#raciolx
http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/learn-indigenous-language/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare

Pathways to Teaching Global Languages: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Asian Language Teachers in Australian Schools Despite formal commitments to improving the capability of young Australians in global languages by both state and federal governments over recent decades, the number of students learning languages rem...

Also out today! A new chapter with UQ colleagues titled "Pathways to Teaching Global Languages: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Asian Language Teachers in Australian Schools" 📚
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

White woman with blonde hair and wearing a white top stands in front of a large screen. The screen shows a slide with a purple background and a title that reads "interrogating problematisations of language in Australian early education policy".

Pleased to present a small part of my Phd research today at #ALAA2024 in Lutruwita (Tasmania)

It's annoying that this is framed as a 'discovery'. And a recent one. This is just true, and has been true for a very long time.

Just saw a large intl dev org releasing a set of "high-quality, culturally relevant educational materials" for "young children learning to read" in the "Asia and Pacific" region.... ALL the materials are in English🫠
Who's going to tell them there are over 3,000 languages across Asia and the Pacific🙃

I made a linguistics and language podcast starter pack for you, if you're looking for your new favourite linguistics podcast: go.bsky.app/5pirXas

Pleased to have contributed to a new resource for the CoE for the Digital Child - The Digital Child Ethics Toolkit is a practical guide to ethical considerations for Digital Childhoods Research across contexts, methods, and cohorts 📚🌐👶Find it here: doi.org/10.26187/k90...

Kicking off the new year with some exciting news—I've joined the editorial board of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics! Looking forward to working alongside some incredible scholars and contributing to this important journal. Check out the latest updates at
benjamins.com/catalog/aral

What does linguistic inclusion mean today, as ever-increasing linguistic diversity clashes with the continued monolingual hegemony of English?
Exciting 1-day workshop on Dec 14 @mqlinguistics - register now for free attendance
www.languageonthemove.com/linguistic-i...

Finally made the move! Thanks to @qiyuegrace.bsky.social 😁