Australia: The Dictation Test Redux?

Autor/in	McNamara, Tim
Titel	Australia: The Dictation Test Redux?
Quelle	In: Language Assessment Quarterly, 6 (2009) 1, S.106-111 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1543-4303
Schlagwörter	Verbal Communication; War; Language Tests; Language Role; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Immigrants; Public Policy; Racial Bias; Political Influences; Political Attitudes; Social Attitudes; Citizenship; History; Evaluators; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krieg; Language test; Sprachtest; Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Öffentliche Ordnung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Staatsbürgerschaft; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Australien
Abstract	In its late colonial history and early years as an independent nation, Australia practised a policy of ruthless exclusion of immigrants on the basis of race by means of a language test: the notorious Dictation Test. In the 50 years following World War II, Australia adopted policies encouraging immigration with bipartisan political support. However, following the election of John Howard as Prime Minister in 1996, immigration was again politicised in the context of the emergence of an anti-immigrant right wing populist movement, which threatened Howard's political base. This, plus the security anxieties following 9/11 and heightened intergroup tensions within Australia itself, led to a renewal of discourses of national belonging and exclusion. One result was the introduction of a new linguistically demanding citizenship test in 2007, again with bipartisan support. The role of language testers in the light of such policy developments is considered. (Contains 7 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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