Applied Linguistics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts (1977–2026)

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ID21458499
AuthorsRhonda Oliver (0000-0001-6233-8750, Curtin University), Carly Steele (0000-0003-4587-1654, Curtin University)
Year2025
Publication date2025-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Review of Applied Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0155-0640 • E-ISSN: 1833-7139
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/aral.25027.oli
OpenAlexW4414652254
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited49

The journal, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics ( ARAL ) was first published in 1977, and in the second issue of that year, its first paper on Applied Linguistics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts was published. Since then, forty-three articles have been published. In this study, we survey the field of Applied Linguistics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts as represented in ARAL . We identify the main subfields — namely, language and education; bilingual education; language description; language shift, maintenance and revitalisation; language policy, planning and assessment — and within each explore the themes that have emerged. We highlight the strengths of the field, including the highly collaborative and applied nature of research, but also reflect on the narrow and uneven representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts in ARAL and observe that despite ongoing calls for greater recognition for First Nations peoples’ languages and language rights, there is still much work to be done

Applied linguistics · Language planning · Pacific islanders · Project commissioning · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy

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