Yvette Slaughter

From the periphery to centre stage: The mainstreaming of Italian in the Australian education system (1960s to 1990s)

John Hajek, Renata Aliani, Yvette Slaughter

Journal article  |  2022  |  History of Education Quarterly

This article examines the complex drivers of change in language education that have resulted in Australia having the highest numbe..

Plurilingualism and language and literacy education

Russell Cross, Jacqueline D'warte, Yvette Slaughter

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

In this paper, we discuss the place of plurilingualism in Language and Literacy Education. The article problematises English-only,..

Language Ideology and the Learning of Languages in the Early Childhood Context

Y Slaughter, E Nicolas

Book Chapter  |  2022

In 2019, the Victorian government introduced the Early Childhood Language Program (ECLP), whereby children in selected Early Child..

Leveraging Languages for Learning: Incorporating Plurilingual Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education and Care

Caroline Cohrssen, Yvette Slaughter, Edith Nicolas

Journal article  |  2021  |  TESOL in Context

Abstract: Children are members of families and communities, and the languages learnt within these contexts contribute to a child’s..

Editorial: Languages in Early Childhood Education

Yvette Slaughter, Anne Keary, Pennington Gillian, Gary Bonar

Journal article  |  2021  |  TESOL in Context

In the context of ever-changing global movement of peoples in and between countries, linguistic diversity, and diversity in modes ..

The Role of Membership Viewpoints in Shaping Language Teacher Associations: A Q Methodology Analysis

Yvette Slaughter, Gary Bonar, Anne Keary

Journal article  |  2021  |  TESOL Quarterly

The complexity inherent in the TESOL field can present challenges for Language Teacher Associations (LTAs) in undertaking internal..

Introduction: Reframing language in teaching and learning: Leveraging students' meaning-making repertoires

Jacqueline D'warte, Yvette Slaughter

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH

Challenging the monolingual mindset: Understanding plurilingual pedagogies in English as an Additional Language (EAL) classrooms

Yvette Slaughter, Russell Cross

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH

Current theories of bilingualism argue that the language practices of bilinguals are drawn from a single linguistic repertoire, an..

Challenging discourses of deficit: Understanding the vibrancy and complexity of multilingualism through language trajectory grids

Julie Choi, Yvette Slaughter

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH

The ‘multilingual turn’ has opened up a variety of creative, participatory methods for researchers and educators to explore langua..

Language programming in rural and regional Victoria: Making space for local viewpoints in policy development

Yvette Slaughter, Joseph Lo Bianco, Renata Aliani, Russell Cross, John Hajek

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

Despite decades of often ambitious policies in Australia, languages education is still characterized by intermittent commitment to..