"A Fair Go for All?" Australia's Language-in-Migration Policy

Autor/inn/en	Hoang, Ngoc T. H.; Hamid, M. Obaidul
Titel	"A Fair Go for All?" Australia's Language-in-Migration Policy
Quelle	In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 38 (2017) 6, S.836-850 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0159-6306
DOI	10.1080/01596306.2016.1199527
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Planning; Language Tests; Testing; Immigrants; Eligibility; Case Studies; Discourse Analysis; Social Integration; Employment Potential; Economic Factors; National Security; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Skilled Workers; Power Structure; High Stakes Tests; Scores; Standardized Tests; Semi Structured Interviews; Psychological Patterns; Well Being; Australia; International English Language Testing System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sprachwechsel; Language test; Sprachtest; Testdurchführung; Testen; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Eignung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Diskursanalyse; Soziale Integration; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ökonomischer Faktor; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Facharbeiter; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Australien; Language tests; Englisch
Abstract	As the power of tests lies in their uses, language tests that are used to assess immigration eligibility exercise enormous power. Critical Language Testing calls for exposing the power of tests by examining the intentions of introducing tests and their effects on individuals and society, especially from the perspective of test-takers. This case study investigates the rationale for and impact of a particular language-in-migration policy in Australia, drawing on the experiences and perceptions of two skilled migration applicants. One of them was successful and the other unsuccessful, essentially on the ground of their language test results. Insights from the study challenge prevalent discourses about language tests and social integration, employability, economic efficiency, and national security. The article makes some policy recommendations for making the use of language tests more beneficial for immigrants and immigrant-receiving societies in a globalised world that has witnessed unprecedented flows of immigrants. (As Provided).
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