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Prof Joseph Lo Bianco
Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date of visitorship: 4-13 June 2006

Prof Joseph Lo Bianco holds the Chair of Language and Literacy Education at The University of Melbourne and was formerly Director of the National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia. He is also Honorary Professor in Language Education at the University of Hong Kong. He has worked on language policy, literacy planning, bilingualism and multicultural education in many countries including Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Western Samoa and Scotland.

His recent books include: Australian Literacies: Informing National Policy on Literacy Education, with P. Freebody, 2001; Australian Policy Activism in Language and Literacy, with R. Wickert, 2001; Voices from Phnom Penh, Development and Language, 2002; Teaching Invisible Culture: Classroom Practice and Theory, with C. Crozet 2003; and Language Policy in Australia, Council of Europe, 2004. He has more than 120 refereed publications.

For his research and policy work in language and literacy Professor Lo Bianco has been elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Fellow of the Australian Council of Educators, and has been awarded the Order of Australia, the Centenary Medal and the title of Commendatore nell’ordine di merito della repubblica Italiana.

He is convenor of the 2006 Symposium of the Australian Academy of the Humanities entitled: Gift of the Gab?, addressing Translation and Interpreting, Indigenous Language Survival, World English and languages other than English to take place between November 16-17 at the University of Melbourne.


Activities at HKU

Invitational Symposium- Language Issues in English-medium Universities across Asia - Plenary lecture 'Agendas, Issues and Directions: Language Policies in Asian EMI Universities'
Date: 9 June 2006 (Friday)
Venue: Room LG06, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
Homepage of the Symposium: http://www.fe.hku.hk/clear/conference.html
   
Constituent Theme- Languages, Media and Communication: Language in Education and Assessment Seminar Series
Date: 12 June 2006 (Monday)
Time: 5-6:30pm
Venue: Room LG02, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
'Learner Identities and Languages Other Than English: Foreign Languages for Immigrant ESL Learners in Australian Schools'
(Chaired by Mr Nigel Bruce, English Centre, HKU)
 
Consultation meetings with academic staff and postgraduate students

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