Reports
Much of the more applied research of the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures results in the production of reports to government and industry bodies. The following lists the more substantial reports produced by RCLC members since 2003 (whether they were staff of UniSA at the time or not). This list is updated twice each year, in around February and around August.
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Liddicoat, A.J., Scarino, A., Curnow, T.J., Kohler, M., Scrimgeour, A. & Morgan, A.-M. (2008 [2007]). An investigation of the state and nature of languages in Australian schools (Report to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations). Adelaide: Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education, University of South Australia.
Reeves, C., Heugh, K., Prinsloo, C.P., Macdonald, C., Netshitangani, T., Alidou, H. & Diedericks, G.A.M. (2008). Evaluation of literacy teaching in the primary schools of the Limpopo Province. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
Curnow, T.J., Liddicoat, A.J. & Scarino, A. (2007). Situational analysis for the Development of Nationally Co-ordinated Promotion of the Benefits of Languages Learning in Schools project (Report for the Asia Education Foundation). Adelaide: Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education, University of South Australia.
Heugh, K. & Alidou, H. (2007). Towards effective literacy teaching and learning in African education: A research and development proposal. In Making a difference: Effective practices in literacy in Africa. Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. http://www.unesco.org/uil/en/UILPDF/nesico/bamako0907/Best%20_Practice%20_publication-English.pdf.
Heugh, K., Benson, C., Bogale, B. & Gebre Yohannis, M.A. (2007). Final report: Study on medium of instruction in primary schools in Ethiopia (Commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Ethiopia, in conjunction with Pooled Donor Consortium including DflD, Irish Aid, Royal Netherlands Embassy, and Finida).
Heugh, K., Diedericks, G.A.M., Prinsloo, C.H. & Herbst, D.L. (2007). Assessment of the language and mathematics skills of grade 8 learners in the Western Cape in 2006 (Commissioned by the Western Cape Education Department, South Africa). Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
Scarino, A. (2007). The development of assessment processes to determine the quality of student learning: possible options (Paper commissioned by the MCEETYA Languages Education Working Party).
Scarino, A. & Crichton, J. (2007). SACE for Future Education and Employment (SAFE) Futures program at Marden Senior College - An independent review (Report to Marden Senior College and Department of Education and Children's Services).
Scarino, A. & Curtis, D. (2007). Capabilities: A way forward (Report to the Future SACE Office, Minister for Education, South Australia).
Heugh, K. (2006). Cost implications of the provision of mother tongue and strong bilingual models of education in Africa. In H. Alidou, A. Boly, B. Brock-Utne, Y.S. Diallo, K. Heugh & H.E. Wolff (Eds.), Optimizing learning and education in Africa - The language factor: A stock-taking research on mother tongue and bilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa (pp. 138-156). Paris: Association for the Development of Education in Africa. http://www.adeanet.org/biennial-2006/doc/document/B3_1_MTBLE_en.pdf.
Heugh, K. (2006). Theory and practice - Language education models in Africa: Research, design, decision-making, and outcomes. In H. Alidou, A. Boly, B. Brock-Utne, Y.S. Diallo, K. Heugh & H.E. Wolff (Eds.), Optimizing learning and education in Africa - The language factor: A stock-taking research on mother tongue and bilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa (pp. 56-84). Paris: Association for the Development of Education in Africa. http://www.adeanet.org/biennial-2006/doc/document/B3_1_MTBLE_en.pdf.
Liddicoat, A.J., Scrimgeour, A., Kohler, M., Crichton, J. & Scarino, A. (2006). Developing a coherent approach to the NCLT's language and intercultural services (Report to National Centre for Language Training).
Scarino, A. (2006). Moving forward with the SACSA Strategy - An independent analysis (Report to the Department of Education and Children's Services).
Scarino, A., Crichton, J. & Papademetre, L. (2006). A framework for quality assurance in the development and delivery of offshore programs in languages other than English (Report for The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education). http://www.obhe.ac.uk/.
Liddicoat, A.J., Tognini, R., Fischmann, V., Harbon, L., Kohler, M., McLaughlin, M., Scarino, A. & Dellit, J. (2005). Final report of the Development of Standards for Teachers of Indonesian Project (Report to DEST).
Scarino, A. (2005). Learning languages in the New Zealand curriculum (Report to the New Zealand Ministry of Education).
Scarino, A., Crichton, J. & Papademetre, L. (2005). A framework for quality assurance in the development and delivery of offshore programs in languages other than English (Report to the Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee).
Hill, K., Iwashita, N., McNamara, T., Scarino, A. & Scrimgeour, A. (2004). A report on assessing and reporting student outcomes in Asian languages (Japanese and Indonesian) (Report to DEST). Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training.
Kohler, M., Browett, J. & Harbon, L. (2004). Asian Languages Professional Learning Program (Report to Asia Education Foundation).
Liddicoat, A.J. & Díaz, A. (2004). The impact of the NALSAS strategy in Queensland independent schools (Report to AISQ).
Liddicoat, A.J., Papademetre, L., Scarino, A. & Kohler, M. (2003). Report on intercultural language learning (Report to Department of Education, Science and Training).
Scarino, A., Papademetre, L. & Dellit, J. (2003). Report on standards in teaching languages and cultures (Report to the Curriculum Policy Directorate of the South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment).