From Migrant To Citizen:
testing language, testing culture

MU/AMES 24

3 - 5 December 2008
Macquarie University, Sydney

Citizenship testing was introduced in Australia in 2007 and has continued to be a matter of debate. Countries in Europe and North America have designed and administered citizenship tests for over a decade. Macquarie University is undertaking a research project which draws together academic expertise in Law, European Languages, Linguistics, History, Politics and Philosophy to analyze:

• The impact of citizenship testing internationally
• Linguistic, historical, and cultural factors in citizenship testing
• Legal issues
• Philosophical and political debates about the changing concepts of citizenship in globalised societies

The Innovative Universities European Language Centre, the IUEU Centre and Macquarie University are supporting a conference on the issues of
citizenship testing and national identity.

The conference is open to the public, but due to limited space, registration is essential; for more information on this please see the links to the conference flyer and conference agenda at the bottom of this page. The conference will be organised as a series of panel discussions. Panelists will include members from Europe and Australia.

Key Note Speaker:
Prof. Sue Wright, University of Portsmouth

Panel Title	Panel Leader (s)	Discussants
Law and Citizenship	Prof. Andrew Buck	Prof. Bryan Horrigan, Macquarie University Prof. Kim Rubenstein, ANU
History and Citizenship	Dr. Alison Holland Dr. Ian Tregenza	Prof. Kay Ferres, Griffith University Dr. Gwenda Tavan, La Trobe Unviersity Prof. James Walter, Monash University
Language Testing and Citizenship	Prof. Martina Möllering	Prof. Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University Prof. Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University Prof. Sue Wright, University of Portsmouth
Politics of the right in the EU and AU	Dr. Lloyd Cox Prof. Murray Goot Dr. Ian Watson	Prof. Carol Johnson, University of Adelaide Dr. James Jupp, ANU
Transnational Citizenship	Prof. Christina Slade	A/Prof. Ingrid Volkmer, Melbourne University Prof. Berteke Waaldijk, Utrecht University
Mediated Citizenship	A/Prof. Ingrid Volkmer	Prof. Mathias Albert, Bielefeld University A/Prof. Leonor Camauër, Örebro University Dr. John Tebbutt, La Trobe University
Philosophical Perspective on Citizenship	Prof. Catriona McKenzie	Prof. Susan Dodds, University of Wollongong Prof. Duncan Ivison, University of Sydney Dr. Jeremy Moss, Melbourne University

For further information contact the IUEU Office at Macquarie University:

Innovative Universities European Union Centre/Division of Humanities
Macquarie University
Phone: +61 2 9850 7915
Fax: +61 2 9850 6900
Email:Blanche.Menadier@humn.mq.edu.au
URL: http://www.iueu.org.au/
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday (9am-5pm)

Mailing Address:
Building W6A, Room 325
Macquarie University
North Ryde, NSW 2109 Australia

For the Conference Agenda and the Conference Flyer, please select the links below:

The Conference Agenda
The Conference Flyer

From Migrant To Citizen: testing language, testing culture

Key Note Speaker: Prof. Sue Wright, University of Portsmouth

For further information contact the IUEU Office at Macquarie University:

For the Conference Agenda and the Conference Flyer, please select the links below:

From Migrant To Citizen:
testing language, testing culture

Key Note Speaker:
Prof. Sue Wright, University of Portsmouth