Professional Knowledge of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Education in Australia

Social justice in early
childhood education

Table of Contents
Topic: The Importance of Professional Knowledge of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in
Multicultural and Multilingual Early Childhood Education in Australia........................................1
Part A: INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................1
Part B: Policies on Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Australia..........................................1
Part C: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and My Philosophy........................................................2
Part D: The Professional Knowledge of Cultural and linguistic Diversity......................................3
Part E: Conclusion and Implication for Curriculum Planning.........................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

Topic: The Importance of Professional Knowledge of Cultural and Linguistic
Diversity in Multicultural and Multilingual Early Childhood Education in
Australia
Part A: INTRODUCTION
It is important and vital to have professional knowledge of cultural and linguistic diversity
as it supports right for children and student to have a variety of educational experiences that help
them make informed decisions about their role and participation in language, literacy, and life
(Dadvand, 2020). Therefore, educators and teachers need to model culturally responsive and
socially responsible practices for students. Beside this, it has been also reflected that it is needed
to have a cultural and linguistic diversity because it ensures that all student feel that their teacher
wants to learn about their culture that they will feel accepted by their teacher (Maylor, 2021).
Further, the current essay comprises of a discussion about the Policies on Multiculturalism and
Multilingualism in Australia along with Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Philosophy.
Finally, an analysis of Professional Knowledge of Cultural and linguistic Diversity has been also
made.
Part B: Policies on Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Australia
A population of more than 4 million people of Australia tend to speak in the language other
than English. Further, it has been also seen and find out that the Australian tend to speak more
than 260 languages and identified with more than 270 ancestries from different cultural thus, the
society of Australia is based on multicultural and multilingualism. Beside this, it has been find
out seen that Australia is also the most multilingual of the English-speaking countries, and was
the first to create a multilingual language policy. The most commonly spoken foreign languages
are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Mandarin and Vietnamese (Escayg, 2020).
Further, it has been analysed and find out that the Government of the Australia has
launched The People of Australia—Australia's Multicultural Policy on 17 February 2011.
Further the Australia's multicultural policy tend to embraces and implicated a shared values and
cultural traditions within the Australian society. Apart from this, the multicultural policy of the
Australia also tends to allows a sense of freedom for those who wants to choose to call Australia
home the right to practice and share in their cultural traditions and languages within the law and
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