Save language studies at UC Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-language-studies-at-uc.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:28 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr David Berdugo [Signature #904] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19846139?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:20:24 UTC 19846139 Abraham O'Farrell [Signature #903] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15973637?utm_medium=rss I graduated with a degree in Modern languages, majoring in Mandarin in 1995. I also taught Mandarin at UC for 2 years. I am shocked and disgusted at this decision.

]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2013 09:14:31 UTC 15973637 Alastair Pennycook [Signature #902] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15742053?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Sep 2013 04:46:00 UTC 15742053 Dr Dominique Estival [Signature #901] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15741197?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:26:09 UTC 15741197 Dr Penny Shino [Signature #900] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15614307?utm_medium=rss Extraordinarily shortsighted for such a great trading nation.

]]> Sun, 4 Aug 2013 08:02:42 UTC 15614307 James Ronald Smith [Signature #899] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15596294?utm_medium=rss Please place brains before brawn, mind before matter, education before athletics.

]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:53:59 UTC 15596294 Dr Stephen Forrest [Signature #898] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15590633?utm_medium=rss (from the UC website) "The University of Canberra specialises in professional preparation for professional people and its degrees and qualifications are respected and recognised internationally."
Not if your students are limited linguistically -- heck, how would you even know, if you can't understand other languages?

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:33:53 UTC 15590633 David Barry [Signature #897] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15590364?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:49:23 UTC 15590364 Ms Catheryn Gray [Signature #896] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15581389?utm_medium=rss Sun, 28 Jul 2013 04:05:43 UTC 15581389 Ms Anonymous [Signature #895] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15534073?utm_medium=rss Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:27:11 UTC 15534073 Ms Pari Gilmour [Signature #894] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15532842?utm_medium=rss This is a time when there should be more Asian languages being taught at all levels of education. To drop these languages, particularly Chinese, is academic negligence.

]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:48:23 UTC 15532842 Mr Anonymous [Signature #893] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15525143?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:22:52 UTC 15525143 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #892] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15525138?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:21:53 UTC 15525138 Tracey Walters [Signature #891] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15525130?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:19:28 UTC 15525130 Andrew McDonell [Signature #890] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15514406?utm_medium=rss Good luck everyone, this is a really crazy decision - short term gain for long term loss!

]]> Sun, 14 Jul 2013 02:23:12 UTC 15514406 Anonymous [Signature #889] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15501004?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:46:34 UTC 15501004 Andrew Mcneice [Signature #888] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15491701?utm_medium=rss Combining education, linguistics and Chinese language has opened up brilliant opportunities for me in international schools in china and made university study much more meaningful and enjoyable.

]]> Mon, 8 Jul 2013 09:06:37 UTC 15491701 Ms Katherine Waterford [Signature #887] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15489531?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Jul 2013 05:37:35 UTC 15489531 Prof. Konrad Eisenbichler [Signature #886] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15459145?utm_medium=rss The closure of the study of languages and literatures at any university is a closing of the mind that is simply not acceptable at any institution of higher learning. Language is the basis of communication, knowledge, and progress.

]]> Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:15:36 UTC 15459145 Ms Joan Lindsay [Signature #885] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15445497?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:36:40 UTC 15445497 Ben Robbins [Signature #884] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15440607?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:37:46 UTC 15440607 Ms Ariya Rogo [Signature #883] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15436273?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:01:33 UTC 15436273 Ms Taylor Hare [Signature #882] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15432000?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:16:43 UTC 15432000 Samantha Rodgers [Signature #881] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15431810?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:22:06 UTC 15431810 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #880] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15430232?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:34:54 UTC 15430232 Ms Anonymous [Signature #879] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15428954?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:09:51 UTC 15428954 Pyry Mantere [Signature #878] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15428363?utm_medium=rss It would be pompous for a university in an english speaking country to send the message that other languages are not needed, and that language studies is a good candidate for savings.

]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:33:43 UTC 15428363 Anthony Spink [Signature #877] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15428174?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:18:22 UTC 15428174 Ms Trieselle Amalisen [Signature #876] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15427647?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:57:10 UTC 15427647 Mrs Alexandra Tolmie [Signature #875] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15427625?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:50:40 UTC 15427625 Mr Tony Tallarida [Signature #874] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15427518?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:04:25 UTC 15427518 Dylan Kurtz [Signature #873] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15427508?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:00:02 UTC 15427508 Mr Tim Popham [Signature #872] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15427502?utm_medium=rss I'm in Japanese at UC. I think it's disgusting to move to another university, especially half way through the academic year.
This will disrupt the studies of every student in a language at UC. From time spent at other campuses, to rearranging work lives and then of course to study time and ease.
This is pathetic.

]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2013 12:57:20 UTC 15427502 Miss Amelia Bryan [Signature #871] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15424236?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Jun 2013 03:07:47 UTC 15424236 Mr Anonymous [Signature #870] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15423750?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:03:49 UTC 15423750 Miss Anonymous [Signature #869] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15423677?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:15:40 UTC 15423677 Mr Stephen Thorne [Signature #868] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15423631?utm_medium=rss My only reason for attending UC was because the Japanese program on offer is much more reasonable than the joke they have over at the ANU. Closing the language program throws my life plans out the window.

]]> Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:52:11 UTC 15423631 Prof John Hajek [Signature #867] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15415734?utm_medium=rss The University of Canberra is doing itself a serious disservice by closing down language programs. The decision will impact very negatively on the institution, its reputation and on its students. We all ask that the decision be reconsidered and reversed.

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:17:07 UTC 15415734 Elisabeth Burdon [Signature #866] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15414489?utm_medium=rss Even a modest knowledge of Chinese or Japanese will enhance young Australians understanding of these important countries -please be forward looking and foster the acquisition of that knowledge!

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:10:12 UTC 15414489 Miss Terri Woodlock [Signature #865] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15413566?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:44 UTC 15413566 Ms Grace Casey-Maughan [Signature #864] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15411591?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:56:10 UTC 15411591 Mrs Katharina Stillitano [Signature #863] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15400839?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:14:09 UTC 15400839 Anonymous [Signature #862] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15398731?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:43:31 UTC 15398731 miss Jessica O'keefe [Signature #861] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15398114?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:44:07 UTC 15398114 Graham Sullivan [Signature #860] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15396739?utm_medium=rss We, the undersigned, call on the University of Canberra to continue teaching languages at the University of Canberra.

]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:12:09 UTC 15396739 Mr Yuuki Tsukimata [Signature #859] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15394013?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:42:38 UTC 15394013 Ms Chloe Leong [Signature #858] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15391491?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:53:23 UTC 15391491 Mr Jack Morrison [Signature #857] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15391363?utm_medium=rss I've had the privilege of studying Japanese, Chinese and Spanish at UC and they are all quality courses professionaly run by caring staff. UC also gave me the chance to study Japanese in Japan on exchange for a year, and I have just been offered a position on the Japan Teaching and Exchange (JET) Programme. This, I hope, is the start of a career involved in languages and intercultural communication, and furthering Australia's cultural connections (and potentially, economic interests) in our Asian neighbours.

People cannot do this without language courses at universities. UC and other universities that are cutting language courses (after, surprisingly, the Asian White Paper was announced) are limiting Australia's future.

Aside from the students and staff, silent victims of this decision are the exchange students who come to UC from other countries. They will have no local students to interact with in their own language, who can help them at the post office, befriend them and generally enrich their exchange experience.

I hope UC reconsiders, and at least honours its promise of a 3-year reprieve for the Japanese course after trying to shut it down less than one year ago.

]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:25:33 UTC 15391363 Mr Christopher Di Bella [Signature #856] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15391168?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:34 UTC 15391168 Anonymous [Signature #855] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15390792?utm_medium=rss save the language

]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:09:36 UTC 15390792 Mrs Christiane Vivanco de Savaris [Signature #854] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15390644?utm_medium=rss Closing language departments is not a step towards forward rather a step backwards. Please consider the enormity of this decision and the impact on thousands of prospective students who will be denied the opportunity to study a language at University. It is not too late to revert this ill conceived decision.

]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:38:52 UTC 15390644 Ms Debra Martin-White [Signature #853] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15388331?utm_medium=rss WHY? Why would you short change any students that wanted to study foreign languages? All the frivilous money the government pays for on bullshit could be stopped and I'm sure that there are many officials using money illegally. Get a grip govt parties and quit stuffing around our students.
Shame on you!

]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:21:51 UTC 15388331 Tien Ha [Signature #852] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15388288?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:03:05 UTC 15388288 Susan Thomson [Signature #851] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15387667?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:18:24 UTC 15387667 Mr Huy Nguyen [Signature #850] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15387368?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:33:29 UTC 15387368 Dr Francesco Borghesi [Signature #849] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15387320?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:08:13 UTC 15387320 Ms Catherine Bull [Signature #848] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15386905?utm_medium=rss I am abhorred by the decision of UC to close all language programmes. An Australian born well-travelled speaker of four languages, I firmly believe our Capital City, of all places, should strongly support languages in today's international environment. Let's give Australians the best chance of integrating into our global society with the opportunity and encouragement to study languages, not get rid of them. I will be most discouraged if this decision goes ahead and emplore you to re-think the implications of such a backward step.

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:56:28 UTC 15386905 Mr Peter Knowles [Signature #847] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15384684?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:03:24 UTC 15384684 Miss Damara Mancini-Terraxas [Signature #846] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15384399?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:28:52 UTC 15384399 Ms Jill Morris [Signature #845] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15384378?utm_medium=rss Inexcusable to make this major change that will disrupt students who are halfway through their studies. If the University has any integrity it must surely phase in this decision and so support students in finishing their chosen studies. Where is the commitment to the student body?

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:20:14 UTC 15384378 Mrs Lynne Hangan [Signature #844] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15384259?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:24:47 UTC 15384259 Mrs Judith Knowles [Signature #843] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15383821?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:11:38 UTC 15383821 Ms Edna Toro [Signature #842] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15383530?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:32:51 UTC 15383530 Jessica Bauer [Signature #841] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15383439?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:36:44 UTC 15383439 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #840] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15383407?utm_medium=rss It is very unfair for hardworking students to have their course cancelled when they are only half way through their degree. How are they supposed to match up what they are doing in Canberra with conflicting timetables at another university in the hope of completing their degree?

]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:19:33 UTC 15383407 Mr Matvey Menetrey [Signature #839] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15383325?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:27:19 UTC 15383325 David Rootes [Signature #838] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15383310?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:20:33 UTC 15383310 Mrs Anne Rootes [Signature #837] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15383289?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:13:26 UTC 15383289 Professor John Watkins [Signature #836] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15381832?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:11:36 UTC 15381832 Miss Matilda Holgate [Signature #835] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15380301?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:40:36 UTC 15380301 Mr Alan McCulloch [Signature #834] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15380242?utm_medium=rss To cease teaching of Asian languages in the 'Asian Century' seems misguided, insular, and contrary to the public rhetoric of Australian governments and educational institutions.

]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:30:19 UTC 15380242 Mr James Everest [Signature #833] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15379372?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:15:38 UTC 15379372 Prof. Giuliana Di Biase [Signature #832] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15377097?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2013 03:53:05 UTC 15377097 Ms Cait Mahony [Signature #831] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15375219?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2013 08:06:54 UTC 15375219 ms menghuan li [Signature #830] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15374540?utm_medium=rss think globally, please.

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2013 05:42:37 UTC 15374540 Dr Jutta Besold [Signature #829] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15370848?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2013 04:56:16 UTC 15370848 Laura Giannetti [Signature #828] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15370674?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2013 03:28:07 UTC 15370674 Ms Naoko Hamasaki [Signature #827] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15370239?utm_medium=rss I learnt Chinese for two years at UC.
I enjoyed it very much with friendly teacher and class mates.
I knew not only language but also Chinese culture and way of thinking.

After I graduated from Uni, I sometimes have chances to read Chinese documents.
I can read it without Chinese dictionary if it is simple one.
It helps me a lot.
I think learning second language is very important for students to broaden their knowleadge.

]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2013 12:01:34 UTC 15370239 Mr. Sirwan Ali [Signature #826] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15369189?utm_medium=rss All languages are important

]]> Fri, 7 Jun 2013 04:07:07 UTC 15369189 Mrs Lorena Frias [Signature #825] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15369182?utm_medium=rss Another hint that our progressive society is moving backwards. What a shame for such a renowned university to take such a step!! ¿Un Signo de los tiempos? Quizás.

]]> Fri, 7 Jun 2013 04:05:50 UTC 15369182 Prof. Richard Kern [Signature #824] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15367744?utm_medium=rss Any institution of higher education that abandons the teaching of languages in today's globalized world is short-changing its students and itself. Don't compromise Canberra's standing - maintain its language programs.

]]> Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:29:47 UTC 15367744 Mrs Valery Rees [Signature #823] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15367560?utm_medium=rss Language teaching keeps ears, minds and hearts open to the wider horizon - as well as providing academic rigour and excellence.

]]> Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:48:21 UTC 15367560 Dr Stephen Rawles [Signature #822] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15366317?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Jun 2013 02:49:05 UTC 15366317 Dr Heinrich C. Kuhn [Signature #821] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15366287?utm_medium=rss Cutting humanities never makes you more competitive: quite on the contrary.
Cuting humanities means your students will be less apt to work in different and diverse cultures, to adapt to changes, etc..

]]> Fri, 7 Jun 2013 02:33:49 UTC 15366287 Dr Phillip John Usher [Signature #820] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15366243?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Jun 2013 02:15:06 UTC 15366243 Ms Alice Fahrer [Signature #819] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15366216?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Jun 2013 02:02:35 UTC 15366216 Miss belinda popovich [Signature #818] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15365977?utm_medium=rss by removing languages i will go to an online university

]]> Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:05:13 UTC 15365977 Mr D Castro [Signature #817] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15365968?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:59:21 UTC 15365968 Yukari Bignell [Signature #816] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15365077?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 05:53:29 UTC 15365077 Dr Sol Rojas [Signature #815] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15364942?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 05:17:50 UTC 15364942 Professor Patricia Lorcin [Signature #814] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15364257?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 02:41:50 UTC 15364257 Dr. Prof. Richard Etlin [Signature #813] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363878?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 01:08:13 UTC 15363878 Dr Tanya Pollard [Signature #812] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363775?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:40:58 UTC 15363775 Judith Allan [Signature #811] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363704?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:26:33 UTC 15363704 Dr. Adam Rzepka [Signature #810] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363639?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:03:42 UTC 15363639 Dr Debarati Sanyal [Signature #809] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363537?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:39:59 UTC 15363537 Dr. Jennifer Morrissey [Signature #808] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363506?utm_medium=rss A short-sighted plan! In these times we need critical thinkers. We need to foster creativity. What better way to cultivate analytical thinking and ingenuity than through the liberal arts?!

]]> Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:32:23 UTC 15363506 Dr Joel Davis [Signature #807] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363497?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:30:40 UTC 15363497 Dr. Timothy Hampton [Signature #806] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363484?utm_medium=rss Don't turn Canberra into a backwater. Languages are essential to active participation in a global culture and economy.

]]> Thu, 6 Jun 2013 11:26:55 UTC 15363484 Dr Katherine McGinnis [Signature #805] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15363477?utm_medium=rss The mere idea of a university without language departments is simply oxymoronic!

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