Multilingual Youth’s Language Experiences survey – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The University of Melbourne is doing a language discrimination survey. If you are a young migrant, refugee or asylum seeker and have ever felt censured or judged for speaking – your English or your native language – and felt uncomfortable, then this survey is important: you can help reduce this discrimination.

This study is about language discrimination experienced by young migrants who have a language other than English background (multilingual youth). There are different levels of language discrimination, from making someone feel embarrassed, to abusing someone, because of the language they use… These may be generally called uncomfortable language situations.

If you:

☞ are 18-30 years old

☞ speak a language other than English as your mother tongue, and

☞ have been living in Australia

This research study may be for you!

This study is about language discrimination experienced by young migrants. There are different levels of language discrimination, from making someone feel embarrassed, to abusing someone, because of the language they use… These may be generally called uncomfortable language situations.

You are invited to participate in this project and be heard!

Why participate:

You will:
Be able to share your experience about language issues occurring in multilingual contexts such as Australia. Have an opportunity to enter a prize draw where you can win one of four $50 gift cards if you complete an online survey (see link or QR code).Receive a $40 gift card if you successfully complete an interview of approximately 60 minutes. To be eligible to participate in an interview, you should have experience of living in regional suburbs or places OUTSIDE major cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth….

Scan/follow here to join the survey: https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_erCpzQjF9ycn8LY

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The survey will take you only around 10-12 minutes to complete. If you complete the survey, you will have an opportunity to enter a prize draw where you can win one of four AUD50 gift cards.

This project has human research ethics approval from The University of Melbourne [Application number 2023-26478-40393-3].

Together, let’s bring attention to the important issue of language discrimination. Join us in the MYLE (Multilingual Youth’s Language Experiences) research project today!

Multilingual Youth's Language Experiences survey

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.