Abstract
While Australia attracts overseas tourists and residents for beach-related leisure and sports, coastal drownings have been a serious issue in Australia, recording 150 drowning deaths and about 9000 rescues in 2023/2024. Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities are found to be at high risk due to their unawareness, linguistic barrier, lack of rip current knowledge, and limited access to water safety education. To provide further support for CALD communities, this study developed a new pedagogical tool, a reading practice exercise for International English Language Test System (IELTS), incorporating beach safety information; it examined to what extent this material would improve international students’ knowledge of rip currents and safety strategies.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2025 Special Focus—Global Sports Local Cultures
KEYWORDS
Aquatic Sports, Water Safety Education, IELTS
