Language Archive

• 2July 4, 2009

  Learning the Indigenous Languages of NE Arnhem Land, The Northern Territory

  We sometimes get the question from people interested in working with people from North East Arnhem Land; ...

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• How do Indigenous Languages help Learning outcomes?0December 8, 2008

  How do Indigenous Languages help Learning outcomes?

  To some we may be beginning to sound like a broken record, always talking about the importance of using Indigneous...

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• Four hours in English – An Indigenous bilingual teacher’s experience.0November 28, 2008

  Four hours in English – An Indigenous bilingual teacher’s experience.

  A growing group called ‘Friends of Bilingual Learning’ (FOBL) sprang up a few months ago and its members are actively...

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• Four hours in English – The NT Government’s Indigenous ed. plan built on misinformation.6October 17, 2008

  Four hours in English – The NT Government’s Indigenous ed. plan built on misinformation.

  The NT Minister for education argues that Indigenous languages have no place in teaching literacy and numeracy in remote indigenous...

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• Loss of Indigenous Languages – symptom or underlying cause?1September 1, 2008

  Loss of Indigenous Languages – symptom or underlying cause?

  Language is mastery, who ever controls language controls information and those who lack information are marginalised. When we talk of...

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• Cross cultural issues confound Australian justice systems.2June 10, 2008

  Cross cultural issues confound Australian justice systems.

  An interesting report called “An absence of mutual respect” was released at the beginning of June by our friends at...

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• English only Education Part 2 – Transfering meaning1May 16, 2008

  English only Education Part 2 – Transfering meaning

  For an Indigenous person on a community where English a second or even sixth language all their peers will difficulties...

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• English only Education, Part 1- Vocabulary & Word deafness1May 13, 2008

  English only Education, Part 1- Vocabulary & Word deafness

  An English only classroom can mask the problems of not utilising first language knowledge and concepts to teach English. ...

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• Local Languages and Effective education1April 29, 2008

  Local Languages and Effective education

  Australia values indigenous languages as shown in our public art, but in practice it is easy to have excuses. There...

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