Our land Our languages. Language learning in Indigenous communities
Details:
Title
Our land Our languages. Language learning in Indigenous communities,
Other title
Language learning in Indigenous communities,
Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities,
Creator
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Parliamentary Paper: no. 221 of 2012,
Date
2012-09-01,
Description
This report recognises and celebrates the languages of Australia’s Indigenous peoples who were the original owners of this land for tens of thousands of years. A key understanding emerging and profoundly informing this report is that Indigenous language is inseparable from culture, and is the foundation upon which the capacity to learn and interact productively with other people is built. In the Committee’s 2011 report into the overrepresentation of Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system, Doing Time - Time for Doing, Indigenous language was identified as an important component of cultural connection, strengthened
intergenerational relationships and community building. - Introduction,
Notes
Chair: Shayne Neumann MP. Includes bibliographical references. National Assessment Program, Literacy and Numeracy (Australia),
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,
Table of contents
Introduction -- The role of Indigenous languages -- Indigenous languages policy -- Learning Indigenous languages and standard Australian English -- Teaching Indigenous languages -- Interpreting and translating Indigenous languages -- Preserving languages for future generations -- Appendices A-C,
Language
English,
Subject
Teachers, Aboriginal Australians,
Language policy,
Language planning,
Aboriginal Australians, Education,
Northern Territory,