Australian Indigenous students developing literacy and code-switching skills through online communication: A study of Facebook as an education tool

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Australian Indigenous students developing literacy and code-switching skills through online communication: A study of Facebook as an education tool

In this chapter I will examine how Aboriginal students, including many from remote locations, appear to develop their literacy and code-switching skills as they communicate online, specifically through the medium of Facebook. Case studies will be presented of students who initially write only in Abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Oliver, Rhonda, Grote, E., Nguyen, B.
Other Authors:	Cree, A.C.
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	World Literacy Summit 2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24321

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