Embracing plurality through oral language

The transmission and dissemination of knowledge in Aboriginal societies mainly occurs orally in a traditional language or in Aboriginal English. However, in schools little place is given to developing equivalent communicative competence in Standard Australian English. Further, the ongoing assessment...

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Main Authors: Bich, N., Oliver, Rhonda, Rochecouste, J.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: TESOL 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97175
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author Bich, N.
Oliver, Rhonda
Rochecouste, J.
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description The transmission and dissemination of knowledge in Aboriginal societies mainly occurs orally in a traditional language or in Aboriginal English. However, in schools little place is given to developing equivalent communicative competence in Standard Australian English. Further, the ongoing assessment of reading and writing skills are in direct contrast to the existing oral language experience of Aboriginal students.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-971752025-06-04T04:25:42Z Embracing plurality through oral language Bich, N. Oliver, Rhonda Rochecouste, J. Social Sciences Education & Educational Research Linguistics Language & Linguistics plurality school policy code-switching oral language teacher attitudes Aboriginal education ABORIGINAL ENGLISH CLASSROOM STUDENTS EDUCATION CHILDREN The transmission and dissemination of knowledge in Aboriginal societies mainly occurs orally in a traditional language or in Aboriginal English. However, in schools little place is given to developing equivalent communicative competence in Standard Australian English. Further, the ongoing assessment of reading and writing skills are in direct contrast to the existing oral language experience of Aboriginal students. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97175 English TESOL restricted
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Education & Educational Research
Linguistics
Language & Linguistics
plurality
school policy
code-switching
oral language
teacher attitudes
Aboriginal education
ABORIGINAL ENGLISH
CLASSROOM
STUDENTS
EDUCATION
CHILDREN
Bich, N.
Oliver, Rhonda
Rochecouste, J.
Embracing plurality through oral language
title Embracing plurality through oral language
title_full Embracing plurality through oral language
title_fullStr Embracing plurality through oral language
title_full_unstemmed Embracing plurality through oral language
title_short Embracing plurality through oral language
title_sort embracing plurality through oral language
topic Social Sciences
Education & Educational Research
Linguistics
Language & Linguistics
plurality
school policy
code-switching
oral language
teacher attitudes
Aboriginal education
ABORIGINAL ENGLISH
CLASSROOM
STUDENTS
EDUCATION
CHILDREN
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97175