Monthly Archives: August 2009

Article in Languages Education in Australia Newsletter

The Australian Council of State School Organisations put out a regular newsletter about Languages Education in Australia. This month they have highlighted the National Languages Policy Announcement. The article, and full newsletter can be read at http://www.languageseducation.com/newsl090827.htm#toc1

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Plan To Rescue Threatened Australian Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Indigenous Languages Applauded

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma has welcomed the $9.3 million announced by federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin, to help save more than … Continue reading

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Talk about keeping languages alive

By Kira Love SAVING Indigenous languages will be the focus of an upcoming seminar by visiting US scholar and native American Stephen Neyooxet Greymorning. Southern Cross University will host the seminar entitled ‘The Relevance of Saving and Keeping Languages Alive’.

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