Congress calls for action on teaching languages (fwd link)

[Anna Luisa Daigneault]

Hi Tammy,
I had the exact same experience as you! I am happy to hear this about
Australia and agree that we definitely need this kind of support in the
USA. There is such a big demand for more to be done, and the urgency is
happening NOW.
- Anna Luisa
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages


On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Tammy DeCoteau <tdc.aaia at verizon.net> wrote:

> Wow, I saw the subject of the e-mail and was nearly jumping out of my
> seat, until I clicked on it and found that it was Australia's Congress.  I
> mean, I'm happy for Australian aboriginals but I sure wish it was the
> American Congress.
>
>
> Tammy DeCoteau
> AAIA Native Language Program
>
> On Feb 9, 2012, *Phillip E Cash Cash* <cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU> wrote:
>
> Congress calls for action on teaching languages
>
> AUS
>
> The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples has said a national
> bilingual syllabus was urgently needed in schools in Aboriginal
> communities to slow the rapid decline of Indigenous languages.
>
> Access full article below:
>
> http://www.nit.com.au/news/532-congress-calls-for-action-on-teaching-languages.html
>
> ~~~
>
> Note: the above link is a dead end. Maybe somebody here can post a
> better news article link. Thanks.
>
>


-- 
Anna Luisa Daigneault, M.Sc
Latin America Projects Coordinator & Organizational Fellow
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages<http://www.livingtongues.org>
@livingtongues <http://twitter.com/#%21/livingtongues>

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