Fwd: [RNLD] Fwd: Learning Indigenous languages — can universities help?

[Nick Thieberger]

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From: RNLD Manager <manager at rnld.org>
Date: 5 November 2014 at 13:48
Subject: [RNLD] Fwd: Learning Indigenous languages — can universities help?
To: rnlist <r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au>


​Dear all
>
> We would like to invite you to attend a workshop “Learning Indigenous
> languages — can universities help?"  preceding the Australian Linguistics
> Society Annual Conference.  We gratefully acknowledge the support  of the
> University of Newcastle through the Wollotuka Institute and the Australian
> Linguistics Society Conference organising team for this workshop.
>
>
>  *Date:* Tuesday 9 December,
>
> *Time:* 12 - 5 pm
>
> *Place:* Wollotuka Institute, Birabahn Building, Callaghan Campus,
> University of Newcastle, Ring Road (near Design Bus Stop and Parking areas
> P2 and P6. See campus map:
>
>
> http://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/our-environments/our-campuses/newcastle/map
> )
>
>
>  *Background:*
>
> Indigenous language awareness is essential for professions such as
> teachers, legal and health professionals, community and language
> revitalisation workers. And yet training in Indigenous languages is rarely
> available to them through university courses on Indigenous Australian
> languages.  Nor are there many tertiary courses for speakers of Indigenous
> languages to enrich their study of their first language.  None of the
> languages still spoken by children have a university on their country, thus
> restricting their access.  This workshop aims to bring together people who
> want to improve the situation, and to discuss what universities could do to
> get more language skills into the hands of people doing
>
> grass-roots language work.
>
>
>  This workshop will provide input into an Office of Learning and Teaching
> sponsored web portal to make languages more visible in Australian
> universities, including Indigenous Australian languages.
>
>
>  *Format*
>
> Session 1 "showcase" format of 10 minute presentations on what people are
> doing
>
>
>  Session 2: workshop groups exploring focus questions
>
>
>  If you would like to present we would be grateful to receive  one
> paragraph descriptions of presentations, and one to two focus questions for
> discussion. We encourage participants to prepare a poster, or single
> Powerpoint slide, to accompany their brief presentation.
>
>
>  If you wish to participate but not give a presentation, you are still
>
> welcome to propose one or two focus questions that you would like to have
>
> discussed in a workshop group, and bring with you some kind of visual
>
> representation of your work or interests.
>
>
>  *Deadline 1 December *for expressions of interest in presenting and/or
> attending:
>
> e-mail  Jim Wafer:  James.Wafer at newcastle.edu.au
>
>
>
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