Narungga Language Retraining Program graduates 12 (fwd link)

[Aidan Wilson]

Lucky Narungga people are from South Australia and not the Northern 
Territory. Had they been from up north, their desire to teach Narungga in 
schools would be met with opposition from the government, who are 
seemingly still persisting with this policy of English-only education.

-- 
Aidan Wilson

The University of Sydney
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aidan.wilson at usyd.edu.au

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009, phil cash cash wrote:

> Narungga Language Retraining Program graduates 12
>
> TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2009
> JOURNALIST: Nick Perry
> Australia
>
> Ngallugu guunga-ri ngallugu dhargarri-dhargarri ? Our children are our future.
>
> A ceremony at the Wakefield District Education Office, Kadina last Tuesday,
> November 3, marked the end of the Narungga Language Retraining Program?s first
> stage, as 12 teachers and community members received certificates of
> completion.
>
> This means, after a year of studying the Narungga language, each is now
> certified to begin teaching and spreading the language, as its reinstatement
> continues, 10 years since the idea was first proposed.
>
> Those behind the program now say the next step is to spread the language through
> schools, the aim being to have children speaking and spreading it in the near
> future.
>
> Access full article below:
> http://www.ypct.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6230&Itemid=66
>
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