Lack of English in remote communites: crisis or win for local language? (fwd link)

[Claire Bowern]

You're very welcome!   
And a big wave to all the CoLangers! How is the practicum going? There were lots of ILAT people there in the first few weeks and I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to hear how you're all going!
Claire


On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 2:09 PM, s.t. bischoff wrote:

> Thanks Clair!  
>  
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Claire Bowern <clairebowern at gmail.com (mailto:clairebowern at gmail.com)> wrote:
> > See http://munanga.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-not-to-report-on-indigenous.html for more commentary on this story and how wrong the reporter got the figures.  
> > Claire
> >  
> > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash wrote:
> >  
> > > Lack of English in remote communites: crisis or win for local language?
> > >  
> > > Tuesday, 17 July 2012
> > > Produced by Tim Roxburgh
> > >  
> > > Story audio [podcast]
> > >  
> > > New census data shows that around forty per cent of kids in some
> > > indigenous communities in remote South Australia do not speak English
> > > well, or don’t speak English at all. But one expert has warned against
> > > seeing this as a crisis or as a deficiency among these communities. He
> > > says the figures may simply show that these communities have a strong
> > > connection to their own local language and culture.
> > >  
> > > Access podcast below:
> > > http://www.thewire.org.au/storyDetail.aspx?ID=9373
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