Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Waving a tattered banner : Aboriginal language revitalization, Lesley Jolly

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Waving a tattered banner : Aboriginal language revitalization, Lesley Jolly
Main title
Waving a tattered banner : Aboriginal language revitalization
Responsibility statement
Lesley Jolly
Summary
Emphasizes the value of reviving languages as a marker of identity for a particular culture; proposes three stages for a language program - gathering of materials, whether archival or recordings of interviews and fieldtrips, extending language use through social gatherings, cultural courses and so on which incorporate older people and involve children, and communtity supported school-based programs; analyses factors affecting success of programs

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