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

The case against a transfer bilingual program of Torres Strait Creole to English in Torres Strait Schools / Anna Shnukal

The case against a transfer bilingual program of Torres Strait Creole to English in Torres Strait Schools / Anna Shnukal

Although Torres Strait Creole has a high functional load, a potential for language development and a number of speakers, it is unpopular as a language in bilingual education as it is seen as a barrier to improved social status, imposed by the power elite from Pacific Islander background; a compromise policy would allow teachers to monitor its use in schools in remote Islands where it is used informally to introduce English