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Title Double power : English literacy and indigenous education / editor, Peter Wignell
Published Melbourne : Language Australia, 1999

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 W'PONDS  379.240899915 Wig/Dpe  AVAILABLE
Description vi, 134 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Double power -- 2. Cultural diversity and English language teaching -- 3. Scaffolding reading and writing for indigenous children in school -- 4. Literacy teaching and learning in a bilingual classroom -- 5. Rough diamonds: a case study of workplace literacy and training for Indigneous workers in the mining industry -- 6. Digging deeper: using text analysis to develop the English literacy of Indigenous students
Summary Refers to being literate in two cultures; includes case studies from various contexts and locations; papers annotated separately
Analysis Aboriginal children
Aboriginal culture
Aboriginal languages
Aborigines
Adult and community education
Adult education
Bilingual education
English language
Federal issue
Literacy
State issue
Statistics
Teaching
Torres Strait Islanders
Bibliography Contains bibliographic references
Subject Pitjantjatjara language C6
Ndjebbana language N74
Burarra language N82
Aboriginal Australians -- Education.
Education, Bilingual -- Australia.
Literacy programs -- Australia.
Native language and education.
Native language and education -- Australia.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Education.
Author Wignell, Peter.
National Languages & Literacy Institute of Australia.
LC no. 00002024
ISBN 1875578927