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Dodgy Data, Language Invisibility and the Implications for Social Inclusion: A Critical Analysis of Indigenous Student Language Data in Queensland Schools
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Dixon, Sally; Angelo, Denise – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2014
As part of the "Bridging the Language Gap" project undertaken with 86 State and Catholic schools across Queensland, the language competencies of Indigenous students have been found to be "invisible" in several key and self-reinforcing ways in school system data. A proliferation of inaccurate, illogical and incomplete data…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Standard Spoken Usage, Foreign Countries, English
The Game of the Name.
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McKeown, Margaret Gentile – Language Arts, 1979
Describes a language arts project which used students' own first names as the project theme. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Etymology, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
Developing Language Awareness or Why "Leg" Was Once a Dirty Word.
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McKeown, Margaret Gentile – Language Arts, 1979
Defines language awareness, examines shifts in meaning which words undergo, and discusses how this topic can be applied in education. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Arts, Language Instruction, Language Role
Language Exploration & Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers.
Andrews, Larry – 1993
Emphasizing a sociocultural view, this book encourages language teachers to broaden their views of the English language arts curriculum, and thereby increase students' opportunities to examine a broader array of language elements (semantics, regional and social variations, discourse conventions). The first section of the book describes what…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Cultural Context, English Instruction