Katherine Workshop Sep 2020
Not fazed by Covid restrictions, Living Languages wrapped up our very first "hybrid" language workshop on 11 September, delivered with trainers both in person and remotely. Former Training Director Emma Murphy came down from Darwin to Katherine to work with the Jawoyn language ladies from Barunga - Susan, Betty and Chiyo - who wrote the following about the workshop:
We had two big days at the Smith Family office. We had some special guests join us by Zoom: on the first day trainer Andrew joined in from lockdown in Melbourne and Francesca Merlan, who compiled the Jawoyn Dictionary, joined from Canberra. Francesca helped the ladies write some sentences in Jawoyn language.
The Smith Family staff joined in for a quick Jawoyn language lesson about animals.
On the second day, Yawuru language teacher Roko joined from Broome. Roko showed us some new games to teach the kids the Jawoyn sentences.
Andrew and Roko visited last year, and would have loved to be here, but it was great having them on Zoom.
- Susan, Betty, Chiyo (Barunga, NT)
