Living Languages Trainer, Mandy Davis started online training sessions with Birri Gubba woman Marie Dennis in February last year. Marie grew up knowing only single words in Birri Gubba and had limited resources; a Birri Gubba word list and a handful of other resources passed on to her, from family members. Her ambition was to learn the pronunciation of words and understand the grammar to make sentences, so she could be able to teach her family members, and use more Birri Gubba language in song, dance, and ceremonies.
Read MoreThe Living Languages team, in partnership with AIATSIS, had the pleasure to offer another Paper & Talk workshop in October!
We brought people from 7 language groups to Canberra to search and retrieve their language materials from the archives at AIATSIS and National Library Australia. The groups also received training to help them to interpret those materials and use them in their language work. It was a massive two weeks for Mob to search the archives, followed by a very special on-Country trip with our Ngunnawal hosts.
Read MoreIn celebration of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, Living Languages partnered up with Muurrbay Aboriginal Language & Culture Co-operative & deadly Dunghutti artist Frank McLeod to create a new resource for language learning and teaching!
The resource can be used by all Mobs from all around Australia, made up of 52 picture cards and 2 posters with a how to guide – this resource can be used as we’ve suggested, or you can decide how it can be best used for your needs; a versatile tool to assist in the language learning journey.
Read MoreThe Living Languages team had the pleasure to present two workshops on sharing language immersion teaching ideas and techniques at Puliima Indigenous Language & Technology Conference in Darwin. Our trainers were joined by our wonderful team of guest trainers to bring these immersion techniques to many participants from communities from all around Australia.
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