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Using Literature in an Oral English Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen*
Affiliation:
Barunga School, Katherine, Northern Territory
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Part of my role as a member of a teaching team in the bilingual program at Barunga School (formerly Bamyili) has been to teach English in the early childhood section. These children come from homes where Kriol is the main language. In some cases a traditional Aboriginal language is used at times, mainly by older people.

Children have a fair exposure to English via television and videos, and also from contact with people in Katherine. At this age, however, the children have limited competency in English.

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Across Australia ……. from Teacher to Teacher
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 3 - 13
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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