Report on the Demographics and Language Groups of Thursday Island State High School Students at the State Esl (English as a Second Language) Conference, Brisbane, December 2001
ABSTRACT This report was originally delivered to the State English as a Second Language Conference held in Brisbane in December 2001. It was part of a team presentation made to a plenary session by representatives from Torres Strait (Terry McCarthy, Mette Mor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
2003-07-01
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| Series: | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
| Online Access: | https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/375 |
| Summary: | ABSTRACT
This report was originally delivered to the State
English as a Second Language Conference held in Brisbane in
December 2001. It was part of a team presentation made to a
plenary session by representatives from Torres Strait
(Terry McCarthy, Mette Morrison David, Judy Christian
Ketchell, Raba Jobi, Keith Fisher, Kay Ahmat and Susan
Shepherd). Its aim was to inform Queensland English as a
Second Language teachers about the language situation at
Thursday Island State High School shortly after the
appointment of an Education Advisor English Language
Acquisition. The report deals with the linguistic
background of the students, the teaching of languages other
than English and the urgent need for appropriate
professional development in English as a Second Language or
English as a Foreign Language insights and
methodologies.
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| ISSN: | 2049-7784 |