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SunJul092017
CELEBRATING OUR LANGUAGES MATTER
It is the end of NAIDOC Week celebrations 2-9 July 2017. This year the theme is OUR LANGUAGES MATTER. And they do matter and this is what this website FOBL is about, supporting Aboriginal languages and Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory. Here ... -
SunJun252017
WHY MORE SCHOOLS NEED TO TEACH BILINGUAL EDUCATION TO INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
Indigenous children can benefit greatly from learning in a language they understand. An article in THE CONVERSATION written by SAMANTHA DISBRAY -
SunJun252017
WHY OUR LANGUAGES MATTER, A NAIDOC EVENT AT THE NORTHERN INSTITUTE CDU
NAIDOC week in 2017 celebrates the importance, resilience and richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. The Northern Territory has a rich landscape of Indigenous languages, which play key roles in the lives of individuals and communities, in the trans... -
ThuMar092017
NEW BOOK on BILINGUAL EDUCATION
The History of Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory by Brian Clive Devlin, Samantha Disbray and Nancy Regine Friedman Devlin, editors and contributors. The book covers a range of topics written by different authors who have been involved in Bilingual Educatio... -
SatFeb182017
International Mother Language Day 21 February 2017
UNESCO theme for 2017 Towards Sustainable Futures Through Multilingual Education -
MonDec052016
INDIGENOUS MLA TO SPEAK OWN LANGUAGE DURING PARLIAMENT IN THE NT.
Yingiya Mark Guyula the new MLA for Nhulunbuy would like to speak in his own language during parliament sittings. Read the full article here from the ABC News
