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Building on Achievements: Training Options for Gumbaynggirr Language Teachers

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Notes

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    http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3238.0.55.001.

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    Muurrbay means ‘white fig tree’ in the Gumbaynggirr language.

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    Some centres service large regions and numerous languages, while others cover smaller areas. Some have been stable, while others have struggled to remain viable. Some have operated for many decades, while others are relative newcomers.

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    For example, around 2,000 Muurrbay acquired copies of Gumbaynggirr materials recorded by Gerhardt Laves, a University of Chicago postgraduate student, who did fieldwork on a number of Australian languages 1929–1931 http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/aust/laves/. This source enhanced understanding of use of avoidance language, politeness and ways of joking in Gumbaynggirr, which could then be incorporated into the most recent edition of the dictionary and grammar.

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    http://www.tpr-world.com/.

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    http://www.umt.edu/nsilc/.

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    Susan Poetsch

  2. Consultant Community Trainer, Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity, Sydney, Australia

    Michael Jarrett

  3. Muurrbay Language Teacher and Researcher, New South Wales, Australia

    Gary Williams

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Poetsch, S., Jarrett, M., Williams, G. (2018). Building on Achievements: Training Options for Gumbaynggirr Language Teachers. In: Whitinui, P., Rodriguez de France, C., McIvor, O. (eds) Promising Practices in Indigenous Teacher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6400-5_13

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