Two Way Teaching and Learning

Kylie Hardtville Sally JohnsonCEO Curriculum Conference LEADing a Call to Action

September, 2014

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• Welcome to Country

• Introductions

Welcome to the session

Workshop objectives

1. To raise awareness about Aboriginal English and how it evolved.

2. Increase awareness of the benefits of a Two-Way approach.

3. To develop the skills and understandings needed to effectively support English as an additional language/dialect (EAL/D)learners.

4. To build teachers’ confidence about teaching Aboriginal students.

5. To share some classroom strategies for practical application.

Map of Australia

5Our journey to this point

Dudley said “I bin catch crab up the marsh, in the riba water, myself. Um be muddy in my foot and my hand. Um be swimming in there. Um see big croc, um see big croc in there. When Tiddy bin see one crab and that crab bin nearly bite the fishy. E bin nearly get that crab. E bin bite that fishing line.”

“My name Tileyah” “My name Sheldon” “My name Val” “My name Kalan”.

TWO WAY BIDIALECTAL EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA

Some background information

The Development of Languages in Australia

Take an opportunity to

THINK, PAIR, SHARE

A language system is….…

What does this mean for an Aboriginal learner?

Uncle, e got big mob money

For an Aboriginal learner, this will mean that the uncle has just been paid, that it is pay day, and he/she needs to be quick because there won’t be any money left tomorrow.

What does ‘My uncle has got lots of money’ mean for a non-Aboriginal learner?For a non-Aboriginal learner this will mean the uncle is rich, has a big house, he’s got one or two cars, maybe a boat too, and goes on holidays.

The parts we can hear (or read) are above the ground, eg sounds, words, sentences or utterances, and whole texts.

Some parts of language are less easy to see/hear, such as meanings.

Other parts of language are even harder to see or hear. These include how we use our language (the rules of language usage).

Another invisible part of the ‘language anthill’ is how our language includes the way we see the world – our world view (our values, beliefs and attitudes). These things are often set by experiences within our culture.

16EAL/D in the Early Years Module 3

Gaining literacy in SAE

AE Oral

SAE Literacy

17EAL/D in the Early Years Module 3

Gaining Literacy in SAE

AE SAE Oral Oral

AE SAE Literacy Literacy

TRANSFERING KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE

Inclusive practice

An intention or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized.

Inclusion is shown by recognising the culture and language that Aboriginal learners bring to school, while empowerment comes from progress in learning Standard Australian English, which gives access to power.

Language Tree

If you come to Kindy PrePrimary at St Joseph’s Wyndham

By Kindy Pre-Primary2014

Silent Maths

Conclusion

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Reflection & Feedback• A Six Hats reflection• Red hat: What were your feelings?• Yellow Hat: What has been useful?• Black Hat: What are the risks?• Green Hat: What new ideas are now possible?• White Hat: What information was learnt?• Blue Hat: Planning for action