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Teaching learners from highly oral cultural backgrounds: Good practice guide

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Item:	1804
Title:	Teaching learners from highly oral cultural backgrounds: Good practice guide
Authors:	Ursula Burgoyne, Oksana Hull
Publication date:	28 August 2007
Type:	Research summary
Themes:	Students and individuals > Learner groups > Access and equity groups
	Students and individuals > Learner groups > Adult learners
	Students and individuals > Learner groups > Non-English speaking background students
	Teaching and learning > Literacy/numeracy > General
	Teaching and learning > Teaching and learning delivery > Learner support

In recent years, many new arrivals to Australia through the Humanitarian Migration Program have been refugees from African countries. Their indigenous languages, like many other indigenous languages, do not have a written form. This guide provides a set of 'good practice' strategies for designing effective English language, literacy and numeracy programs for all adult learners from highly oral cultural backgrounds.