Research
Teaching learners from highly oral cultural backgrounds: Good practice guide
- 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.
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