Australia's Indigenous Languages (book and CD) and
Australian Indigenous Languages (syllabus document)

Published by and available from: Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA), 60 Greenhill Road Wayville SA 5035 Ph: (08) 83727400

Contents of the book

Australia's Indigenous languages today
Language, land and identity
The distribution of Australian languages
Language and culture
Sound and writing systems
Words: A window on Australian languages
Grammar of Australian languages
Language connections Language reclamation and revival
Aboriginal English and Australian creoles
Torres Strait Islander Languages
Contact list

Comment

The contents list above indicates the scope and richness of this resource - general linguistic information and insights as well as a vast store of useful information about Indigenous languages and cultures. Very well illustrated, it can be read with great profit by anyone who teaches Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students or, for that matter any Australian.

The publications support the curriculum (syllabus) document Australian Indigenous Languages, which has been designed for all students wishing to study an Australian Indigenous language at the senior secondary level. No prerequisites are necessary and the study offers students the opportunity to benefit through the challenge of linguistic investigation. There is also the obvious benefit of developing a better understanding of the land in which they live.