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Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove – Language and Education, 2003
Situates two papers on Papua New Guinea in the context of discussion about maintenance and revitalization of endangered languages and about education through the medium of indigenous and minority languages. The articles are "What Is Our Culture? What Is Our Language? Dialogue Towards the Maintenance of Indigenous Culture and Language in Papua…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction
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Nagai, Yasuko; Lister, Ronah – Language and Education, 2003
Three local elementary school teachers in the Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea are trying to determine their real culture and language in order t devise better ways to maintain them. Portrays the experience of these teachers' dilemmas and frustrations, as well as their joys throughout the process of innovation. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
The Use of Indigenous Languages in Early Basic Education in Papua New Guinea: A Model for Elsewhere?
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Klaus, David – Language and Education, 2003
Suggests Papua New Guinea offers a practical example of how a small, multilingual country with limited resources has developed a package of strategies for dealing with the challenges of multilingualism and using its multiplicity of languages in education as a tool for improving teaching and learning, saving resources, and moving towards education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Multilingualism, Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Nagai, Yasuko – Language and Education, 1999
Presents a breakthrough in the transition from the process of the expatriate-centered approach towards the development of indigenous education in Papua New Guinea. The indigenous people were encouraged to take an active role in establishment of their vernacular elementary school. They were able to syncretize Western values and indigenous values…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Community Education, Cultural Maintenance
Nagai, Yasuko; Lister, Ronah – Language and Education, 2004
This paper explores the effectiveness of initial vernacular education for successful transfer to English. The data is drawn from the personal, innovative experiences of a local vernacular elementary school teacher in Papua New Guinea, who helped individual children to gain literacy skills in the local vernacular. As a result, the children were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Elementary School Teachers, English (Second Language)