Grant Award View - GA188951
Mother Tongue: Language revitalisation through immersive practice
- GA188951-V2 - Variation to Grant (19-Apr-2023 )
- GA188951-V1 - Grant Value & Contact Phone Updated (6-Oct-2021 )
This project aims to expand and enhance Gunditjmara language ecology. It will examine Gunditjmara language acquisition and learning through practical methodologies in everyday settings and across the spectrum of cultural revitalisation praxis. Expected outcomes include new knowledge about the value and efficacy of traditional Aboriginal pedagogical and methodological approaches in language acquisition and intergenerational knowledge transmission. A cultural model of immersion practice, toolkit and digital resources will support cultural continuity, survival and thriving of First Languages into the future. Benefits include increased Aboriginal language use and improved transmission to safeguard and revitalise enduring Aboriginal traditions.