Cultural Goals Revival of the Dharawal language from the South Coast of New South Wales

2. Cultural Goals • Revival of the Dharawal languagefrom the South Coast of New South Wales • Participants experience the connectivity of rhythm in language, hands on drumming and string making. • Participants engage in authentic processes lead by dynamic Aboriginal presenters takes the participant on a self-discovery and cultural education journey in New Times.

3. Cultural Activities • are central to traditional Aboriginal culture and learning Debbie Callaghan Dreaming Circle Photo by Kelli Ryan 2007

4. Cultural Activities Assist to break down language barriers between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people Photo by Kelli Ryan 2009 Stitch = Sound = Yarn

5. Cultural Activities • Language, Dance, Drumming, and Weaving are the core fabric of our culture it crosses Aboriginal language barriers and foster language learning Photo By Ludo Kuipers Wed Sep 11 1996

6. Language=Cultural Pride

7. Our Research • effectiveness of traditional Cultural Activities as a pedagogical tool within language learning in classrooms • uniqueness of Aboriginal Culture and benefits to traditional language • Weaving sentences through a hands on pedagogy to help create grammatical patterns, word structure and related vocabulary

8. Walar njidigangguli Wadhanhay? Head yours where is Gunduyin nundhagarri yanba. Tree brown snake come from Taliah King www.abcradio.com

9. Post Test

10. Delayed Post Test

11. Pronunciation Test

12. Results • Aboriginal style of music taught learners effectively. • It also allowed for looser acquisition of language. • Stress and tone patterns closely replicated fluent speakers. • Traditional Music, Language and Weaving created a sense of culture. • Attendance was increased

13. Results • Aboriginal Cultural activities allows students to be more engaged and focused on their tasks • Allowed quicker transition through curriculum stages requiring an additional topic. • Using Traditional techniques whilst learning language kept students engaged.

14. Students’ Comments • It was a fun learning experience. I liked the singing and the Weaving. • Singing is a millions times more fun than book work. • Using books gets boring, but you can learn by singing. I never knew that. • There is so much you can learn about culture that you don’t from books.

15. Conclusions • Aboriginal Cultural activities can be used for second language acquisition within the classroom. • Aboriginal Cultural Activities are an effective tool to engage Aboriginal students. • Teachers should utilise Aboriginal Cultural Activites.

16. Conclusions • Strengthen Aboriginal identity – revive and sustain Dharawal language. • Inspire other community to prevent the extinction of language. • Inspire other communities to collaborate with Together Dreaming to build a Cultural Bank of resources for trading Old Ways in New Times. • Create economic flow and positive positioning for Capacity Building.

17. Conclusions • Teachers should develop platforms to initiate teaching plans that incorporate quality teaching methodologies and professional frameworks utilising Aboriginal Cultural Activities.