NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oliver, Rhonda; Nguyen, Bich – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2017
In this study, we explore how Aboriginal multilingual speakers use technology-enhanced environments, specifically Facebook, for their translanguaging practices. Using data collected from Facebook posts written by seven Aboriginal youth over a period of 18 months, we investigate how the participants move between Aboriginal English (AE) and Standard…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Code Switching (Language), Social Media, Indigenous Populations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oliver, Rhonda; Chen, Honglin; Moore, Stephen – Language Teaching, 2016
This article reviews the significant and diverse range of research in applied linguistics published in Australia in the period 2008-2014. Whilst acknowledging that a great deal of research by Australian scholars has been published internationally during these seven years, this review is based on books, journal articles, and conference proceedings…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Research, Periodicals, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oliver, Rhonda; Rochecouste, Judith; Vanderford, Samantha; Grote, Ellen – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2011
Repeated assessments of literacy skills have shown that Aboriginal students do not achieve at the same level as their non-Aboriginal peers. Many Aboriginal students speak Aboriginal English, a dialect different from the Standard Australian English used in schools. Research shows that it is crucial for educators in bidialectal contexts to be aware…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Knowledge Level