What is Our Culture? What is Our Language? Dialogue Towards the Maintenance of Indigenous Culture and Language in Papua New Guinea1  

Oleh:

Nagai, Yasuko ; Lister, Ronah

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language and Education (Full Text) vol. 17 no. 2 (2003), page 87-104.
Fulltext: Vol. 17, No. 2, p 87-104.pdf (258.7KB)

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Since the value of initial vernacular education has been recognised in the most recent education reformin Papua New Guinea (PNG), not only theDepartment of Education but also the local indigenous teachers and members of local non-government organisations (NGOs) have been trying to develop culturally more appropriate curricula and classroom practices in the nexus of Western education and indigenous education. Despite their efforts,however, traditional culture andlanguage areoftendominated by Western culture, especially through the globalisation of English. In this rather threatening situation, three local elementary school teachers in the Milne Bay Province are trying to determine what is their real culture and their real language that needs to be passed on to their children. They also are trying to devise betterways to maintain their culture and language with the assistance of an expatriate consultant. This paper portrays the experience of their dilemmas and frustrations, as well as their joys, throughout the process of innovation. This study thus offers positive insights that may inspire educators in other contexts to help various indigenous groups tomaintaintheir culture and language.

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