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Attitudes to Language in a Bilingual Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

M. Allen
M. Allen*
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Barunga School, Katherine, N.T. 5780
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Language is an important part of a child’s total development as a person. Through language the child learns the behaviour patterns that are expected within his society, the society’s religious beliefs, and how the society sees the organisation of the world around it.

“Language is a powerful force of socialisation or the preparation of a young person for later life in a social group.” It has a vital function in “accumulating and transmitting culture” (Bostock, 1977, p.6).

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 13 , Issue 5 , November 1985 , pp. 51 - 56
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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