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Report on the Demographics and Language Groups of Thursday Island State High School Students at the State Esl (English as a Second Language) Conference, Brisbane, December 2001

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Mette Morrison David
Mette Morrison David*
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Thursday Island State High School, Thursday Island, Queensland, 4875, Australia
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Abstract

This report was originally delivered to the State English as a Second Language Conference held in Brisbane in December 2001. It was part of a team presentation made to a plenary session by representatives from Torres Strait (Terry McCarthy, Mette Morrison David, Judy Christian Ketchell, Raba Jobi, Keith Fisher, Kay Ahmat and Susan Shepherd). Its aim was to inform Queensland English as a Second Language teachers about the language situation at Thursday Island State High School shortly after the appointment of an Education Advisor English Language Acquisition. The report deals with the linguistic background of the students, the teaching of languages other than English and the urgent need for appropriate professional development in English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language insights and methodologies.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 31 , 2003 , pp. 71 - 72
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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