Radio interview with 2NURFM in New South Wales, Australia

Holy interview Batman!

I had a most enjoyable time with Morning Show Presenter Mark Rorke from 2NURFM in New South Wales, discussing comic book literature, specifically Batman, and the global Batman Day celebration.

Click on the image above to listen to the interview!

The interview focussed on the influence of the superhero in a global pop culture society, and I spoke about my thesis investigations of the context, stereotypes, representations, and controversies in comic book literature.

The interview comes at a fantastic time as I prepare for my first post-COVID-19 keynote about the literature at Supanova Comic Con and Gaming at the Adelaide Showground on October 30.

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A fantastic new resource added for my younger language students!

The ambience of the classroom has an extremely important impact on language learners, and this is especially true for students in the Early Years Learning Framework.

Bold, bright, and vibrant images related to the language and its culture provide a narrative that can be used to present the language to the students on a daily basis.

I am delighted to add this beautiful mural of the Eiffel Tower in all its splendour to my classroom for students to enjoy.

I greatly appreciate my centre director for permitting me to indulge and have the mural created!

Interview with ABC Radio Adelaide Morning Show July 6, 2021

Hot on the heels of the ABCs report about a recent linguistic field trip I coordinated, is the podcast of my interview discussing Indigenous Language Revival on the ABC Radio Adelaide Morning Show.

Click on the image to listen to my interview on ABC Radio Adelaide Morning Show

ABC and Port Lincoln Times news articles about the linguistic program I coordinate!

Hot on the heels of the linguistic field trip I coordinated at Port Lincoln are two articles by the ABC and Port Lincoln Times!

Click on the image above to view the ABC article!

Click on the image above to view the Port Lincoln Times article!

Special thanks to the ABC and Port Lincoln Times for reporting on the event!

Indigenous Linguistic Field Trip - June 18 to 20, 2021

Bawoo!

On June 18 to 20, 2021, A long-term project came to fruition with a successful weekend-long linguistic field trip to Port Lincoln.

Port Lincoln and the region of the Eyre Peninsula is the traditional land of the Barngarla People, and is approximately a one hour flight from our home base in Adelaide.

Click on the above image to view a report written by ABC Australia who covered the linguistic field trip!

I planned and coordinated the educational experience with a fellow teacher, and the guidance of Professor Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Professor of Linguistics and Chair of Endangered Languages at the University of Adelaide Australia.

The travelling group consisted of teachers, parents, and their children to undertake a cross-cultural exchange with the native speakers of the indigenous language they are learning, Barngarla.

Barngarla Elders shared their stories and feelings about reconciliation, representation and the revival of the Barngarla Language (once a victim of linguicide, a language genocide, when all or almost all native speakers of that language die because of natural disasters, wars).

The field trip was a magical, educational, cross-cultural experience for everyone that attended. We extended an arm of friendship to the Barngarla People to join us in Adelaide for further language and culture workshops to develop the teacher's and children's target language skill development and learn more about indigenous culture.

A commissioned painting by local Barngarla artist Jenna Richards was presented to us commemorating the meeting and cultural exchange.