Aboriginal Perspectives in English Classroom Texts

Autor/inn/en	Scarcella, Jessica; Burgess, Cathie
Titel	Aboriginal Perspectives in English Classroom Texts
Quelle	In: English in Australia, 54 (2019) 1, S.20-29 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-2147
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Culturally Relevant Education; Cultural Awareness; Racial Bias; Indigenous Knowledge; Elementary Secondary Education; Novels; Films; Books; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Novel; Roman; Film; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Australien
Abstract	According to the NSW K-10 English Syllabus, all students should engage with 'texts that give insight into Aboriginal experiences in Australia'. Along with the inclusion of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cross Curriculum Priority, this suggests that texts in English should develop deep understanding of Aboriginal cultures, experiences and perspectives. This project uses critical discourse analysis followed by content analysis, adapted from Lowe and Yunkaporta's (2013) Cultural Analysis Matrix, to analyse representations of Aboriginal experiences and perspectives in six commonly used classroom texts to ascertain the nature and depth of the Aboriginal voices, experiences and perspectives within each text. This paper argues that texts which include Aboriginal characters and experiences through non-Aboriginal perspectives remain at risk of tokenism and/or shallow inclusion. However, texts which embody and value Aboriginal ways of knowing, doing and being demonstrate a capacity for more nuanced and genuine insights into Aboriginal experiences in Australia. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for the Teaching of English. English House, 416 Magill Road, Kensington Gardens, SA 5068 Australia. Tel: +61-8-8332-2845; Fax: +61-8-8333-0394; e-mail: aate@aate.org.au; Web site: http://www.aate.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01