Some Language-related Observations for Teachers in Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula Schools

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 8-24

  Shnukal, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84890238329     PISSN: 13260111     EISSN: 20497784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S132601110000168X     Document Type: Article

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