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Title: Language and culture in the Pacific region: issues, practices, and alternatives

Author: Taufe'ulungaki, 'Ana Maui
Subject:  Language and education|Pacific Area
 Language and culture|Oceania
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.27, no.1, 2005
Collation: 12-42;

Abstract: Dr Taufe.ulungaki.s USP workshop paper was based on her speech given at the Forum Secretariat meeting of education ministers held in Apia 2004. In it, she discusses a wide range of issues dealing with .what languages, to be used by whom, for what purposes, and at what level of education..

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Title: Language community attitudes and their implications for the maintenance and promotion of the Tongan language

Author: Taufe'ulungaki, 'Ana Maui
Subject:  Language and education|Tonga
 Education, Bilingual|Tonga
 Native language and education|Tonga
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.30, vol.16, no.1, 1994
Collation: p. 84-108 ;

Abstract: This article is a valuable summary of Dr Taufe’ulungaki’s doctoral thesis research. It is a crucial discussion, not only for language planners throughout the Pacific region, but also for anyone concerned with bilingual issues generally. The article is somewhat rare for Directions, as it reports and reflects on research carried out by a Pacific Island researcher. We firmly believe that the more such research and commentaries we have, the more we can fully tap the store of traditional knowledge, a process which will surely enhance cultural democracy in education, as sought by Konai Helu Thaman.

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Title: Language education in the South Pacific : the search for innovative solutions

Author: Watts, Noel
Subject:  Language and languages|Study and teaching|Oceania
 Language and education|New Zealand
 Language and education|Oceania
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.35, vol.18, no.2, 1996
Collation: p. 3-12 ;

Abstract: The author provides an overview of language education in the South Pacific, drawing attention to positive contributions made to the field, some of which have originated in the region, including significant adaptations of ideas and practices originating elsewhere.

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Title: Language maintenance: the case of Guam

Author: Salas, Marilyn C.
Subject:  Chamorro language
 Language planning|Pacific Area
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.27, no.1, 2005
Collation: 113-122;

Abstract: Dr Salas. .voice. comes through in this transcript of her workshop presentation. Beginning with a song, and ending with jellybeans, she describes the previous and current status of Chamorro, the language .held. by about 25,000 of Guam.s 62,000 Chamorrans.

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Title: Language policy: the case of Samoa

Author: Lameta, Elaine
Subject:  Language planning|Pacific Area
 Language and education|Samoa
 Language policy|Pacific Area
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.27, no.1, 2005
Collation: 43-76;

Abstract: This paper looks at language policies and social justice in general and then in the context of Samoa.s efforts to draw up and implement their own language policy for schools. The paper gives one a good idea of the many issues involved in this process.

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Title: Language switching and mathematical understanding in Tongan classrooms: an investigation

Author: Manu, Sitaniselao Stan
Subject:  Education, Bilingual|Tonga
 Language and education|Pacific Area
 Bilingualism|Oceania
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.27, no.2, 2005
Collation: 47-70;

Abstract: This paper discusses how mathematical understanding and language switching influence each other in a bilingual context. The discussion questions long-held misconceptions about bilingual learning contexts that have overlooked the fact that the nature of bilingual students. mathematical understanding may be similar to monolingual students, and that bilingual students can voluntarily switch languages in the process of talking about, or doing, mathematics. The evidence from a study in Tonga proposes that the effect of Tongan bilingual students. learning and development of understanding in mathematics is largely dependent on the kinds of mathematical images each bilingual student associates with his or her language. The findings from this study are certainly applicable to other similar bilingual situations that involve individuals using words with no direct or precise translation from a dominant western language to an indigenous vernacular.

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Title: Learning science in a second language : problems and prospects

Author: Muralidhar, Srinivasiah
Subject:  Science|Language
 Science|Study and teaching|Fiji
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.26, vol.14, no.1, 1992
Collation: p. 14-28 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Learning...to love it! : some thoughts on teaching history

Author: Teaiwa, Teresia Kieuea
Subject:  
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.35, vol.18, no.2, 1996
Collation: p. 45-56 ;

Abstract: The author suggests in a very convincing manner that History can and should be an exciting subject of study. Her techniques and their underlying pedagogy can be applied to other subjects – if we can humanise all areas of academic study in the ways she suggests, we could surely greatly enhance students’ school and other academic learning experiences.

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Title: Legal research and teaching in the South Pacific

Author: Ahmadu, Mohammed L.
Subject:  Teaching|Aids and devices
 Law|Study and teaching
 Legal research
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.26, no.2, 2004
Collation: 53-56;

Abstract: This is a reflection on the nature of teaching law at the University of the South Pacific, where special challenges arise due to the need to teach across 12 jurisdictions. Challenges also arise due to the general lack of textbooks or articles on law in the South Pacific. The link between teaching and research is made clear, with Ahmadu emphasising the need to develop and maintain a solid research foundation to support teaching activities.

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Title: Life after New Zealand school certificate and university entrance

Author: Wagner, G. A.
Subject:  Achievement tests|Oceania
 Educational tests and measurements|Oceania
 Educational tests and measurements|New Zealand
 Achievement tests|New Zealand
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.15, vol.7, no.2, 1985
Collation: p. 67-70 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Lifting literacy levels through books

Author: Elley, Warwick B.
Subject:  Children|Books and reading
 Reading (Elementary)
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.34, vol.17, Special Edition, 1995
Collation: p. 43-63 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Listening makes my brain hurt: issues of listening for students who are speakers of languages other than English

Author: Green, Gillian
Subject:  Second language acquisition
 English language|Study and teaching
 Listening|Study and teaching
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.26, no.2, 2004
Collation: 57-71;

Abstract: Though much can be done to assist students acquire good listening practices, the important role of listening in many educational environments demands that we as teachers make some gestures towards lessening the huge burden that listening so frequently places on learners. This paper examined the issues one language teacher learned by being a language learner.

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Title: Literacy and children's books in the South Pacific region

Author: Moore, Barbara
Subject:  Children's literature|Publishing|Oceania
 Reading (Elementary)|Oceania
 Children|Books and reading|Oceania
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.16, vol.8, no.1/2, 1986
Collation: p. 5-10 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Literacy and critical intelligence

Author: Mishra, Sudesh
Subject:  Functional literacy|Fiji
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.25, vol.13, no.2, 1991
Collation: p. 28-31 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Literacy development and the Pacific child

Author: Lumelume, Sereima
Subject:  Literacy programs|Oceania
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.25, vol.13, no.2, 1991
Collation: p. 74-77 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Literacy in Papua New Guinea

Author: Malone, Susan Elizabeth
Subject:  Literacy|Papua New Guinea
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.25, vol.13, no.2, 1991
Collation: p. 64-73 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Literacy in Solomon Islands

Author: Moseley, Leslie
Subject:  Literacy|Solomon Islands
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.25, vol.13, no.2, 1991
Collation: p. 32-37 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Literature and the social sciences : towards the reintegration of education

Author: Horn, Andrew
Subject:  Language arts (Secondary)
 Interdisciplinary approach in education
 Social science literature|Study and teaching
 Content area reading
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.11, no.2, 1989
Collation: p. 33-42 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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Title: Looking towards the source : a consideration of (cultural) context in teacher education

Author: Thaman, Konaiholeva Helu
Subject:  Education|Tonga
 Educational anthropology|Tonga
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.27, vol.14, no.2, 1992
Collation: p. 3-13 ;

Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]

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