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Diversity of languages

Theme: Culture, language and identity
Key Learning Area: English - Languages other than English (LOTE) - Mathematics - Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE)
Age Group: Primary Upper (10-12) - Secondary Lower (13-14) - Secondary Middle (15-16)
Resource Type: Graphs and charts
Stimulus Name: Pie graphs: Languages spoken at home 1996 & Languages other than English 1996

Outcomes

Students interpret graphs and statistics to recognise and understand the cultural and linguistic diversity of Australia.

Introduction

This activity gives students the opportunity to appreciate the language diversity that exists in most Australian schools and classrooms.
Further information may be downloaded from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website.

Worksheets to download
Languages spoken at home 1996 (rtf File)
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Languages other than English 1996 (rtf File)
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Suggested Activities

Download student copies of pie graphs.

Discuss Australia's cultural and linguistic diversity using the information presented in the pie graphs. (Teachers background information Racism. No way! Australia's Cultural Diversity )
Use the information in the pie graphs to create bar graphs
Take a census of the languages spoken by the students or their families and present it in graph form.

Additional Strategies

Create a profile of the linguistic diversity of your class or school.
Choose a language represented in the school and research its origins and connections.
Choose English words and research their derivations (etymology)
Research the range of Indigenous languages that exist or have existed in your area.

Related Resources

Fact sheet Australia's cultural diversity
Racism. No way. SD3 Australia's cultural diversity: Facts and figures.

Relevant websites to visit

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Copyright Acknowledgement
Pie Graphs:Languages spoken at home 1996 & Languages other than English 1996
CESCEO

Date: 12 October 2000

Last Modified: 15 Nov 2005

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