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Hilary Smith

@smith_hils

Applied linguist and community development worker from Aotearoa New Zealand.

 Auckland Central, Auckland
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Joined October 2020
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Bilingualism under threat: structured literacy will make it harder for children to hold on to their...

Bilingualism under threat: structured literacy will make it harder for children to hold on to their...

New Zealand’s bilingual children often lose their mother tongue by the time they leave school. But there are fears that use of English-based decoding in structured literacy will hasten this decline.

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"It has become a trend to use gendered curses, largely thanks to the rising popularity of standup shows where comics often seem to feel that using such abuse is proportional to how funny they can be." theguardian.com/global-devel…
We need a new way to swear … one that doesn’t demean the women of India | Nilanjana Bhowmick

We need a new way to swear … one that doesn’t demean the women of India | Nilanjana Bhowmick

Most Indian profanities are profoundly sexist, and so deeply ingrained that even women use curses that humiliate their sisters. Let’s find a way to express anger without misogyny

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"It has become a trend to use gendered curses, largely thanks to the rising popularity of standup shows where comics often seem to feel that using such abuse is proportional to how funny they can be." theguardian.com/global-devel…
We need a new way to swear … one that doesn’t demean the women of India | Nilanjana Bhowmick

We need a new way to swear … one that doesn’t demean the women of India | Nilanjana Bhowmick

Most Indian profanities are profoundly sexist, and so deeply ingrained that even women use curses that humiliate their sisters. Let’s find a way to express anger without misogyny

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You know more te reo than you think, language expert says rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
You know more te reo than you think, language expert says

You know more te reo than you think, language expert says

Can't speak te reo Māori? According to a new University of Canterbury study, New Zealanders who aren't fluent in the language can still identify a lot of Māori words based on how they look and sound....

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What linguistics does for Aotearoa | The Spinoff

What linguistics does for Aotearoa | The Spinoff

If Victoria University close its linguistics programme, it won’t just be students and staff who suffer the consequences.

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Our paper "The impacts of a culturally relevant book flood on early literacy in Papua New Guinea" is now out in the International Journal of Educational Development. #PapuaNewGuinea #Reading #literacy We have 50 free downloads at: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gUfy…
Project classroom (Library For All)

ALT Project classroom (Library For All)

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Aotearoa NZ Poet Laureate Chris Tse's poem for NZ Chinese Language Week, which focuses on Mandarin:
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Some interesting changes since the last survey in 2018. stuff.co.nz/opinion/12810114…
Racist and cultural insults offend us most

Racist and cultural insults offend us most

OPINION: People are clearly saying they won’t accept language that perpetuates racism, a Broadcasting Standards Authority report says.

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Gamilaraay Word of the Week: yarraaman, horse Also yarraman, yaraaman and yirraamaan - with similar words in other languages in Eastern Australia. They may come from yira, which means teeth in many Aboriginal languages, including Gamilaraay (yiya in Yuwaalaraay and Yuwaalayaay).
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And what about peer pressure?
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Linguistic racism causes lasting damage

Linguistic racism causes lasting damage

OPINION: Both overt and covert forms of linguistic racism harm communities for generations.

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New Zealanders returning home after years overseas have been astounded by the resurgence of te reo Māori in mainstream life. Take a closer look at lonelyjandal.com/
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How to read this sculpture which I've passed many times on Lambton Quay in Wellington? The explanation of Invisible City by Anton Parsons, 2003,a collaborative project with blind poet Peter Beaton, says it has 'a defiant muteness': sculpture.org.nz/the-sculptu…
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So gayaa, happy & proud, to be part of the team - Winanga-Li Aboriginal Child & Centre has been awarded HESTA's Outstanding Organisation of the year for our programs including Yaama Gamilaraay! #HESTAAwards
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Kiwi English as the last task in a set of COVID activities chalked onto the footpath near the Manawatū River.
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On this Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, we are proud to announce the release of our OECD working paper: "A strong start for every Indigenous child": oecd-ilibrary.org/education/…
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In Aotearoa it is the time of Matariki, when the Matariki/Pleiades/Seven Sisters/Subaru/Miyaymiyaay star cluster reappears. Interesting parallels between one of the Māori stories: youtube.com/watch?v=RKL6V69R… and one of the Miyaymiyaay stories: gutenberg.org/files/3819/381…
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Mānawatia a Matariki! Greetings for Matariki, the Māori New Year, celebrating the reappearance in our skies of the star cluster also known as Pleiades, Subaru, the Seven Sisters and Miyaymiyaay (#gamilaraay). Picture from tepapa.govt.nz/discover-coll…
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Does this headline contain a grammatical mistake? Yes and no — depends who you ask, writes Tiger Webb. ab.co/3hQKje7 (via @abcnews)
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