Accredited Training
In recent years, Living Languages has offered two accredited courses - a Certificate II and a Certificate III. Currently, we are not offering these courses, but we are reviewing them with the aim of applying for accreditation in the future. We will continue our relationship with RTO Ripponlea Institute (TOID 21230) at that stage.
10124NAT Certificate II in Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program
This course provided a foundation and practice in the Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program (MALLP).
MALLP is an intensive one-on-one language immersion method that has been developed specifically to support the revitalisation of Indigenous languages. The goal is for language learners (Apprentices) to develop the ability to speak and hold everyday conversations in their language and for language speakers (Masters) to develop skills in teaching their language. The Master-Apprentice Program uses an immersion language learning model so that a community of speakers of the target Indigenous language can be rebuilt or strengthened.
This course explored the principles of the Master-Apprentice and taught students how to apply immersion language methods in pairs or small language teams as appropriate to their specific family, community or workplace context in order to support the reclamation, revitalisation and maintenance of Indigenous languages.
This course was piloted with one cohort in 2016-2017.
10541NAT Certificate III in Aboriginal Languages for Communities and Workplaces
This course introduced students to the following areas:
Linguistics: explore sounds and spelling systems, understand language families, make words & simple sentences in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages
Language learning: practise speaking an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language
Project planning: identify language needs and build project teams
Technology for language work: use computers and the internet, make and edit language recordings, digitise old recordings
Advocacy: develop a campaign to raise awareness of language issues, make a presentation
The course was designed with Aboriginal language workers in mind but would also be appropriate for anybody wanting to research their own language, begin language work or people thinking about studying linguistics at university and wanting an introduction to the topic.
This course was delivered in 2016. The Living Languages team have been reviewing and improving it with the hope that it will be accredited again soon.
