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Summer Institute Of Linguistics Australia

Locality: Kangaroo Ground, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9712 2601

Address: 70 Graham Rd 3097 Kangaroo Ground, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.sila.org.au

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24.01.2022 'Training for Transformational Development', running this semester at SIL Australia, comprises classes taught in two intensives. The first intensive is happening this week, 1418 September, with online classes. Discussion and learning will focus on developing approaches to cross-cultural training, relevant issues in language development, and working effectively in multicultural teams. The second intensive will run 1620 November.... Lecturers: Dr David Nicholls and Graham Scott. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio #crossculturaltraining #languagedevelopment #mutliculturalteams #development #sila #silaustralia

23.01.2022 Are you still thinking about joining us for the online Master's intensive, 'The Gospel, Cultural Anthropology and Ethnographic Methods'? Good news! You can still apply! But be warned! Places are limited. ... Available for credit (for eligible students) or for audit. Visit our website for more information. #sila #silaustralia #anthropology #ethnography #training #crossculturaltraining #crosscultural

22.01.2022 Summer Christmas greetings from SIL Australia!

22.01.2022 'Literacy and Multilingual Education', running this semester at SIL Australia, introduces students to theories of literacy and explores the issues affecting literacy in ethnolinguistic communities. Various models of multilingual education are examined and students learn to design appropriate materials for a multilingual education project, in the light of global issues and organisations impacting local literacy program design. Classroomsand communitiesaround the world are wonderfully diverse. Multilingual education programs encourage communities and provide excellent learning opportunities for allin both vernacular languages and languages of education. #literacy #multilingual #multilingualeducation #education #vernacular #languageofeducation #sila #silaustralia

19.01.2022 Throwback Thursday! Our Principal Graham Scott attended summer school at SIL Australia in 2003. Can you recognise any faces? Let us know in the comments! Photo from the Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia archives, photographer unknown.

17.01.2022 A father has an enormous impact on a child, on the adult a child becomes. Languages have many different words for a father. English words include Dad, Daddy, Pop, Papa. Share a word for father, and the language it is from, in the comments! Image from Pixabay

16.01.2022 Semester 2 complete!

15.01.2022 Bruce Symons is teaching Semantics and Discourse this semester at SIL Australia. 'Semantics and Discourse looks at some of the ways humans express our thoughts using languagethat is, how we think about and analyse word meaning, sentence meaning and how we use context in communication.’ #semantics #discourse #pragmatics #linguistics #communication #training #word #meaning #sila #silaustralia

15.01.2022 The SIL Australia office will be closed for one week, 20-24 July 2020. During this time the phone will be unattended. We will respond to voice mail and email as soon as possible once the office opens again on Monday 27 July. Take care out there, everyone! We look forward to starting semester 2 on Monday 3 August.... Photo credit: Sharna Steinert

15.01.2022 Throwback Thursday! Where this game of volleyball happened now stands the building which hosts our computer lab, finance office, and staff offices upstairs. The buildings and property may have changed, but SIL Australia's purpose remains the same: to train people for cross-cultural work.

14.01.2022 We are excited about the beginning of semester two! So much has changed since the beginning of the year. This semester SIL Australia has classes on translation, literacy and multilingual education, linguistic field methods, semantics and discourse, and training for transformational development. #sila #silaustralia #languagedevelopment #training #education #kangarooground #crossculturaltraining #translation #literacy #mutlilingualeducation #linguistics #fieldmethods #semantics #discourse #training #transformationaldevelopment

12.01.2022 Linguistic Field Methods. Lecturer: Ken Manson Students in this class consider the ethical and practical issues of working in the field, and collecting, analysing and archiving language data.... They experience eliciting language data from a speaker of a language other than English and use a specialised computer program to document and analyse the data gathered.

12.01.2022 SIL Australia will be participating in ReachOut online tomorrow, Saturday 12 September. There are four opportunities during the day for delegates to engage with agencies like SIL Australia. We would love to meet you and answer any questions you have about the training provided by SIL Australia, or cross-cultural work in general. Registration is still open! reachoutmissions.com.au/conference for more information or to register.

12.01.2022 People who translate a text from one language to another are like bridges allowing us to access something we couldn't reach before. A number of staff at SIL Australia have been involved in translation projects, and our training prepares people for many roles in language development, including translation. SILA longs to see minority ethnolinguistic communities enabled and encouraged in sustainable language development through research, translation and literacy. We celebrate In...ternational Translation Day today with many others around the world! #translation #internationaltranslationday #internationaltranslationday2020 #language #languages #languagedevelopment #sila #silaustralia

11.01.2022 Throwback Thursday! Remember when we could have international guests at events? In July 2019 SIL Australia hosted a workshop run by SIL Pacific Area on the topic of multilingualism, urbanisation and diaspora. SIL Australia also held the second annual Bruce Hooley dinner and lecture.... Sadly, this year the dinner and a workshop on localisation had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. We look forward to being able to have international guestsparticipants and speakersin July 2021. Photo credit: Sharna Steinert #sila #silaustralia #throwbackthursday #kangarooground #brucehooleydinner #languagedevelopment

11.01.2022 Planning to work cross-culturally in Australia or overseas? Spend four weeks in our Launch course in winter 2021 and learn to appreciate other cultures and some techniques for learning another language. Watch the video to see what staff and students have to say about it.... Visit our website sila.org.au or contact us for more information.

11.01.2022 The SIL Australia library has copies of many Bibles in languages other than English. Pictured here is the Marovo language translation from Solomon Islands, published in 1956. Inside the front cover of our copy of this Bible is a news bulletin from the publisher which gives some information about the language, details of the people involved in the translation and publication of the book, and how many copies were printed in Sydney to be shipped to the Solomon Islands. What othe...r treasures might lurk on our library shelves? #bibleyear2020 #translation #language #marovo #solomonislands #sila #silaustralia

11.01.2022 How do you make sense of words you can't read? Literacy offers access to information and connection to people far away. It is a valuable tool for lifelong learning. At SIL Australia our literacy staff have been involved in several multilingual education programs and have seen first hand the difference learning to read can make to individuals and communities. 'We long to see people flourishing in community using the languages they value most.'... International Literacy Day 8 September Image by Angel Hernandez from Pixabay #literacyday #internationalliteracyday #literacy #lifelonglearning #multilingualeducation #readingopensdoors #closetheliteracygap #sila #silaustralia

10.01.2022 Throwback Thursday! During Launch Phonetics students transcribed the sounds they use in speaking Australian English into the International Phonetic Alphabet, and then tackled non-English sounds. Some of our students grew up speaking languages other than English and discovered why some English sounds presented challenges for their pronunciation.... So much colour and a lot of interaction! Students are not able to stay quiet in this class! With Kelvin Nicolle. Photo credit: Christine Brodie

09.01.2022 This Master's unit will allow participants to engage with people from other cultures through their writings and words and learn how anthropology helps us see life from their point of view. Participants will also learn about issues people navigate every day such as kinship, values, leadership, development and more. Missed out? Interested in other cross-cultural training opportunities? Contact us to find out what else SIL Australia offers. #sila #silaustralia #training #anthropology #ethnography #crossculturaltraining #crosscultural #studyopportunity

03.01.2022 The Gospel, Cultural Anthropology and Ethnographic Methods Together, we will engage with people from other cultures through their writings and words and learn how anthropology helps us see life from their point of view. We will learn about issues they navigate every day such as kinship, values, leadership, development, and more. By designing and conducting ethnographic fieldwork, you will explore how ethnography can make you more effective in cross-cultural ministry. This Ma...ster's unit is available online for credit (for eligible students) or for audit. It will be taught as an intensive, with coursework following for students taking the course for credit. Registration is open NOW! Limited places available. https://www.sila.org.au/apply-now/apply-now-short-courses/

02.01.2022 Indigenous Literacy Day! The stories we hear, the books we read, define what is normal, what is ideal. When your language, your culture, your people, your place are not in any of those stories... But when you can read stories in your language, by and about people like you, the possibilities suddenly seem limitless!... Today the Indigenous Literacy Foundation is hosting their annual event on YouTube, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' languages. https://www.youtube.com/user/IndigenousLiteracy #indigenousliteracyday #indigenousliteracyfoundation #closetheliteracygap #language #languages #sila #silaustralia

02.01.2022 Communicating clearly is important, but it can also be great fun! SILA Communications Officer, Sharna Steinert, loves learning languages so much she has taught Language Learning in our Launch course for several years. In this video from Wycliffe Australia she shares why hearing a story in a language you know well can make all the difference to understanding it. SILA: Learning to communicate in anyone's language.... Videographer: Gary McMaster Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia #story #language #languages #languagelearning #sila #silaustralia

02.01.2022 Stephen Emerton is teaching Principles and Practices of Translation this semester at SIL Australia. When asked to describe it he said: 'Principles and Practices of Translation looks at the complex factors that go into taking something communicated (in words/texts/signs) in one language and communicating the same something in another language accounting for cognitive, linguistic, visual, cultural and ideological phenomena that may potentially skew the something one is trying... to communicate.' If you are interested in studying this or other units delivered by SILA, check out the information on our website https://www.sila.org.au/courses/unit-descriptions/ #translation #linguistics #language #languages #languagedevelopment #communication #training #sila #silaustralia

01.01.2022 Throwback Thursday! All the way back to the year 2000! The gardens have changed, but some of these faces can be spotted at SIL Australia in 2020. Do you recognise anyone among the staff and students in this photo? Let us know in the comments!... Photo from the Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia archives, photographer unknown.