We certainly don’t need to remind you that 2020 has been a year of major upheaval for almost everybody – including us. But today we’re actually excited to announce a big new change at Living Languages. As you have probably heard, after three fantastic years our previous Training Director Emma Murphy has left us for the sunnier skies of Darwin. We are delighted now to welcome her successor in the new role of Program Director, Nina Brown.
Read More2020 is keeping us all on our toes. Even with everything that is happening in the world, there are still changes afoot here at Living Languages. It’s worth taking a moment to acknowledge updates to both our board and staffing.
Read MoreIt is with sadness we announce that Emma Murphy will be leaving Living Languages at the end of our current grant cycle in the middle of this year.
Emma started with Living Languages as a trainer in 2014, she returned in 2017 as Training Director. Emma has been acting CEO since the earlier in the year and will continue in this role while we hire and bring on a new Program Director.
Read MoreLiving Languages attended the Australian Languages Workshop 28 February - 1 March, held on Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island) on Quandamooka Country. Living Languages trainer, Ebony, presented at the conference with Fred and Aneta – two Wakka Wakka language activists who attended our Paper & Talk workshop last year at AIATSIS.
Read MoreIn early December, 2019, we were very excited to finally launch our Learner’s Guide Template – a guide to help Indigenous people create a community-friendly resource about their own language.
Read MoreThe Living Languages team were very proud to be invited to train at the CoeDL Summer School in December, 2019, delivering a course “Making linguistics accessible to those who need it”, together with friends and co-trainers Sharon Edgar Jones (Wonnarua and Gringai) and Harley Dunolly-Lee (Dja Dja Wurrung).
Read MoreEvery two years we are lucky enough to have the Puliima Indigenous Languages and Technology Conference somewhere in this amazing country. The 2019 Puliima has just wrapped up in Darwin on Larrakia country: as always, an inspiring week of catching up with old friends, meeting new ones, and sharing ideas and skills.
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