Editor: Viv Edwards (University of Reading, UK)
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Volume: 18 Number: 6 Page: 525–538
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From Vernacular to English: A Model of Innovation from within the Hearts of the Indigenous Teachers in Papua New Guinea
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Yasuko Nagai and Ronah Lister
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This paper explores the effectiveness of initial vernacular education for successful transfer to English. The data is drawn from the personal, innovative experiences of a local vernacular elementary school teacher in Papua New Guinea, who helped individual children to gain literacy
skills in the local vernacular. As a result, the children were able to transfer their skills to other languages including English. This success has brought much joy not only to the teacher but also to the children and their parents.
Keywords: LITERACY SKILLS, VERNACULAR, ENGLISH, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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