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Task: Present an oral report to demonstrate
your awareness and appreciation of a
cultural group.
When did this group of people first
arrive in Australia?
Why did they choose
Australia?
What are the
characteristics of this group e.g.
religion/history/language/dress/customs?
What is their
contribution to Australian society?
How has this group
formed its identity in Australia?
Take particular
note of the following:
The Australian Encyclopedia
The Australian People: an encyclopedia of the nation, its people
and their origins
The books in the Australian Ethnic heritage series, with
titles like The Hungarians in
Australia, The Czechs in Australia.
USE THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE TO FIND BOOKS,
VIDEOS, CHARTS AVAILABLE ON
THIS TOPIC
Search Terms: The most suitable search terms for this assignment are
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Australia - Immigration and
emigration
Australia - Immigration -
Biography
Australia - Immigration and
emigration - History
Australia - Immigration
and
emigration
- Personal accounts
Australia - Religions
Australia - Social life and
customs |
Look up particular nationalities In Australia, E.G.
English in Australia
Germans
in Australia
Hungarians
in Australia
Irish
in Australia
Italians
in Australia |
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Aboriginal Peoples
National Characteristics, Australian
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Look up the Names of Famous Australian Immigrants, E.G.
Chang, Victor
Courtenay, Bryce
Hollows, Fred
Mannix, Daniel
Mawson, Douglas
Nossal, Gustav
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Library
Webs
Use the Search engine to find your special topic. There is also
an Advanced Search Engine for phrases
and multiple search terms.
OR
Go to
Australian Society
for Topics on
Aboriginal Australians: Traditional
Culture
Australian Aboriginal Peoples:
Contemporary Issues
Go to
Languages for
French Language and Culture
Chinese Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Indonesian Language and Culture
Go to
Geography
for
Australia's Island Neighbours for sites on East Timor, Fiji,
Independent State of Samoa,
Indonesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New
Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga,
Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Go to
Multicultural Australia
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