THE ARRERNTE
CONVERSATION COURSE 2024 Term 1
with Kumalie Riley
THE ARRERNTE CONVERSATION CLASS
Arrernte is the local Indigenous language of Tyuretye/Mparntwe (Alice Springs). As Arrernte elder and teacher, Kumalie Riley says, “if you’re a local you need to know all this.”
Come and explore the Arrernte language and culture through this 6-week course at Watch This Space.
Course Topics
Walk And Talk sessions
Conversation
Grammar and sentence structure
Cultural Orientation of Seasons - Food - Country
English words in Arrernte
Hand Signs for communication
Family and Society
Language Map
BIO
Kumalie (Rosalie) Riley is an Arrernte woman from Tyuretye/Mparntwe (Alice Springs) with spiritual affiliations and connections to the land, hereditary from her grandmother.
Kumalie is a well known Arrernte Elder and artist with many years of experience teaching Arrernte language in local primary schools and in adult education.
She has contributed to widely-acclaimed publications such as the Eastern and Central Arrernte to English Dictionary, and the Eastern and Central Arrernte Picture Dictionary (both published by the Institute for Aboriginal Development).
Kumalie is a highly experienced interpreter and translator, and is frequently called upon to assist with court interpreting and recording radio, television and film scripts in Eastern/Central Arrernte.
DATES AND TIMES
Dates for Arrente class 2024 term 1 5:30-6:30pm
Wednesday 6 March
Wednesday 13 March
Wednesday 20 March
Wednesday 27 March
Wednesday 3 April
Wednesday 10 April
*Please make sure you are available for all sessions
When
Wednesday, 6 March – 10 April
5.30pm—6.30pm
Where
Watch This Space
8 Gap Rd + 2 offsite classes
How
To register: please email wts@wts.org.au and we'll send you an invoice; once paid, your place is confirmed.
Classes fill in quickly, there are 10 spots available for this term.
(only 1 person per email)
Cost
$275 (incl. GST)