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Australian Language and Literacy Policy

Arabic translation: السياسة الأسترالية بشأن اللغة ومحو الأمية


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English term or phrase:Australian Language and Literacy Policy
Arabic translation:السياسة الأسترالية بشأن اللغة ومحو الأمية
Entered by: Manar Moslem
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07:30 Jul 25, 2008
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English term or phrase: Australian Language and Literacy Policy
Context: Australian Sign Language was indirectly recognized by the federal government in the Australian Language and Literacy Policy, and has come to be known as ‘Auslan’.
Manar Moslem
Egypt
Local time: 22:52
السياسة الأسترالية بشأن اللغة ومحو الأمية
Explanation:
Language policy could concern the use of language in the Australian administratio, especially with the existence of several aboriginal languages in addition to English.
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zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 23:52
Grading comment
THANKS very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2اللغة الأسترالية و سياسة محو الأمية
Nadia Ayoub
5 +1السياسة الأسترالية بشأن اللغة ومحو الأمية
zkt
4 +1السياسة الأسترالية بشأن اللغة والقراءة والكتابة
Mohamed Ghazal
5السياسة العامة بشأن اللغة الاسترالية والإلمام بهاAljobury


Discussion entries: 6





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
australian language and literacy policy
السياسة العامة بشأن اللغة الاسترالية والإلمام بها


Explanation:
السياسة العامة بشأن اللغة الاسترالية والإلمام بها/تعملها

Aljobury
Egypt
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
australian language and literacy policy
السياسة الأسترالية بشأن اللغة ومحو الأمية


Explanation:
Language policy could concern the use of language in the Australian administratio, especially with the existence of several aboriginal languages in addition to English.

zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
THANKS very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alaa Zeineldine
3 days16 hrs
  -> Thank you Alaa, I totally agree with your remark. It is a policy as any other government policy withrespect to major societal issues.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
australian language and literacy policy
اللغة الأسترالية و سياسة محو الأمية


Explanation:
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Illiteracy
Il*lit"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. Illiteracies. [From Illiterate.]
1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census. الأمية

lit·er·a·cy
n.
The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write. الإنسان و قد محت أميته فأصبح قادرا على القراءة و الكتابة

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see how the name of this site was translated:
http://www.literacyhub.org/Arabic/results_new.php?LiteracyGr...
in English it is called: LiteracyHub, in Arabic: محور محو الأمية

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-07-25 08:01:36 GMT)
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http://www.websters-online-dictionary.com/translation/Arabic...

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http://yemen.usembassy.gov/yemen/usaid_edu_conf.html

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http://www.neareast.org/main/explore/cds/ppd/en/display.asp?...

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Zkt is perfectly right it should read:
سياسات اللغة الأسترالية و محو الأمية

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 393

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fathy Shehatto
2 mins
  -> Many thanks Fathy :)

agree  Mahmoud Rayyan
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Mahmoud :)

neutral  zkt: Hello Nadia, in this context policy refers to both language and literacy.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Zkt, you're perfectly right.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
australian language and literacy policy
السياسة الأسترالية بشأن اللغة والقراءة والكتابة


Language variant:

Explanation:


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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-07-25 11:14:39 GMT)
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Please refer to these links that show that this is not only about Auslan:

http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetai...

http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/sc/dec1993.htm

http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf1995/milton.html



Mohamed Ghazal
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alaa Zeineldine: بشأن اللغة وتعليم القراءة والكتابة
3 days15 hrs
  -> Thanks
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