australia 1

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australia 1

Lesson aims

After this lesson you will know about:

The indigenous population
Pre- and post colonization of Australia
Penal colony Australia

The Current population
Indigenous art 

Australian Languages  and  policy

Abel Tasman

Willem Janszoon

Who was the first explorer to land on Australia's soil?

1. James Cook
2. Michiel de Ruyter
3. Willem Janszoon
4. William Adams

Botany Bay

1770

James Cook 
HMS Endeavour

The First Fleet

Penal Colonies

160.000 convicts!

Men, Women and children!

languages before colonisation

languages in2013

Language Policy

Australian Curriculum

Australian

Lingo

Wich origin are these words?

Indigenous influences 

• around 500 words 
• Flora and fauna names
• mostly things that were there pre-colonisation

English/Cockney influences

• Influence from colonisation and first white settlers.

Immigration waves

• British-colonisers and convicts
• Irish: free settlers
• Italian and Asian: 1850-1860: Gold rush
• European : 1952-1962, refugees and workers

Languages today

Dollars

Coins are in 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents as well as $1 and $2 dollars

Authorized by  King Edward VII on May 7th 1908

Authorized by King George V on September 19th 1912

Population

• 25,5 million
•  90% in coastal (urban) areas 
• 30% immigrants
• 3.38 people per km2 
• 3,3% is Aboriginal or Torres Strait 

Tribal Artefacts: the Boomerang and Didgeridoo

Recap!

What have we learned today!