Indigenous Language Fluency Transfer System:
Online intensive training course
Welcome to ILFTS Stories 1 Online Training Course
Congratulations on all the progress you’ve made in your ILFTS development. We are excited to welcome you to the next stage of development as we work towards creating your Level 1 Stories Module. This page includes useful resources from our first course as well as the new resources you’ll refer to for Stories development.
Course schedule
Schedule (see below for all time zones)
Session 1 – 10 September 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST
Session 2 – 17 September 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST
Session 3 – 15 October 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST/ 11:00am-1:00pm AEDT
Session 4 – 12 November 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST/ 11:00am-1:00pm AEDT
Alternate time zones
All sessions- NT/SA - 9:30am- 11:30am ACST
Zoom Link
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/8731444871?pwd=XHZU4nT61vbD2WfeHNjQMMwkwrhqzo.1
Meeting ID: 873 144 4871
Passcode: 527043
Need some one-on-one?
In between sessions, you are welcome to book in some one-on-one time. You can use the below link to book in with Ella or email Sonja directly to schedule a time with her.
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n̓səl̓xčin Stories 1- PDF copy to download
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Indigenous Language Fluency Transfer System™- Level 1 language Development Manual
L1 Language Template
Indigenous Fluency Now! - YouTube- Watch video demonstrations of the teaching practices used to deliver the ILFTS.
ILFTS Scope and sequence- overview of the full development scope of the ILFTS. Includes an estimation of the hours and human resourcing required to complete development. A useful tool in advocating for funding and support for your ILFTS development.
Development checklists- we have created two checklists that can help you stay on track with development and then implementation of your ILFTS module 1.
ILFTS Module 1 development project plan template- an editable template you can use to help plan your development
ILFTS Classroom Setup Manual- a guide to preparing to teach Module 1
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Audacity ® | Free Audio editor, recorder, music making and more!
These two video links are great ‘how to install’ guides, one for Mac, one for PC).
Microphones
USB Microphones | RØDE Microphones (AU)-
Rode mics are good and readily available. They have a USB range with variety of prices $200-400. Rode also have lapel mics that plug into smartphones. They are handy for language documentation without full studio setups.
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Arlkeny map-akert, archived as ‘AILIB’ - Australian Indigenous Languages Image Bank
Canva- www.canva.com
Note: You can apply for a free non-for-profit profile here.
Procreate — Creative apps designed for iPad- Many people have used this program to create lovely graphics themselves with no prior training.
Graphics library - NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub - NESP symbols are free for download once you make a free registration and have heaps of images of animals, plants, ranger-stuff and Indigenous people depicted.
The Noun Project - catalogue of icons that can be used freely - 10M Free Icons & Stock Photos | SVG & PNG | Download Today
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Community agreement- Statement of Intent- adaptable template for use with participating community members. A statement of shared intent sets out why you are doing the project, how the members of the Language Team will make decisions and contribute, how any resources or materials developed during the Project can be used by the community going forward.
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All communities adapting and implementing the ILFTS for their language need to enter into an agreement with the creators of the ILFTS. The agreement covers ownership and copyright and conditions of use of the ILFTS.
A draft copy of this agreement template can be downloaded here.
You may nominate whomever you wish to have noted as a party to the agreement. This could include, for example, just yourself as the licensed party, a specific group or family, or your language community broadly. If you would like help making this decision, please get in touch.
Resources and tools
Tutorials
AILIB Tutorial
This short video guides you through accessing, browsing and using the AILIB Image Bank.
Session recordings (to come)
Session 1 - 10 September 2026
Resources (Click to download)
Session 2- 17 September 2026
Resources (Click to download)
Session 3 - 15 October 2026
Resources (Click to download)
Session 4 - 12 November 2026
Resources (Click to download)
Contacts
Facilitator - Indigenous Fluency Now
Sonja Thoma
Email: sonja@indigenousfluency.org
First Languages Australia
Ella Woods
Email: ella@firstlanguages.org.au or fnl@firstlanguages.org.au
Phone: 0431 127 519
First Languages Australia would like to acknowledge the curriculum model and its organization are provided by Christopher Parkin and LaRae Wiley.
The Indigenous Language Fluency Transfer System online intensive training course has been funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education as part of the First Nations Languages Education Program. You can find out more at www.firstlanguages.org.au/fnl.