Angela Harrison

Angela Harrison is the Manager of the Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics (CALL) at Batchelor Institute, based in Central Australia. She is a teacher and linguist with almost 30 years’ experience working in Indigenous education, language documentation and community-based research across the Northern Territory.

Angela’s work is grounded in long-term partnerships with Aboriginal educators, elders and communities. As Manager of CALL, she has supported language work primarily across Central Australian and Daly region languages, with a particular focus on language, literacy and bilingual education in Warlpiri, Maṯutharra (Southern Luritja), Anmatyerr and Arrernte language communities.

Her professional experience spans adult literacy education, language resource development, interpreter training, and tertiary teaching. Angela has held roles with the Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD), the NT Department of Education, the Aboriginal Interpreter Service, Tanami Group School, and Batchelor Institute. At Batchelor Institute she has taught across Foundation Studies and Higher Education, including the Preparation for Tertiary Success program.

Angela has led and supported the strategic direction of CALL in alignment with Closing the Gap, Target 16—to see Aboriginal languages flourishing—supporting language immersion programs and strengthening the language sector through remote community language hubs.

Angela holds a Master of Education (Research), a Graduate Diploma in Linguistics, and postgraduate qualifications in TESOL and Primary Education. Her academic and applied research interests include Indigenous language maintenance, bilingual education, inclusive teaching practices, and visual and oral modes of teaching and learning.

She has co-authored and compiled a range of bilingual publications and teaching resources, including Ngulajuku! Tiger’s story of how Nyirrpi came to be and Mangurr-jangu mirlamirlajinjikki (Teaching and Learning with Pictures). Her collaborative work has been recognised through multiple awards for excellence and outstanding contributions to student learning.