When names are mentioned in examples (Class 1: Lecture 13/10/2015), stories (Class 1: Lecture 13/10/2015) or student presentations (Class 1: Tutorial 29/10/2015), L1 and L2 give further information about these people. As they are Aboriginal as well as non-Aboriginal (Class 1: Lecture 13/10/2015) and come “from diverse backgrounds and from the past as well as the present” (Class 1: Lecture 13/10/2015), this information adds to the acknowledgment of diversity in the classes. Additional information on people as well as their visual appearance in video clips can also make them and with them the content appear more real (Interview with S2).

L2 and L3 also provide the class with the background of the authors they themselves as well as the students use as references (Class 1: Tutorial 10/09/2015, Class 1: Tutorial 29/10/2015 & Class 2: Tutorial 03/09/2015) to enable a better understanding of the authors view point.

Furthermore, the people on which background information is given are not limited to the content of the classes. As S2 notes, in the Institute “the lecturers introduce themselves to you, who they are, what nation they’re from, they give you a bit of a background to themselves” (Interview with S2).

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