Australian instructors participating in the education of Papua New Guinea secondary students are encouraged to base their course design on Perry's model of intellectual and ethical development. Culturally appropriate instruction should match learning tasks to students' cognitive stage. (SK)

This article argues that Australian universities accepting students from developing nations with native languages other than English are obligated to provide for special language needs. Language problems for students from Papua New Guinea are seen to arise more from lack of equivalence between concepts in academic discourse and in the students'…