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Responses to Language Endangerment: In honor of Mickey Noonan. New directions in language documentation and language revitalizationEdited by Elena Mihas, Bernard Perley, Gabriel Rei-Doval and Kathleen Wheatley
[Studies in Language Companion Series 142] 2013
► pp. 221–242
Revitalizing languages through place-based language curriculum
Identity through learning
Joana Jansen | University of Oregon
Janne Underriner | University of Oregon
Roger Jacob | Wapato School District, Washington
This paper discusses the components of Identity Through Learning (ITL), language learning and curriculum development that is community centered, experiential, and collaborative. It discusses three examples of culture- and place-based curriculum projects developed at the Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) at the University of Oregon. We propose that place-based curriculum grounds student learning in their experiences in local events and places, and fosters community connection to traditional lifeways. As such, it can strengthen student self-esteem and identity. The paper addresses how place-based curriculum reinforces Native educators’ goals for student learning, and how ITL is a promising strategy for supporting students in the classroom and beyond.
Published online: 28 November 2013
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.142.12jan
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.142.12jan
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Underriner, Janne & Joana Jansen
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