Strategies for Reintroducing Languages to Communities
Claire Bowern
Stephanie Fielding
https://web.archive.org/web/20150424032216/https://idrh.ku.edu/colang-workshops
Time: 10:15am – 11:45am
Week 2: 25 - 28 June 2012
Meeting Location: 3 West, Watson Library
This workshop is an introduction to language revitalization. While language revitalization strategies are very much dependent on the circumstances of the individual communities, there is a growing body of knowledge about ways in which successful projects can be set up. The four sessions will cover topics such as where to find materials about your language; creating new words and sentences vs. maintaining authenticity, how to ‘repurpose’ earlier materials for revitalization classes, and activities and strategies for teaching and using the language. Examples will be drawn from Mohegan and Australian languages. We will also have time in each class for students to talk about their own languages and situations. Stephanie Fielding is Vice Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Mohegan Tribe. She has a Master of Science in Linguistics from MIT and is a leader in the revival of the Mohegan language. Claire Bowern is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Yale University. She works on language documentation and revitalization with Bardi and Yolngu people in Northern Australia.
NOTE FROM THE INSTRUCTORS
Dear workshop participant,
Stephanie and Claire are running the workshop class on strategies for reintroducing languages to communities. So that we can make the class as appropriate as possible for the students, we'd be very grateful if you could send us an email and let us know the following:
If you're from a community that is looking to revitalize/reintroduce the language to the community (if so, which language(s)?)
Are you already involved in a language program? If so, do you have any language materials that it would be ok to share with the rest of the class?
Is there anything in particular that you would like us to talk about during the course?