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The Role of Adult Immersion in Kanien'Keha Revitalization
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DeCaire, Oherohskon Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In the face of colonial efforts to extinguish Indigenous language and culture, Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk people) have been working to revitalize Kanien'keha (the Mohawk language) since the 1970s. However, Kanien'keha continues to experience greater speaker loss than gain. Through a comprehensive vitality assessment, this dissertation examines the…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Native Language Instruction, Language Maintenance, Adult Learning
"Is This What DLI Teachers Do, Right?" The Construction and Negotiation of Professional Identities in Dual Language and Immersion Teachers
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Alexander Giraldo Poveda – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This multiple case study investigates the professional identities of three dual language immersion (DLI) teachers after they graduate from a teacher education program (TEP) that emphasizes DLI pedagogies. I use the communities of practice framework (Wenger, 1998), the portraiture methodology (Lawrence-Lightfoot, 1983, 1994; Lawrence-Lightfoot…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Bilingual Education, Teacher Attitudes, Communities of Practice
Effects of Indigenous Language on Producing Successful Students in American Indian Elementary Schools on the Crow Reservation
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Velma Pretty On Top – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study explored the dynamic aspects of American Indian language integration in education along with language revitalization efforts. Due to the special government to government relationship between the Tribes and the federal government, formal Native American education began with forced assimilation and language loss was linked to…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Language Maintenance