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Download full textNicki Benson – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2024
Advanced adult Indigenous language speakers are essential in Indigenous language revitalization (ILR). As first language speakers age and pass away, communities increasingly depend on adults with high proficiency to carry the language forward (Fishman, 1991; Hinton, 2011; W.H. Wilson, 2018). Yet, few studies in ILR focus on adult learners, and…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Canada Natives, Tribes, Language Maintenance
Direct linkSarkar, Mela – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2017
Language revitalization work at one First Nation in eastern Canada has been ongoing for over two decades. Several approaches have been put in place: core teaching of Mi'gmaq as a primary school subject, language documentation and the creation of an online dictionary, and an Elders' focus group on language, as well other shorter-term projects. In…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, American Indian Languages, Foreign Countries, Canada Natives
Johnson, Michele K. – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2014
way', iskwíst, "my name is", S?ímla?xw, and I am from Penticton BC, Canada. kn sqilxw. I am a Syilx (Okanagan, Interior Salish) adult language learner. My cohort and I are midway in our language transformation to become proficient speakers. Our names are Prasát, S?ímla?xw, C'?r?tups, X?wnámx?wnam, Sta?qwálqs, and our Elder, S?amtíc'a?.…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Canada Natives
Canadian Council on Learning, 2010
The 2009-2010 "State of Learning in Canada" provides the most current information on the Canadian learning landscape, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of how Canadians are faring as lifelong learners. As in previous "State of Learning" reports, this update reflects the Canadian Council on Learning's (CCL's) vision…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Canadian Council on Learning, 2010
The 2009-2010 "State of Learning in Canada" provides the most current information on the Canadian learning landscape, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of how Canadians are faring as lifelong learners. As in previous "State of Learning" reports, this update reflects CCL's vision of learning as a lifelong process.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Larsen, Pat – 1992
This paper overviews a proposal for implementing an adult literacy program in a small tribal community in northern Alberta (Canada). The program would enhance participants' ability to manage change affecting the community's economic, social, and educational circumstances. Recent data indicate that 24 percent of Native Americans in northern Alberta…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
