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ERIC Number: EJ1444855
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 13
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EISSN: EISSN-2564-4726
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Elders' Conversations: Perspectives on Leveraging Digital Technology in Language Revival
OTESSA Journal, v2 n2 2022
In First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) communities, Elders are highly regarded as intergenerational transmitters of ancestral language and Indigenous knowledge. Without language revival initiatives, ancestral languages in FNMI communities are at risk of extinction. Leveraging digital technologies while collaborating with Elders can support revival initiatives. Through semi-structured interviews and qualitative analysis, this study addresses how three Elders who use technology in their ancestral language teaching (1) describe the benefits, drawbacks, and preferences of technology; (2) reveal the accuracy with which cultural knowledge is imparted through technology; and (3) view the impact of technology on their role as traditional knowledge keepers and intergenerational language transmitters Findings suggest that while Elders acknowledge the benefits of leveraging digital tools in language revival initiatives, they are concerned about technology's potential negative impacts on relationality.
Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association. 3800 Finnerty Road, MacLaurin Building Room A568, University of Victoria, Faculty of Education, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2 Canada. e-mail: journal@otessa.org; Web site: https://journal.otessa.org/index.php/oj
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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