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Hammine, Madoka – Language Learning Journal, 2020
This article examines indigenous language acquisition (ILA) with regard to the indigenous Yaeyaman language spoken in the Ryukyus in Japan. The focus is on teachers and new speakers in an endangered language community. The following two questions are examined: (1) What kinds of problems do teachers and learners encounter in language revitalisation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Usage, Language Maintenance
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East, Martin – Language Learning Journal, 2020
This article explores the extent to which task-based language teaching (TBLT) as an emerging but increasingly popular language teaching approach can be used successfully for teaching te reo Maori as a minority and endangered language in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The article presents the experiences and perspectives of one beginning teacher of te reo…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Beginning Teachers