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Morgan, Liam; Chodkiewicz, Andrew – Heritage Language Journal, 2011
This paper draws on three years of fieldwork within informal supported play-groups in inner Sydney. In Australia, some 40% of children reach school age without attending formal preschools. Aboriginal and immigrant groups are greatly overrepresented in this statistic. For these children, informal playgroups, funded from a range of government and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Language Maintenance, Play, Early Childhood Education
Park, Jessica E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Native languages are disappearing quickly in this country, but there are many programs that are underway trying to save Native languages before they are gone. One such program is the Euchee/Yuchi Language Project which uses a modified version of the Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program (MALLP). Elder language speakers, masters, and younger…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Language Maintenance, Program Evaluation, Observation
Hebert, Yvonne; And Others – 1984
In two school districts of the Saanich Penninsula, Native Indian Language programs were initiated in 1979 (Victoria) and 1981 (Saanich). The goal of this evaluation were: (1) to determine the factors which affected the implementation of Native Indian Language programs for dialects of two language families (Wakashan, including Kwak'wala and…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Community Support, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education