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Dipali Basumatary; Ranjan Maity – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Augmented reality can provide a 3D virtual experience, widely used in modern education. However, the impact of these applications on the underdeveloped tribal community has yet to be investigated. To our knowledge, no markerless augmented reality application has been developed especially for learning the language of the Bodo tribe.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Language Maintenance, Tribes, Teaching Methods
Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad; Khan, Mahmood Ahmad – Online Submission, 2021
The study aimed to explore the indigenous language of Gujjar and Bakerwal tribal communities of district Ganderbal of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The design of the study is qualitative in nature. The researcher employs purposive sampling in selecting the sample. The researcher surveyed 81 Gujjar and Bakerwal households and interviewed 22 (19 Male…
Descriptors: Tribes, Native Language, Indians, Ethnic Groups
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MacKenzie, Pamela J. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2009
India's rich multilingual, multicultural society creates a complex challenge to the Government as it attempts to address the educational needs of its tribal communities. Although access to schools has increased and enrolment rates are improving, the dropout rates are still alarmingly high and achievement levels are low compared to their non-tribal…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Native Language Instruction, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment
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Sims, Christine – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2008
Among American Indian Pueblo tribes, community-based language revitalisation initiatives have been established in response to a growing language shift towards English. This has been most prominent among school age children, prompting some tribes to extend tribal language programmes into local public schools. For centuries, the transmission of…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Oral Language