Can schools save indigenous languages? : policy and practice on four continents / edited by Nancy H. Hornberger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hornberger, Nancy H.

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Linguistic minorities--Education.

Linguistic minorities.

Language revival.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 182 pages) : maps.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Can Schools Save Indigenous Languages? offers a close look at cases of indigenous language revitalization on four continents: Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand, Sami in the Nordic countries, Hnahno in Mexico, and indigenous languages in Latin America. Contributions by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective by four counterpart experts. Starting from the premise that indigenous language revitalization is worth doing, the focus here is on HOW to do it, and in particular, the role of schools in that endeavour. Schools alone are not enough to do the job, but in tandem with other social institutions, can be a strategic resource. Indigenous language revitalization is never only about language, but also about the identities and experiences of speakers and communities. The authors advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples to exercise both voice and choice in determining their own indigenous language revitalization and education processes.

Contents:

Introduction: can schools save indigenous languages? Policy and practice on four continents / Nancy H. Hornberger

'Out on the fells, I feel like a Sámi': is there linguistic and cultural equality in the Sámi school? / Vuokko Hirvonen

Top-down and bottom-up: counterpoised visions of bilingual intercultural education in Latin America / Luis Enrique López

Māori-medium education: current issues and challenges / Stephen May and Richard Hill

Learning with differences: strengthening Hñähñö and bilingual teaching in an elementary school in Mexico City / Nicanor Rebolledo Recendiz

Revitalization through indigenous education: a forlorn hope? / Leena Huss

Commentary from an African and international perspective / Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu

Riding the tiger / Bernard Spolsky

Schools as strategic tools for indigenous language revitalization: lessons from Native America / Teresa L. McCarty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780230582491

0230582494

Publisher Number:

99970393220

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