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From http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/summer-institute

Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) Summer Institute 2015
Dates: June 22-July 1, 2015
Location: University of Oregon, Eugene.

This year NILI will be offering both an Adult and Youth track. Choose from several languages, courses in Introductory, Intermediate, or Sahaptin linguistics, and either a Teaching Methods or Documentation Methods course. They also have courses in Language Advocacy and Materials Development, and a Weekend Workshop.
Summer Institute Teacher Training Program
At NILI’s 2-week teacher training Summer Institute Native language teachers and learning study linguistics, an indigenous language, teaching methods, and language activism, and apply teaching strategies and develop materials to take home to your classroom.
Teachers:
•    Learn how to teach whole language (moving from words to sentences)
•    Have guided teaching opportunities
•    Create needed language materials for your community
•    Learn more about the structure, vocabulary, and pronunciation of your language
•    Experience language learning from a student point of view
•    Become more familiar with a variety of teaching practices and methods
•    Speak in your language with your team members and classmates

For full details go to http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/summer-institute