From http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili
NILI Summer Institute: June 19-30, 2017
Carrying Our Languages Forward
NILI’s Journey – Pulling Together for 20 Years
Eugene, Oregon
Summer Institute Teacher Training Program
At NILI’s 2-week teacher training Summer Institute Native language teachers and learners 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 Indigenous languages
• Experience language learning from a student point of view
• Become more familiar with a variety of teaching practices and methods
• Speak in Indigenous languages with your team members and classmates
Summer Institute Youth Program
High school students study language, linguistics and teaching methods, and design and create activities to support preschool learners. Guest speakers (UO faculty and Native students) present information and experiences introducing youth to college life and creating a bridge to higher education. Students are mentored in project brainstorming, planning, linguistic guidance, pedagogy, evaluation, tool support, and product delivery.
Youth:
• Gain skills in language learning
• Take on leadership roles in language preservation and teaching while demonstrating a commitment to their Tribe’s values and traditions.
• Become more technologically literate
• Learn to manage their own projects
• Contribute to language revitalization within their communities
Some scholarships are available; the deadline to apply is April 3.
This year’s summer institute will be followed by a conference: pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/conference_2017
For full details go to http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/summer-institute/summer-institute-2017
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