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| Title | Article: North Slope Inupiaq Language Teachers Stress Oral Fluency |
| Body | From http://thearcticsounder.com/news/show/3433 North Slope Inupiaq language teachers stress oral fluency JANA HARCHAREK October 02, 2008 Residents of the North Slope have long been concerned with the continuing loss of Inupiaq language. The youngest Inupiaq speakers on the North Slope today are in their late 40s and early 50s, a complete reversal of the norm of the 70s and 80s, when children spoke the language as their first language. The strength and vitality of Inupiaq is dependent on the Inupiaq speaking community. It is reliant upon the willingness of speakers to share their knowledge of language and upon the determination of learners to keep at it. To do their part, Inupiaq language teachers at schools in the North Slope Borough School District have shifted the focus of the Inupiaq language program to one of doing what they can in the limited time they have with children to cultivate their speaking ability. Read the entire article at http://thearcticsounder.com/news/show/3433 . |
| Source | The Arctic Sounder |
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