Aboriginal languages and education : the Canadian experience

Morris, Sonia V. (Added Author). McLeod, Keith A. (Added Author). Danesi, Marcel, 1946- (Added Author).

Summary: This volume brings together seven studies, written by experts in the field, that deal with the most important features of Native Canadian language education: the relation of language to culture; the kinds of curricular approaches best suited to Aboriginal languages; the optimal pattern of relationship between teacher and learner; the linguistic characteristics of the learner; and the role of communication in language study.

Record details

ISBN: 0889624798 :
Physical Description: 140 p. ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic Press, c1993.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Essays -- Language and cultural content in Native education -- Preschooling with a difference: a Maori language education program in New Zealand -- Indian Education: an alternative program -- Indian language programs in Saskatchewan: a survey -- Learning processes and teaching roles in Native Education: Cultural base and cultural brokerage -- Language needs and characteristics of Saskatchewan Indian and Metis students: Implications for educators -- Teaching instructional communication to Indigenous people in Alberta.