grad programs in documentation

Thu May 1 17:54:48 UTC 2014

Hi all,

On the question of getting training close to home, we at CILLDI have our
Community Linguist Certificate program that we offer at our annual Language
Revitalization Summer School each July in Edmonton.  To date we've had over
60 graduates from this program, representing about a dozen different
language groups.

We've also been partnering with First Nations communities to deliver these
same Community Linguist Certificate courses in local communities throughout
the year.  This helps us to reach many more students who have been unable
to attend the Summer School, and allows those students to complete their
training in a shorter time.  We're currently partnering with four
communities here in Canada, and would be happy to discuss possibilities of
partnering with any other communities that might be interested.

Thanks for your contributions to this great thread, everyone!

Jordan Lachler
Director, CILLDI

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Warner, Natasha - (nwarner) <
nwarner at email.arizona.edu> wrote:

>  Since the issue came up of people not being able to leave their own area
> in order to get further training in language revitalization at a far away
> university, I just also wanted to mention AILDI here in Tucson and similar
> short, intensive programs, often during the summer.  A person can get quite
> a bit of training in language revitalization and leave home for only a
> short time through AILDI and the similar summer short programs at other
> locations.  This is different from the original question from an undergrad
> student who is looking for a longer term graduate program in language
> revitalization and pedagogy, but it can be a very helpful approach for a
> different purpose.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Natasha
>
>  ***************************************************
> Natasha Warner, Professor
> Director of Graduate Studies
> Dept. of Linguistics, Box 210028
> University of Arizona
> Tucson, AZ 85721-0028
> USA
> 520-626-5591
> ***************************************************
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* ilat-request at list.arizona.edu [ilat-request at list.arizona.edu] on
> behalf of Judy Thompson [jt at citytel.net]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 29, 2014 7:17 PM
> *To:* ilat at list.arizona.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [ilat] grad programs in documentation
>
>   Hi Phil,
>
>  I know exactly what you mean!  It is hard for people to uproot their
> family to attend university, especially if they need to leave their
> territory, the very home of the language they want to revitalize.
>
>  I think the Master's program in Indigenous Language Revitalization at
> the University of Victoria tries to find a middle ground with that.  The
> first summer, the students need to be in Victoria for one month. After
> that, the students return home (to teach, work with fluent speakers, raise
> families, etc) and every two months, they travel back to Victoria for 6
> days to do course work.  For the rest of the time, I believe that they
> interact with their professors and fellow students online and other modes
> of communication.
>
>  I'm not affiliated with this program, but UVic is my Alma mater and I
> know many of the wonderful people who are part of UVic's Indigenous
> Education Program!
>
>
>  Judy Thompson, Ph.D.
> Tahltan Language & Culture Lead
>
>
>
>
>  On 2014-04-29, at 6:52 PM, Phil Albers wrote:
>
>  Interesting topic! However what may the options be for one who cannot
> really leave their homelands, or have children that aren't really able to
> relocate? I have great interest and dedication to indigenous language
> revitalization with an emphasis with family home life use. Which is partly
> why I'm unable to actually pack up and leave to attain any significant
> "western" credentials or furthering education.
>
> Are there any options for someone such as me? (I also know of many in
> similar situations). Just a thought.
>
> yôotva,
>
> Phil Albers
> (541) 261-8005
>
> On Apr 29, 2014, at 11:48 AM, "Monica Macaulay" <mmacaula at wisc.edu> wrote:
>
>
>  Hi all,
>
>
>  One of our undergraduate majors was just in my office asking me for
> recommendations for graduate schools to apply to.  He’s interested in
> language documentation, and especially applications of documentary
> materials for teaching.  I know we’ve talked before about how some of us
> (well, me at least!) feel like training in those applied areas is really
> lacking.  I’m writing to ask what you would recommend as programs that
> would be good for a student interested in this.  The University of Hawaii
> is an obvious one for documentation, of course.  But where else?
>
>
>  thanks!
>
>
>  - Monica
>
>
>  Monica Macaulay
>
> University of Wisconsin
>
> Department of Linguistics
>
> 1164 Van Hise; 1220 Linden Dr.
>
> Madison, WI  53706
>
>
>
>

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