NW Language Event

[Andre Cramblit]

Jesse Blackburn Morrow
Assistant to the Director
Northwest Indian Language Institute
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The Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) will be holding its
Summer Institute “From Language Learner to Language Teacher” at
the University of Oregon July 5-21, 2006, including a
Master-Apprentice workshop led by Leanne Hinton, July 6-8.

Since 1998, NILI's Summer Institute has offered training in teaching
methods, applied linguistics, curriculum and materials development to
those involved with the teaching of Native languages here in the
Northwest.  The Institute is a setting where the unique situations of
the region’s various Tribal language programs are respected, and we
seek to provide skills and materials that will enhance your own
language revitalization efforts.  Participants have said they attend
partly for the knowledge they gain from other participants, and the
enjoyment of spending time with others involved in the same quest for
language revitalization.

See below for more details of the Institute and Master-Apprentice
Workshop.  Please let us know as soon as possible if you’re
interested in attending either the Workshop or full Institute (and
tell us a bit about your situation with teaching/learning a NW
language) so that we may send you a registration form, and plan with
you in mind.

Hope to see you in July!

MASTER-APPRENTICE WORKSHOP (JULY 6-8)

Led by Dr. Leanne Hinton (UC-Berkeley), who was instrumental in
development of the successful California Master-Apprentice Program in
1993.  This method of language learning is a great way to create new
speakers of a language when only a few Elder speakers remain, and to
pass along traditional values and customs in a natural setting.

INSTITUTE COURSES (JULY 5-21)

*Methods, Materials, and Technology for NW Indian Language Teaching
– content will be shaped to fit the needs of registrants [3 credits]
*Sahaptin Language Class [1 credit]
*Chinuk Wawa Language Class [1 credit]
*Intro to Linguistics for Teachers and Students of NW Languages [1
credit]
*Advanced Linguistic Study (of the language of your choice) [1 credit]

RATES

*Tuition for the full NILI Summer Institute July 5-21 (a total of 5 UO
credit hours) is $1300.  This includes the 3 day Master-Apprentice
Workshop, textbook, and a computer lab fee.

*For those wanting to attend ONLY the Master-Apprentice Workshop July
6-8, the workshop fee is $250, which includes the cost of the
textbook.  The cost of campus housing/meals for 3 nights (or hotel
costs) and parking are additional.

For housing/meals and parking rates, a registration form, or more
information, please contact NILI Director Janne Underriner, or
Assistants Jesse Blackburn Morrow or Racquel Yamada.

Northwest Indian Language Institute
1290 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR  97403-1290
Email <nwili at uoregon.edu>
Voicemail 541.346.3199
Fax 541.346.5961
http://babel.uoregon.edu/nili