from SIL 15, Flagstaff AZ

[Richard LaFortune]

I wish they'd stick with the acronym SILC (Stabilizing
Indigenous Languages Conference) rather than risking
shortening SIL, which tends to conflate it with an
organization with a notorious history.
Richard LaFortune

--- phil cash cash <cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU> wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> I just finished the first day of the Stabilizing
> Indigenous Languages (SIL) 15. 
> A very inspiring and heart felt conference attended
> by mostly indigenous
> community language practitioners, teachers, and
> advocates who are engaged in
> language revitalization work.
> 
> SIL
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/SIL9brochure.html
> 
> A number of sessions today (and perhaps tomorrow as
> well) showed how digital
> video/film is being used both as a documentation and
> revitalization tool in the
> indigenous communities.  Technology is also playing
> key role for a number of
> communities.  But I must add that language immersion
> is still widely considered
> as THE primary method(s) for creating and sustaining
> new speakers of a heritage
> language.
> 
> Anyway, this quick note is not really meant as a
> review but just a reminder of
> all the great and impressive revitalization work
> that is happening today...in
> spite of all the tremendous odds many communities
> are facing.
> 
> Phil Cash Cash
> UofA
> 



      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better friend, newshound, and 
know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.  Try it now.  http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ