Yukon First Nations learn new language teaching approach (fwd link)

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*Yukon First Nations learn new language teaching approach*

Language Nest program touts early immersion for preschoolers

CBC News
Posted: Dec 1, 2012 4:34 PM CST
Last Updated: Dec 1, 2012 4:42 PM CST


Aboriginal language teachers in the Yukon will soon have a new tool to
teach kids First Nation languages.

The Council of Yukon First Nations held workshops in Whitehorse this week,
explaining the Language Nest program. The program has been successful in
reviving languages in places like New Zealand and Australia, along with
other parts of Canada.

Bessie Cooley, a Tlingit language instructor in Teslin, plans on retiring
in a few years. The number of fluent speakers of Yukon's First Nations
languages is dwindling, but some hope an early childhood immersion program
may change that.((Leonard Linklater/CBC))

In the program, fluent speakers become involved in early childhood
education, creating immersion-style learning for children ages one to four.

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