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Busy Intersections: A Framework For Revitalization, George Tucker Childs
Busy Intersections: A Framework For Revitalization, George Tucker Childs
Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations
This paper reports on the applicability of a pedagogical model for use in West Africa drawn from adult literacy practices in the United States. It proposes bridging the gap between linguists, teachers, and community organizers, and building on the ethnographic skills of language documenters. One increasingly important goal of language documentation has been “creating and mobilizing documentation in support of pedagogy” (Nathan and Fang 2009:132) or even as a “social movement” (Dobrin and Berson 2011). A documentary perspective is here synthesized with an adult literacy one, fitted to the context of West Africa, to offer some guidelines for revitalization efforts.
The Language Ecology Of Sierra Leone, George Tucker Childs
The Language Ecology Of Sierra Leone, George Tucker Childs
Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations
Many of Sierra Leone’s indigenous languages are robust and enjoy some support on the national level. Mende and Temne, for example, receive government support in terms of materials having been created for developing literacy in those languages. Other Sierra Leone languages receive support in nearby countries, e.g., Mandingo (Malinké) and Kisi in Guinea. Three languages in Sierra Leone, however, receive no such support and will likely disappear in a generation, namely, the three South Atlantic languages Mani (Bullom So), Kim (Krim) and Bom (Bum). A fourth language belonging to the same group, Sherbro, the subject of an upcoming investigation, has …
Busy Intersections: A Framework For Revitalization, George Tucker Childs
Busy Intersections: A Framework For Revitalization, George Tucker Childs
Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations
Slides from a presentation given to the 4th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC4), University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. 26 Feb – 1 Mar., 2015.