Indigenous Languages and Language Teaching
- Online and asynchronous
- This course will require between 7-10 hours of work per week
- Workload Rating: Standard
Course Description
This course examines the diversity and current status of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, including their distribution, status, structure, use, and connection to culture. Students will then gain an overview of language teaching methodologies and an examination of the selection of appropriate methodologies for Indigenous language teaching and language programming.
Learning Outcomes
The primary learning outcomes for GDE/PME 822 are to:
- Describe Canada’s Indigenous peoples with a focus on Indigenous languages
- Explain why Indigenous languages are important and what we lose when languages die
- Discuss why language revitalization and language education are important to you
Assessments
Discussion Participation
Ongoing (50%)
Assignment # 1: Paper or Presentation
Module 3 (25%)
Assignment # 2: Bundle and Ungrading Response
Closing Module (25%)
How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts?
This course examines the evolution of Indigenous languages. Course learning activities and assignments are relevant and applicable across diverse professional contexts.
Each student’s professional practice and goals are unique. We highly encourage students to reach out to their course instructors at the start of the term to discuss the relevance and application of course learning and assignments to their own learning goals and context of practice.