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Tlingit Language Immersion Retreats: Creating New Language Habitat for the Twenty-First Century

  • D. Roy Mitchell
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 27. Juli 2005
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
Aus der Zeitschrift Band 2005 Heft 172

Abstract

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI), an Alaska Native nonprofit corporation, operated three Tlingit language immersion retreats in 2002 and 2003, wherein we aimed to create a habitat for 100% Tlingit language use. I present an overview of how SHI organized and operated these retreats, along with discussion of challenges that occurred, especially: catering to learners of different levels of language ability, the pressures to use English, and addressing interpersonal conflicts when language abilities are limited.

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Published Online: 2005-07-27
Published in Print: 2005-02-01

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