The 5th Giving the Gift of Language

Symposium and Teacher Training Workshop for Native Language Instruction and Acquisition

April 16—18, 2009

Missoula, MT.

 

 

 

HOST ORGANIZATIONS

The University of Montana

  NSILC (Native Strengthening of Indigenous Languages & Cultures)

 

 

To listen to an Arapaho story, click on story title

the videos may take a few seconds to load

 

March 25.09, Brian after 10 hours of language  instruction.  This video is 6 min. long.

 

Kyra Hall 5.12.09.  This video is a short example of the final exam. This shows several examples of student self-correction plus thinking through the language to create, speak and learn new aspects of the language.

 

Coo'ouu3ih'ohut: Keith telling the story Flies High

Click here for written English translation and read how Keith learned the story

 

 

Coo'ouu3ih'ohut: Amber telling the story Flies High

   

A Man and His Two Sons.mov

Notkoniihii, the story of the Scout

Click here for a written English  translation, and read on how the Scout was learned

 

Click on the link below for a "Festival of the Book" interview and to hear a song sung in Arapaho

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/the_favorite_poem_project_amber_greymorning/C39/L39/

 

 

 

Language Instructors & Student Comments About ASLA

Spring 2008 Teaching Arapaho Through ASLA

Spring Term 2009:  Facilitator Comments on Class Instruction

 

 

Copy of Arapaho Final Exam & results

Historic Collector's video

Bambi Speaks Arapaho

 for details contact workshop facilitator at neyooxet.greymorning@mso.umt.edu