AKL 290Indigenous Language Revitalization

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Explores the factors involved in Indigenous language revitalization movements, with a close examination of terminology, trends in social linguistics, and language revitalization activities among world leaders. Students will gain a stronger understanding of the processes involved in language policy, planning, and advocacy, and will gain exposure to effective methods that have reversed language shift among the Hawaiian, Maori, Sami, and Mohawk peoples.