O'nónna: A Curriculum for Land-Based Language Learning
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| Title: | O'nónna: A Curriculum for Land-Based Language Learning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rebekah R. Ingram, Ryan T. Ransom, Kahente Horn-Miller |
| Source: | Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée. 2024 27(2):1-25. |
| Availability: | Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée. Departement de langues, linguistique et traduction, Pavillon de Koninck, Universite Laval, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada. Web site: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Place Based Education, Eskimo Aleut Languages, American Indian Languages, Atlases, Universities, Cartography, Pronunciation, Photography, Video Technology, Workshops, American Indians, Language Maintenance, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Robotics, Curriculum Development, Summer Programs, American Indian Education, Task Analysis, Native Speakers, Camps, Learning Activities, Educational Games |
| ISSN: | 1481-868X 1920-1818 |
| Abstract: | The Atlas of Kanyen'kehá:ka Space project (Kanyen'kehá:ka Nation, 2020; see www.mohawkatlas.org) launched in 2019 for the purposes of preserving Kanyen'kéha (Mohawk language) place names and related landscape terminology. Built using Nunaliit, a community mapping framework developed by Carleton University's Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC), the Atlas is capable of pinning points onto a map and attaching media such as pronunciations, photos, videos and documents to that point. With funding for the Atlas through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Atlas Research Team held workshops in Kanyen'kehá:ka communities to document their space with over 198 places and approximately 188 media files added from within the communities. However, we knew there was also potential to use the Atlas for language revitalization activities. With funding from the National Indian Brotherhood, we created a language learning curriculum integrating the Atlas and drone technology with land-based activities which was used during Land Back Summer Camp, held at the Native North American Travelling College in Akwesasne in July 2022. This paper discusses the components of the curriculum centred around the Atlas as task-based language learning. Because of the wide range of ages and language proficiency, the curriculum is a combination of different methods and strategies that are designed to reinforce each other. These included teaching the campers how to fly drones and integrate the footage into the Atlas of Kanyen'kehá:ka Space working with four L1 Kanyen'kéha speakers to describe the footage. The camp also included land-based activities as well as games and activities in Kanyen'kéha. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1465180 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Atlas of Kanyen'kehá:ka Space project (Kanyen'kehá:ka Nation, 2020; see www.mohawkatlas.org) launched in 2019 for the purposes of preserving Kanyen'kéha (Mohawk language) place names and related landscape terminology. Built using Nunaliit, a community mapping framework developed by Carleton University's Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC), the Atlas is capable of pinning points onto a map and attaching media such as pronunciations, photos, videos and documents to that point. With funding for the Atlas through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Atlas Research Team held workshops in Kanyen'kehá:ka communities to document their space with over 198 places and approximately 188 media files added from within the communities. However, we knew there was also potential to use the Atlas for language revitalization activities. With funding from the National Indian Brotherhood, we created a language learning curriculum integrating the Atlas and drone technology with land-based activities which was used during Land Back Summer Camp, held at the Native North American Travelling College in Akwesasne in July 2022. This paper discusses the components of the curriculum centred around the Atlas as task-based language learning. Because of the wide range of ages and language proficiency, the curriculum is a combination of different methods and strategies that are designed to reinforce each other. These included teaching the campers how to fly drones and integrate the footage into the Atlas of Kanyen'kehá:ka Space working with four L1 Kanyen'kéha speakers to describe the footage. The camp also included land-based activities as well as games and activities in Kanyen'kéha. |
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| ISSN: | 1481-868X 1920-1818 |
