Marking one’s place: expressions of identity in Athabaskan student writing

Basham, Charlotte

doi:10.1016/s0388-0001(98)00035-7

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“…'Standard' English is considered different from 'village' English, particularly by school teachers and linguists who work with Alaska Natives. 'Village' underlies discourse patterns in spoken and written English influenced by the grammar of the heritage language and their distinctive perceptions of style and performance (Basham 1999;Kwachka 1992;Kwachka and Basham 1990;Scollon and Scollon 1981). According to the Yupik parents, by the time that children overcome the difficulties of learning English in school, they are presented with having to start learning the complicated Yupik grammar and writing system as a second language, which discourages their interest in St. Lawrence Island Yupik.…”

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Eskimo language and Eskimo song in Alaska

Ikuta

2022

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Across Alaska, the popularity of indigenous forms of dance has risen, particularly in indigenous communities in which English dominates the heritage languages and Native youth have become monolingual English speakers. Some indigenous people say that Native dance accompanied by indigenous song is a way of preserving their endangered languages. With two case studies from Alaskan Eskimo communities, Yupiget on St. Lawrence Island and Iñupiat in Barrow, this article explores how use of endangered languages among Alaskan Eskimos is related to the activity of performing Eskimo dance. I suggest that practice of Eskimo dancing and singing that local people value as an important linguistic resource can be considered as a de-globalised sociolinguistic phenomenon, a process of performance and localisation in which people construct a particular linguistic repertoire withdrawn from globalisable circulation in multilingualism.

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Eskimo language and Eskimo song in Alaska

Ikuta

2022

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“…In order to enhance the validity of the study, some of the students were also interviewed. The study, conducted over one term, reveals that the students improved literacy skills as a result of striving to form "structured sentences with clear language functions to communicate with their [native English keypals]" 2 Basham (1999) has conducted study in the language ecology of a particular group; what they write about themselves, and about their home communities. In order to go about this, the article explores letters solicited from school children around the USA, written in English, to peers in Alaska and Arizona.…”

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“…For example, children seem to being over emphasising the usage of pronouns. One strategy children employed to create a "you" with whom to engage was to pose a question and then provide an answer (Basham, 1999).…”

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Recognising Local Experiences for the Success of Vision 2030 in Kenya: Using Pen-Pals in Education as a Case

Hallberg¹

2011

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This study takes account of the everyday-life experience of a group of women in a resource-poor environment in Kenya. They are part of a group that the Kenyan Government wants to include in their investments in order to enhance social and economic equality. The overall purpose of the study is to learn about the potential impact of such investments on women in resource-poor environments in Kenya. In fulfilling its purpose the study takes into consideration (1) experiences of everyday-life among women in Lunga-Lunga and (2) maps strategies to recognise these experiences. The results of the study are expected to be fruitful as regards planning strategies that are of use for Vision 2030 and the development of Kenyan society. The study was carried out in two steps: the first consisted in participatory action research and the second was a follow-up study. To guide the study the notion of â€˜experienceâ€™ is critical. During sessions and in letters to their pen-pals, the women express feelings regarding cultural, family, and health issues. For instance, some of the feelings experienced have arisen because the women are isolated from the larger world outside their own immediate environment and lack literacy skills. The study will be useful in planning governmental actions that strive to better recognise and educate citizensâ€“especially womenâ€“in resource-poor environments.

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Marking one’s place: expressions of identity in Athabaskan student writing

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Eskimo language and Eskimo song in Alaska

Eskimo language and Eskimo song in Alaska

Recognising Local Experiences for the Success of Vision 2030 in Kenya: Using Pen-Pals in Education as a Case

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