Language Initiatives
The Dene (Indian) languages of the MacKenzie Valley of the Northwest Territories are Chipewan, Dogrib, Gwich'in and Slavey. These people did not traditionally write their languages, but in recent years linguists have produced alphabets that accurately represent the sounds of these languages. Si...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:003143ar 2023-05-15T15:54:14+02:00 Language Initiatives Howard, Philip G. 1993 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/003143ar https://doi.org/10.7202/003143ar en eng Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal Érudit Meta : Journal des traducteurs vol. 38 no. 1 (1993) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/003143ar doi:10.7202/003143ar Tous droits réservés © Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 1993 text 1993 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/003143ar 2021-09-18T23:12:57Z The Dene (Indian) languages of the MacKenzie Valley of the Northwest Territories are Chipewan, Dogrib, Gwich'in and Slavey. These people did not traditionally write their languages, but in recent years linguists have produced alphabets that accurately represent the sounds of these languages. Since the 1970's the Government of the Northwest Territories, via the Department of Education and the Teacher Education Program has been sponsoring workshops and courses designed to enable many Dene to read and write in their languages, and to become language specialists qualified to teach literacy to others. These courses are not structured for totally non-literate people, but for students orally fluent in their native tongue, who are already literate in English, having already been through the English-medium primary and secondary school systems. The courses employ techniques which engender skills in syllable and sound discrimination. When a student has mastered these skills he I she is able to read and write accurately in the native language and needs only time and practice to develop fluency in literacy. There are currently a number of Dene who have achieved such fluency. On présente les langues dénés de la vallée du MacKenzie dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Le flanc-de-chien ou Dogrib, la langue saulteuse ou Chipewyan, le loucheux ou Gwich'in et l'esclave ou Slavey). On explique ensuite comment, à l'aide de cours et d'ateliers de formation subventionnés par le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, on apprend à écrire et à lire à des locuteurs natifs de ces langues qui n'ont pas de tradition d'écriture. Ces cours sont destinés à des étudiants parlant couramment leur langue maternelle et écrivant déjà l'anglais on utilise des techniques qui développent les aptitudes des étudiants à discerner les sons et les syllabes, ce qui est nécessaire pour lire et écrire les langues dênés avec précision. Text Chipewyan Dogrib flanc-de-chien Mackenzie Valley Northwest Territories Territoires du Nord-Ouest Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Indian Mackenzie Valley ENVELOPE(-126.070,-126.070,52.666,52.666) Northwest Territories Meta 38 1 92 95 |
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The Dene (Indian) languages of the MacKenzie Valley of the Northwest Territories are Chipewan, Dogrib, Gwich'in and Slavey. These people did not traditionally write their languages, but in recent years linguists have produced alphabets that accurately represent the sounds of these languages. Since the 1970's the Government of the Northwest Territories, via the Department of Education and the Teacher Education Program has been sponsoring workshops and courses designed to enable many Dene to read and write in their languages, and to become language specialists qualified to teach literacy to others. These courses are not structured for totally non-literate people, but for students orally fluent in their native tongue, who are already literate in English, having already been through the English-medium primary and secondary school systems. The courses employ techniques which engender skills in syllable and sound discrimination. When a student has mastered these skills he I she is able to read and write accurately in the native language and needs only time and practice to develop fluency in literacy. There are currently a number of Dene who have achieved such fluency. On présente les langues dénés de la vallée du MacKenzie dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Le flanc-de-chien ou Dogrib, la langue saulteuse ou Chipewyan, le loucheux ou Gwich'in et l'esclave ou Slavey). On explique ensuite comment, à l'aide de cours et d'ateliers de formation subventionnés par le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, on apprend à écrire et à lire à des locuteurs natifs de ces langues qui n'ont pas de tradition d'écriture. Ces cours sont destinés à des étudiants parlant couramment leur langue maternelle et écrivant déjà l'anglais on utilise des techniques qui développent les aptitudes des étudiants à discerner les sons et les syllabes, ce qui est nécessaire pour lire et écrire les langues dênés avec précision. |
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