This session will have Zoom auto-captioning available.Knowing your why: Relationships and motivation in language revitalization contexts (Allison Taylor-Adams):
•Motivation may be key to long-term success in language learning, and the relational nature of language learning motivation may be especially important for language revitalization contexts. This presentation investigates the interpersonal relationships that affect motivation in such contexts, drawing from interviews with 28 revitalization practitioners from the US and Singapore. [
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Stakeholders in language development – opportunities and challenges (Michael Cahill):
•“Stakeholders” are people or organizations who have some sort of interest in a particular language. They can be quite helpful – or obstructive. Here I realistically discuss a variety of stakeholders, including some that outsiders may not often consider, and their potential contributions, as well as challenges in working with them. [
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Networks of Support: How Online Resources are Built, Maintained and Adapted for Community Language Revitalization Needs (Bridget Chase, Kyra Fortier):
•As a technology-centered organization working with Indigenous language communities, one of our top priorities is providing high-quality technical assistance and accessible annual training sessions. In this paper, we track trends within technology-centred language needs in order to provide insight around capacity-building opportunities in the field of digital-based language revitalization. [
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