Firing up White Clay: Immersion School Students Encouraged to Return, Give Back

Autor/in	Umbhau, Kurt
Titel	Firing up White Clay: Immersion School Students Encouraged to Return, Give Back
Quelle	In: Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 21 (2009) 2, S.26-27 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-5505
Schlagwörter	Immersion Programs; College Presidents; American Indians; American Indian Languages; American Indian Education; Cultural Background; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Social Values; Cultural Maintenance; American Indian History; United States History; Racial Discrimination; Language of Instruction; Language Maintenance; Montana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immersionsprogramm; College president; Hochschulpräsident; American Indian; Indianer; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Sozialer Wert; Racial bias; Rassismus; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sprachpflege
Abstract	Fort Belknap College President Carole Falcon-Chandler does not fluently speak the "A'ani" (White Clay) language, but her granddaughter does. The girl, one of the 12 students in the White Clay Language Immersion School located on the college campus in Harlem, Montana, is part of the next generation of fluent A'ani speakers. The language immersion school keeps the same group of students, or cohort, until each student reaches high school. The students are from ages 9 to 12 in grades fifth through seventh. Soon, the 12 students will transfer to different high schools, but when it is time for college, Falcon-Chandler hopes the students enroll at Fort Belknap College. At White Clay Language Immersion School students are instructed in A'ani as well as learning cultural games, tribal values, and academic skills. The school uses the partial immersion method, in which instructional time is divided equally between English and A'ani. However, cultural teachers are embedded when subjects such as math and reading are taught in English. At the White Clay Immersion School, educators are also developing college-level language courses and a certificate program with the Montana Office of Public Instruction. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10