Welcome to the Third UC Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium: Challenges and Benefits November 3, 2017 0 Comments latl ITML3 Welcome to the Third UC Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium: Challenges and Benefits A free asynchronous symposium, online from Monday 11 December 2017 Convened by Una Cunningham and Jeanette King, University of Canterbury We welcome researchers, students, teachers and community members who are interested in the challenges and benefits of Intergenerational transmission of minority languages […] Read More
Raising children bilingually in East Christchurch June 13, 2017 0 Comments latl This is a workshop for parents and caregivers in East Christchurch who speak a language other than English. Our emphasis is on Pasifika languages, though speakers of other languages are welcome to attend. Read More
Task-based language learning and teaching 0 Comments latl What is task-based language teaching? Task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT) was originally espoused by Prabhu (1987), who felt that focussing on particular elements of language should not be part of a task-based approach. Rather, he felt that it was best to focus on language incidentally while learners were completing a task. Task-based language learning […] Read More
Third UC Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium: Challenges and Benefits May 11, 2017 0 Comments latl Third UC Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium: Challenges and Benefits A free asynchronous symposium, online from Monday 11 December 2017 Convened by Una Cunningham and Jeanette King, University of Canterbury We welcome researchers, students, teachers and community members who are interested in the challenges and benefits of Intergenerational transmission of minority languages to this third […] Read More
SwitchIt Maker: A tool for very young learners and technophobes! February 24, 2017 0 Comments latl This tool (Spectronics, 2015) was designed to create resources for students with significant disabilities which made using a traditional mouse too difficult. SwitchIt presentations can be accessed via touchscreen, mouse or keyboard as well as special needs technologies such as switches, Intellikeys, trackball, and joystick. Lack of technical skills can inhibit learning (Pellerin, 2014; Sadler […] Read More
The fun of using Puppet Pal with primary school-aged language learners February 15, 2017 0 Comments latl Language,Learning,research lab,Technology Context for learning The context for teaching and learning is an urban Primary School in Christchurch, New Zealand. Many more English Language Learners (ELLs) than before are enrolling at the present time and now represent one fifth of the school roll. The Primary School caters for Year 0-6 children and takes children from both in […] Read More
South Korean language policy and the erasure of Jejueo December 31, 2016 0 Comments latl Abstract South Korea is considered one of the most linguistically homogenous countries worldwide, and this image is promulgated by governmental policies, the educational system, and linguistic scholars. In South Korean schools, the majority of classroom hours are allocated to “correct use of the Korean language” (Song 2012:30) and popular television shows promote prescriptivist grammar and […] Read More