This paper is an initial attempt to evaluate the challenges of promoting a new national language as medium instruction (MOI) in post-socialist higher education (HE) context. In case Kazakhstan, choice MOI perceived key tool strengthen identity and resist domination Russian; sector policies are constructed foster cultural independence which translates into establishing Kazakh full-fledged academ...

This paper analyzes the application of e-learning in the revitalization of endangered languages. It outlines the areas in which e-learning is efficacious, the attitudes of the indigenous language teachers to e-learning, the feelings of the Yami community toward this kind of pedagogy, and the reactions of the users, mostly young and adolescent learners of Yami. The findings are based on the resu...

The Papuan Tabla language is as an endangered language. In that language, knowledge recorded local identity. This discussion aims to find ways increase the vitality of and literature. method used literature field studies through surveys, observations, interviews, documentation, learning. As a result, in increasing literature, must be researched, documented, revitalized. Linguists have researche...

i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It is with great appreciation that I thank a number of individuals for the kindness and encouragement that they bestowed upon me as I wrote the following research paper. First, I would like to thank Dr. C. Andrew Hofling, who introduced me to the field of anthropological linguistics and was instrumental in helping me write this paper. He is an excellent teacher and advisor. I ...

This paper explores a pedagogy for language revitalization in the specific endangered context of Miyakoan Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The topic discussed on this is matter teaching and learning methodology. transmission to younger generation will be sought school domain. There are three guiding research questions: (1) what might suit revitalization, (2) how can accommodate educational goal, (3) ...