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The Place of Writing in Preserving an Oral Language.
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Bennett, Ruth; Mattz, Pam; Jackson, Silish; Campbell, Harold – 1999
This paper shows how a traditional story can be used to teach an indigenous language, and how the inclusion of writing can help students learn the language effectively. Hupa people have told Coyote stories for thousands of years. Such Hupa stories are incorporated in Hupa language instruction using the Language Proficiency Method, which involves a…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Elementary Secondary Education