Symposium on Teaching and Learning Indigenous Languages of Latin America

拉丁美洲土著语言教学研讨会

• 批准号: 1127232
• 负责人: Sharon Schierling
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-01 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1127232&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Symposium; Teaching; Learning; Indigenous; Languages

The Kellogg Institute for International Studies will host the Symposium on Teaching and Learning Indigenous Languages of Latin America (STLILLA) at the University of Notre Dame from October 30 - November 2, 2011. STLILLA will be a major gathering of scholars from the United States and Latin America to disseminate research on diverse aspects of Latin American indigenous languages and cultures.Within this general framework, of particular importance is interdisciplinary research on Latin American indigenous languages that leads to the documentation and preservation of those that are most endangered. Documentation is critical to the preservation of indigenous languages in the Americas. Approximately half of the 6,000-7,000 human languages currently spoken worldwide are in imminent danger of extinction. Furthermore, the fact that fewer than 5% of the world's languages are even written. Sharing research and understanding the challenges faced by those who work to document, preserve, and revitalize Latin America's most endangered languages is critical to the preservation of indigenous languages in the region.STLILLA will promote a global dialogue by creating a forum where US academics can engage with Latin American and indigenous scholars. An important hallmark will be the significant presence of Latin American and especially indigenous scholars, a rare occurrence in US academic settings. Therefore, the conference will open new avenues of cooperation between native speakers and non-native speakers of Latin American indigenous languages. By convening such a broad spectrum of participants, STLILLA will allow people who often work in isolation from each other to compare their approaches to documenting and revitalizing endangered languages. By way of giving this research some permanence and impact, the conference will also focus on the creation of pedagogical materials from language documentation. This conference will, therefore, be making a significant contribution to preserving the languages and cultures of various indigenous groups, who are among the most underrepresented peoples in our hemisphere.

凯洛格国际研究学院将于 2011 年 10 月 30 日至 11 月 2 日在圣母大学主办拉丁美洲土著语言教学研讨会 (STLILLA)。STLILLA 将成为美国和拉丁美洲学者的一次重要聚会，旨在传播拉丁美洲土著语言和文化各个方面的研究成果。在此总体框架内，特别重要的是 对拉丁美洲土著语言的跨学科研究，记录和保护那些最濒临灭绝的语言。文献记录对于保护美洲土著语言至关重要。目前全世界使用的 6,000-7,000 种人类语言中大约有一半面临迫在眉睫的灭绝危险。此外，世界上只有不到 5% 的语言是有文字的。分享研究成果并了解致力于记录、保护和振兴拉丁美洲最濒危语言的人们所面临的挑战对于保护该地区的土著语言至关重要。STLILLA 将通过创建一个论坛来促进全球对话，让美国学者可以与拉丁美洲和土著学者进行交流。一个重要的标志是拉丁美洲学者，尤其是土著学者的大量存在，这在美国学术界很少见。因此，会议将为拉丁美洲土著语言的母语者和非母语者之间的合作开辟新的途径。通过召集如此广泛的参与者，STLILLA 将使那些经常彼此孤立工作的人们能够比较他们记录和振兴濒危语言的方法。为了使这项研究具有一定的持久性和影响力，会议还将重点关注从语言文献中创建教学材料。因此，这次会议将为保护各个土著群体的语言和文化做出重大贡献，这些群体是我们半球代表性最不足的民族之一。