Revitalising Indigenous Languages - How to Recreate a Lost Generation

This book offers a language revitalisation method that can be used with Indigenous and minority languages, especially in cases where the native language has been lost among people of a working age. It gives practical examples and a theoretical frame of reference for how to plan, organise and implement an intensive language programme.

About the author

Marja-Liisa Olthuis is University Lecturer at University of Oulu, Finland. Her major interests are the Saami languages, Finnish, language revitalisation, lexicology, second/foreign language teaching and translating.

Product details

• Authors: Suvi Kivela, Suvi Kivelä, Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2013
• EAN: 9781847698872
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-887-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 409 g
• Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights; Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories