Creating Speakers: 3) Teaching Methods Owennatekha (Brian Maracle) A.N.L.R.I. Fairbanks May 21-24, 2018

Montreal * Six Nations * Detroit * Boston * New York *

3 out of 6 languages still spoken 13,000 people living on-reserve Six Nations 3 out of 6 languages still spoken 13,000 people living on-reserve 2 First-Language Mohawk speakers (2,000 speakers live in the East)

Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa (Our Language Society) 1999 Full-time adult immersion Two years long Prog. Co-ordinator Founded with wife Based on work of Kanatawakhon Create “fluent” speakers Like this one:

* Adult Immersion Program (Year 1 & Year 2) * On-Line Program * Youtube: onkwawenna kentyohkwa * web: www.onkwawenna.info

#2 Simple-to-Complex Curriculum #3 Teaching Method Four Presentations #1 Root-Word Method #2 Simple-to-Complex Curriculum #3 Teaching Method #4 Assessments & Goals Not 1st lang speaker, Parents not speak Not studied linguisitcs No teacher training Based on experience only Trial and error Finished 19 years, learned seven lessons

How Do We Do It?

A big part of learning any language is memorization.

red = someone  something wakenòn:we’s = It likes me. kenòn:we’s = I like it. red = someone  something wakenòn:we’s = It likes me. blue = something  someone konnòn:we’s = I like you. purple = someone  someone

Flashcards Spaced Repetition Anki Quizlet Cram index cards

Teaching in Immersion from Day 1, Minute 1 demo

Teach in Pairs No-English

You Don’t Become a Speaker By Studying (although it helps) You Become a Speaker By Speaking Students must speak in class Story-telling

Students learn vocabulary by recognizing what a new word sounds like. Learn By Ear First Students learn vocabulary by recognizing what a new word sounds like. Then they learn how to say it.

Comprehensible Input through: Content & Delivery

Calisthenics

Students have regular writing assignments.

Homework Speak! Write! Text!

Owennatekha (Brian Maracle) owennatekha@gmail.com