Linguapax
American Indian Language Development Institute Brown Bag Lecture Series
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
The American Indian Language Development Institute, housed in the College of Education's teaching, learning and sociocultural studies department, is dedicated to teaching, documenting, and revitalizing indigenous languages.The annual summer residential program is augmented by a series of "brown bag" noontime lectures that are free and open to the public. All of the speakers are nationally known and all have a variety of professional expertise in the areas of indigenous language revitalization, education and policy, and Native American culture.
The second lecture will feature Christine P. Sims, assistant professor in the department of language, literacy and sociocultural studies at the University of New Mexico. Sims specializes in indigenous language revitalization and maintenance issues. Through the UNM College of Education's American Indian Language Policy Research and Teacher Training Center, she provides technical assistance to tribes in Native language program planning and training for language teachers. Sims was the recipient of the National Association for Bilingual Education's 2002 President's Award for research and advocacy on language rights issues for Native American communities. She is a member of the Acoma Pueblo and resides with her family on the Acoma Pueblo Indian reservation in northwestern New Mexico.
Sims will speak on "Native Language Teacher Verification: Perspectives from New Mexico." Her presentation will focus on New Mexico's extensive experience in developing standards for Native language verification.
Audience: All, Medium (51-100)
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