CBC Manitoba2d ago
Levelling up Indigenous language skills with Fortnite
Instead of asking kids to step away from gaming, some Manitoba educators are meeting them where they are: in a popular video game. CBC's Jim Agapito finds out how Fortnite is being used to teach Indigenous language and culture.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7201427?cmp=rss
DoomsdaysCWMay 7

So, signing up for this course (taught online) this Fall. I'll be auditing the course because it's all about the knowledge for me at this point (and I want there to be enough students to justify teaching this. 25 slots, 6 filled already).

WAB 101 - Beginning #WabanakiLanguage I

"This beginning course in a #Wabanaki language stresses the acquisition of cultural information and introduces the student to the four skills of language learning: listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing."

FMI:
https://catalog.usm.maine.edu/content.php?catoid=23&catoid=23&navoid=1256&filter%5Bitem_type%5D=3&filter%5Bonly_active%5D=1&filter%5B3%5D=1&filter%5Bcpage%5D=16#acalog_template_course_filter

#TraditionalLanguage #IndigenousLanguages #IndigenousLanguageEducation #WabanakiLanguage #Wabanakik #CulturalSurvival #LanguagePreservation