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Hélène Et Sophie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Papia Kristang: Documenting and Describing one of Malaysia’s Disappearing Languages
    Les carnets du CASE, 2018
    Co-Authors: Hélène Et Sophie
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    « Papia Kristang: Documenting and Describing one of Malaysia’s Disappearing Languages » by Robert Laub, 07/02/2018, SOAS Abstract In the year 1511 Vasco da Gama and the Portuguese arrived in Malacca, one of Asia’s largest trade centres. As the Portuguese took root, intermixing between the Portuguese and locals led to the creation of a mixed community. Holding onto their Catholic faith and Eurasian traditions until today, they also continue to speak their Portuguese-lexified creole language, k..

Turin Mark - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Preserving Endangered Languages and Oral Literature
    'Yale University Library', 2012
    Co-Authors: Turin Mark
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    In this audio podcast “Preserving Endangered Languages and Oral Traditions” Mark Turin describes his research and the projects he has initiated to record endangered Languages; to preserve and digitize records that already exist; and to disseminate such archival recordings online. This podcast is linked to the article '‘Collect, protect, connect’: Yale researcher aims to rescue Disappearing Languages' from Yale News dated 26th February 2012 - URL accessed on 27th February 2012 at http://news.yale.edu/2012/02/26/collect-protect-connect-yale-researcher-aims-rescue-Disappearing-LanguagesMark Turin has agreed with the copyright holder the right to host a copy of this piece (whether audio, text or video) on University of Cambridge archives and servers.Research Scholar Mark Turin discusses his work with the World Oral Literature Project, which seeks to collect, preserve and disseminate records of rare Languages and oral traditions that are becoming extinct. He also talks about his Digital Himalaya Project, which is specifically concerned with the Languages and cultures of the indigenous people of Nepal and the broader Himalayan region, including ethnic groups in Bhutan, India, and Tibet. Both projects aim to digitize and catalogue records of diverse materials, from audio and video tapes to written reports and maps, that already exist in libraries, universities and other collections around the world

Mir Ahmadian Samileh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Exploring motivations of non-native Persian adult students in learning Farsi in an Iranian school in Montreal: A teacher’s observations, insights and hopes
    2018
    Co-Authors: Mir Ahmadian Samileh
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    This study examines the motivations of non-native adult learners of Farsi in an Iranian school in Montreal, Quebec. The research is also aimed at exploring the possibility that Persian language cannot be revitalized and maintained by Iranian immigrants and their children alone, but that enthusiastic non-native Persian adult learners can play a role in achieving such a goal. Experiences and insights of six participants spanning a wide range of ages (25 – 48) have been used in this inquiry, in addition to my own observations resulting from five years of experience of teaching Farsi to foreign learners. The main emphasis of my study has been examining the narratives of the six participants, listening to their ideas, motivations and hopes for learning, reading and sometimes writing Persian, as well as socializing with the Iranian peoples in Montreal, to better understand Persian culture and traditions. The study reveals that more research is needed in order to understand to what extent non-native adult learners can be agents in preserving the Persian language. Researchers should listen to learners’ voices and use their insights and experiences to better understand their potential as promoters of Disappearing Languages, as they cannot be kept alive in the immigrants’ host country by only the native speakers