Listuguj Education Directorate

A day at the Listuguj Education Directorate flew past as we shared and discovered so many parallels in our language revitalization situations and efforts, teacher training for language speakers, and common challenges we face in reversing language shift for our Aboriginal/First Nations communities.
The highly skilled and committed Mi'gmaq language teachers also shared their oral language methodology that teaches from an Indigenous world view and initially only uses pictures to build listening and speaking skills through understanding. Students learn nouns and noun groups, different number forms, intransitive verbs-present, past and future, pronouns and verb endings all using pictures.  Literacy is introduced to learners when they have a good understanding and can use a  range of sentence patterns. Literacy is still supported by pictures. The energy and enthusiasm of these three (retired) language teachers was refreshing and they have so much knowledge to share.
Thank you to Lorna for all your organisation and to MaryAnn, Janice, Joe and Teresa for being so willing to share.

Joe, Lola, MaryAnn, Janice