ERIC Number: ED186196
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1978
Pages: 32
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Tlingit Conversations. Book 1.
Shea, Esther
One in a series introducing students to Southeast Alaska Native languages, this booklet presents simple dialogues in Tlingit with English translations following. The 14 dialogues, consisting of 4 responses each, provide practice with a variety of basic sentence patterns. Dialogues include social greetings and questions about name, age, and tribal origin; five dialogues ask and answer questions about the weather. Line drawings illustrate each dialogue. (JH)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Elementary Education, Illustrations, Instructional Materials, Language Enrichment, Native Language Instruction, Pattern Drills (Language), Reading Materials, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Ketchikan Indian Corporation, P.O. Box 6855, Ketchikan, AK 99901 ($0.50).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: EnglishTlingit
Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Ethnic Heritage Studies Branch.
Authoring Institution: Ketchikan Indian Corp., AK.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
