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ERIC Number: EJ570820
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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Abstractor: N/A
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-8612
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A Vibrant & Vital Language Is Passed Down to a New Generation: The Punana Leo Immersion Schools in Hawai'i.
Sorensen, Barbara
Winds of Change, v13 n1 p34-37 Win 1998
Describes the Punana Leo Immersion Schools in Hawai'i, founded in 1983 by a group of Hawai'ian-language educators concerned about the impending extinction of their language. A second part describes two of the teachers and their philosophy about imparting language skill through spirit and culture. Sidebar describes the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival. (TD)
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Culturally Relevant Education, Hawaiian, Hawaiians, Immersion Programs, Language Acquisition, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Native Language Instruction, Parent Participation, Preschool Education, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
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