The Skolt Sámi Language Workshop 2015
The Skolt Sámi Language Workshop 2015 takes place at Porotila Sanila (Kirakkajärvi/Finland) from Friday, October 9th to Sunday, October 11th 2015. The goal of the workshop is to let Skolt Sámi university students work with beginning Skolt Sámi language learners. The workshop is organized by Østsamisk museum (Neiden, Norway) in collaboration with der Freiburg Research Group in Saami Studies.
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Contact: Michael Rießler michael.riessler@skandinavistik.uni-freiburg.de
Description
The goal of the workshop is to let Skolt Sámi university students work with beginning Skolt Sámi language learners. Whereas the students will practice preparing and implementing their lessons, language learners will especially profit from being exposed to a lively Skolt Sámi cultural and language environment.
The workshop will also be an arena to discuss the challenges concerning language teaching and learning in areas where Skolt Sámi language is not in daily use any longer. There will also be group discussions about other language related topics such as language standardization and orthography in a situation where Skolt Sámi dialects differ considerably from each other in the three countries.
Language learners come from Norway and Russia. Some of them have participated in Skolt Sámi language courses, but most of them have very limited language skills. Practically all of them are learning Skolt Sámi as a second language and they live in areas where the language is not in daily use.
Program
All times in EET (Finnish time)Friday 9th October
Individual arrival at Porotila Sanila.
16.00–20.00
There is the possibility to join the Gramota arrangement taking place at Sevettijärvi school.
20.30
Dinner
Saturday 10th October
09.00–10.00 Breakfast
10.00–10.30
Welcome speech and introduction by Michael Rießler and Honna Havas
10.30–12.00
Activities and Teaching (Parallel Program)
- Preparation session for university students:
- Students prepare lessons for language learners from Norway and Russia. Students will work in two groups; each group will plan a two hour lesson.
- Skolt Sámi activities for language learners:
- Skolt Sámi activities for language learners from Norway and Russia, led by Miina Sanila and Rauno Semenoff
(15 minutes break)
12.15–13.00
Skolt Sámi language class for beginners, led by Zoya Nosova, Natalia Vaskova and Michael Rießler
13.00–14.00 Lunch
14.00–15.00
Skolt Sámi activities and teaching for language learners from Norway and Russia, led by university students
(60 minutes break)
16.00–18.00 Discussion
Discussion about the situation of the Skolt Sámi language and challenges in language revitalization.
This afternoon event is open to the general public.
- 16.00–17.00 Introduction
- Short contributions by Eino Koponen, Annika Pasanen and one representative among the university students
- 17.00–18.00 Panel discussion with workshop participants
- Moderated by Michael Rießler
18.00–19.00 Dinner
Sunday 11th October
09.00–10.00 Breakfast
10.00–11.00
Skolt Sámi activities and teaching for language learners from Norway and Russia, led by university students
11.15–12.00
Presentation of the current version of the online teaching materials Oahpa-Nuõrti under development at Giellatekno, by Jack Rueter
(15 minutes break)
13.15–13.00
Outdoors activities by Østsamisk museum, led by Heini Wesslin and Mirva Haataja
13.00–14.00 Lunch
14.15–15.00
Concluding discussion