Northwest Indian Language Institute

NILI Summer Institute: July 7th-18th 2008

Weekend Workshop: July 11-13, 2008

University of Oregon, Eugene

From the classroom to the family: Language in the home

Please join us for the 11^th annual NILI Summer Institute at the University of Oregon July 7^th - 18^th, 2007. Courses will cover a range of topics, including Northwest Native languages, linguistics, materials and technology, and teaching methods, centered around the theme ÒFrom the classroom to the family: Language in the home.Ó Together, we will explore ways that parents, programs and language teachers can encourage language use outside the classroom.

Course offerings

*Methods for Teaching Native Languages

*Materials and Technology for Native Language Teaching

* Linguistics for NW Indian Languages

*Language Courses: Sahaptin, Chinuk Wawa, Tolowa (language courses are tailored to enrollment, specific courses havenÕt yet been determined)

Costs for the Summer Institute:

Tuition (4 University Credits): $1250

Materials and computer lab fees: $125

Approximate housing fee: $620 (Includes dorm room and all meals during Institute)

In addition, students will be responsible for purchasing course books at the UO Bookstore (approximately $30-40), and a campus parking permit (approximately $45).

A non-refundable deposit of $150 is due by June 2^nd, 2008.

Click here to download registration form.

Weekend Workshop July 11-13: Language in the Home

The workshop follows the theme of Language in the Home, and will run a half day Friday, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning. It will be a required part of the curriculum for full summer institute participants, but also available for those of you who canÕt make it for the full institute.

Zalmai (Zeke) Zahir will lead the workshop. He is a scholar and instructor of the Lushootseed language and culture. For over thirty years he has studied with elderly speakers, researching, transcribing and translating Lushootseed. He has authored and co-authored several Lushootseed publications.

It is vital for communities, teachers and language programs to develop strategies to bring language home to the families, and encourage families to participate within the classroom. This workshop will develop curriculum and materials that connect the classroom with the home. This will include classroom language activities that can be done at home by children with their families. This workshop will also address how to develop a family friendly environment within schools so parents and families feel encouraged to spend time with their children in the classroom, making it a focal point for community.

Workshop only: General Registration: $175; Elders, $75

(Workshop attendance is free and required for Summer Institute participants)

Priority registration deadline: June 2, 2008

After June 2, 2008, registration will be on a space-available basis.

Click here to download registration form.

NILI Summer Institute Scholarship Information:

This year, we are asking individuals seeking scholarship funding to go through an application process. Scholarships will be for partial tuition for the full institute only and will not cover housing or meals. These funds are targeted towards those who could not attend the institute without support. We are asking that applicants who are employed as a teacher or at a language program or school district first seek funding from their own program. A scholarship committee will review the applications and select recipients.

To apply, please download the application and send it to us.

Applications must be postmarked by March 1^st, 2008. (Note: Scholarships are not available for the weekend workshop.)