KEQ NIT MEHSI LIWIHTOMON? WHY DO YOU SAY IT THAT WAY? USING LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE IN NATIVE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM

Authors

  • Robert M. Leavitt University of New Brunswick

Abstract

Incorporating linguistic knowledge into native language curriculum is essential if learners are to find their way into the language's structure, patterns, and ways of constructing meanings and expressing ideas. For example, Passamaquoddy-Maliseet, like other North American native languages, forms words and sentences and construes relationships among people and between people and the environment in unique ways. If learners are to speak Passamaquoddy-Maliseet like first-language speakers, they must understand and be able to adopt strategies and attitudes appropriate to the language. In addition, subtleties of tone and meaning must be mastered. Teachers must accept these challenges with a sense of playful good humour, by helping learners think carefully about phrasing, sentence structure, and the organization of utterances.

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Published

2001-07-31

How to Cite

Leavitt, R. M. (2001). KEQ NIT MEHSI LIWIHTOMON? WHY DO YOU SAY IT THAT WAY? USING LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE IN NATIVE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. Linguistica Atlantica, 23, 145–154. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22453

Issue

Vol. 23 (2001)

Section

Articles