Chelsea Vowel talks about being a learner of Cree in this opening overview of her planned new series of Cree language learning podcasts. She touches something really important I’ve heard from other language teachers as well: the pressure, expectations, and even the shame that learners feel when their language – their birthright – takes work to acquire.
The blog can be found at:
https://soundcloud.com/m-tis-in-space/unsettling-your-language-peyak-1
Be sure to click “Follow” to catch all of the coming chapters: she’s promising lots more nêhiyawêwin in future episodes!
hây hây mistahi, Chelsea!
Part 1:
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Part 2:
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