| Title | Web-based Curriculum Resources for UBC First Nations Languages Courses |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Arts |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2010 |
| Completion | 03/31/2011 |
| Project Summary | The First Nations Languages Program (FNLG) proposes the development of a central web prject comprising four distinct modules containing curricular resources on BC Indigenous languages: Musqueam Salish, Kwakwala, Mowachat/Muchalaht (Nuuchahnulth), and Tahltan. Along with teaching/learning materials already developed, these modules will house new linguistic and cultural content (such as video and audio files, photographs and historic documents) that will allow students to engage with the larger cultural and historical contexts of each community. A key component is the creation of interactive multi-media maps to navigate Indigenous place names and other cultural sites throughout the landscape. These modules will be developed in consultation with First Nations language teachers, FNLG students, and the Indigenous communities with which the FNLG has established respectful and formal research protocols. The project’s presence on the program website will provide greater accessibility to the larger community of UBC faculty and students, to other post-secondary institutions, and to widely dispersed First Nations communities. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2010/2011 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Patricia Shaw |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 53,388 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Patricia A. Shaw, First Nations Languages Program, Faculty of Arts |