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Bribri Language Teaching:
1
Classes Based on
Vocabulary
“entienden cuando uno les habla pero ellos no pueden hablar el idioma aun” (V.Quesada personally communicated, 3 Oct, 2014).
Grammar Structures
“los séptimos vienen de recibir clases en la escuela, vienen como más fresquitos y están más acostumbrados al idioma” (I. Brenes personally communicated, 3 Oct, 2014).
“There are predictable patterns in the emergence and development of many features of the language”
(Lightbown and Spada, 2006, p. 2)
Stages of L1 Acquisition
- Sounds
- Vocabulary
- Basic Structures
- More Vocabulary
- Complex Structures
- Pragmatics
Even though this sequence originally refers to L1 acquisition, Bribri teachers from Amubri have adopted it and applied it for L2 teaching
Both teachers claimed that it is a difficult task to teach Bribri to young people
“20 años atrás era prohibido hablar Bribri, ahora como que se esta rescantando”
(V.Quesada personally communicated, 3 Oct, 2014).
Bribri Language Teaching:
A Curricular Connection
Daniela Camacho Cordero
School Observation
Analysis
Thesis Statement
Bribri language teaching in Amubri, Talamanca follows a language program that starts in school and finishes in ninth grade from high school.
Conclusion
High School Observation
Work Cited
Recognition of Words
Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2006). How Languages are Learned. New York: Oxford University Press.
Production of Utterances