WAYK Summer Schedule (Updated!)
It can be hard to imagine what a language revitalization summer looks like, but working to strengthen a language is a full-time endeavor. Here’s an updated look at what to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Interning with WAYK
Call for WAYK 2017 Interns!
This summer, we are very lucky to again be able to offer at least three WAYK internship opportunities. These positions are sponsored by our host community (St. Paul Island) in… Read more »
The Danger of Putting Endangered Languages on a “Shelf”
What does it mean to revitalize a language? What does it mean to secure its existence for the next generation of speakers? What does this look like and why is… Read more »
Technique: Spare the Fairies
Learning another language is tough—new sounds that our mouths are not used to pronouncing, unfamiliar words, and grammar structures that just don’t feel normal. It is completely natural to want… Read more »
Robyn’s Chinuk Wawa Language Adventure 2.2
I’m happy to report that I finally hit one of my milestone conversations in chinuk wawa! I can make, and explain how to make, one of my favourite desserts–rice krispie… Read more »
How It’s “Biin” So Far
At the time I’m writing this post, it’s nearing the halfway point of my internship with WAYK and my summer in the community of Atka, Alaska. As the days go… Read more »
Use It Or Lose It
If you don’t use it you’ll lose it. That age-old adage we hear, especially about language learning, means that if you don’t speak the languages you know you will forget… Read more »
WAYK Unangam Tunuu Summer Intensive 2.0
My name is Robyn and this will be my second summer as a WAYK intern. Last summer I was a WAYK intern helping out with the Unangam Tunuu project on… Read more »
Intern Introduction: Samuel Catanach
Bahpibo! (Hello!) My name is Samuel and I am from P’osuwaegeh Owingeh (meaning ‘Water Drinking Place Village’), more commonly known as the Pueblo of Pojoaque, a Tewa speaking American Indian… Read more »
Intern Introduction: Erin McGarvey
Hi, I’m Erin McGarvey. I am originally from Jordan, a very small town just outside of St. Catharines, Ontario. My school only had about 160 kids and my house… Read more »
Meet WAYK’s 2016 summer intern team!
When we opened up our application for summer WAYK interns in January, our summer intensive in Atka, AK seemed very far in the future. This year, it is wonderful that… Read more »
Is Any Project Ever “Simple”?
Very early in the summer Evan mentioned to me that there were some Unangam Tunuu books that had been read by speakers but to date no one had figured out… Read more »
What it’s like to be a WAYK Intern
Interning: do anything and everything #forthelanguage! Explaining what it’s like to be a WAYK intern is no easy task. To be perfectly honest, I really had no idea what I… Read more »
Call for WAYK Summer 2016 Interns!
This summer, we are very lucky to again be able to offer three WAYK internship opportunities. These positions are sponsored by our host community (Atka, Alaska) in partnership with APIA… Read more »
WAYK Summer Intern Expectations: 2016 Update
What you can expect as an intern: You will learn how to use WAYK. One of the main purposes of the WAYK Summer Intensive is to provide a comprehensive training… Read more »
The Best Part of My WAYK Summer
By far the best part of my WAYK summer was getting to work with the local team on St. Paul Island. Our group was a lot of fun because we… Read more »
A Day in the Life
A day in the life of a WAYK intern is a lot like that of anyone else working on our Unangam Tunuu project – we start with a stand up… Read more »
Technique: Mumble
When you’re learning a language it can be really easy to get bogged down trying to pronounce everything correctly, especially when you’re learning entirely new sounds. For example, if… Read more »
Surprise, you’re a teacher.
Something that has made the WAYK Summer Intensive special for me is the role of teaching. Before WAYK, I had a lot of misconceptions regarding what it is to teach…. Read more »
The Intersection of Language and Food
Food is often the social spark that brings people together. I learned very quickly when planning events in university that if you want people to show up to a meeting… Read more »