Guest Post: MFLA Spring Outreach 2015
In addition to fall and spring conferences, every year, the Maryland Foreign Language Association travels to a different region of the state, to bring professional development directly the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Player Reflections
WAYK proves I’m not a language-learning dud!
When the community we planned to start working with in late May 2014 had its funding temporarily delayed, Evan and I decided to make the most of our free time and the +1500-km drive I had made… 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 »
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 »
Guest Post: Teresa’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
My name is Teresa Baker, I’m from the Pribilof Islands and I’m going to share with you a bit of my 2015 Summer Language Intensive experience. For about 3 years… Read more »
Guest Post: Linnae’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
Aang, Linnae Kozloff asax̂takuqing. I am from Saint Paul Island, Alaska. I happen to go to Saint Paul school. I am interested in the Unangam Tunuu language project because I… Read more »
Guest Post: Kiana’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
My name is Kiana. I live in Saint Paul Island, Alaska and I go to the Pribilof School. I got involved in the Saint Paul Summer Language Intensive because I… Read more »
Guest Post: Maidu Language Classes Using WAYK
I am Danny YellowFeather Manning, I have been working with the Weye-ebis project with Donna Clark and the Susanville Indian Rancheria language team since November 2014. My teacher is Wilhelmina… Read more »
Guest Post: WAYKing up Unangam Tunuu
This summer, WAYK (Where Are Your Keys) creator Evan Gardner, Susanna Ciotti, WAYK veteran Sky Hopinka and two language-loving interns, Casey and Robyn, battled unpredictable airline schedules and dreary weather… Read more »
Robyn and Casey’s Language Adventure: Part S.E.A.L.
The hardest part of hunting Chinuk is easily the most rewarding at the same time – much like the three mile “marathon” going on next week that Sky has convinced… Read more »
Robyn & Casey’s Language Adventure: Part 2
“The only time you are speaking wrong is when you are not speaking at all.” These are the words on a sign up in the Civic Center which is the… Read more »
Sky Hopinka: Why I returned for another WAYK Summer
Working with Evan, David Edwards, and April Charlo at the first WAYK summer program was a great experience. I learned a lot about language revitalization as well as community… Read more »
Robyn & Casey’s Language Adventure: Part 1
When we signed up to be interns with WAYK we really had no idea what we were actually getting ourselves into…in a good way. It’s next to impossible to explain… Read more »
Intern Introduction: Casey Boyette
I’m starting my third year at the University of Virginia this fall, where I major in linguistics, which is how I ended up applying to work on this summer intensive…. Read more »
Intern Introduction: Robyn Giffen
I am originally from Calgary, Alberta, but have been in Kelowna, BC for the past 6 years completing two degrees. I very recently (as in the week before I left… Read more »
Guest Post: Lingít Language Classes using WAYK
I began learning my Native language, Lingít, about three years ago. At some point I came to the idea that I would like to eventually teach the language. However,… Read more »
Technique: Angel Boss
TQ: angel on your shoulder is a clever little technique that provides support for learners whose turn it is to speak: all of the other players in the circle participate by… Read more »
Why WAYK Works
You probably already knew that raw intellect isn’t enough to learn a language. Ever tried memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules? You might pass a test, but try having a conversation…. Read more »
“It’s for the Language!”
One of the techniques in Where Are Your Keys? is called “Same Conversation.” By having the same conversation several times, covering the same vocabulary, grammar, questions, and responses, learners gain confidence in the words they are… Read more »
Being a Stealth Hunter in Another Country
When I moved to Israel this past year, I knew hardly anything about Hebrew, but I was determined not to let that stop me from living like an Israeli. I’ve… Read more »