Open Access"LANGUAGE NEST" AS A WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF PRESERVING THE EVENKI LANGUAGE IN THE AMUR REGION
Author(s) -
Daria A. Kop'iova,
Svetlana V. Androsova
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
teoretičeskaâ i prikladnaâ lingvistika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2410-7190
DOI - 10.22250/2410-7190_2017_3_3_17_25
Subject(s) - vitality , endangered species , linguistics , computer science , ethnic group , sociology , anthropology , philosophy , population , demography , theology
The present article focuses upon the problem of endangered languages of native minorities living in the Russian North, particularly in the Amur Region. One of the ways to solve the problem could be so called «Language Nest» as an approach to language teaching and learning that is based on the idea of language dive during education and up-bringing of the future generations. Applying the principles one teacher - one language, the use of only ethnic language and motivation instead of forcing provides a considerably more effective language acquisition as well as bilateral bilingualism forming that in its tern increases an endangered language vitality. The situation with the Evenki language is viewed as an example.