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English/ELA Unit: Endangered Languages

Provided by: MIT
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12, ap-college

Synopsis

  • In this lesson, students will explore how climate change, among other factors, threatens thousands of endangered languages with extinction and will learn about the gravity of the issue.
  • Students will explore case studies of language revival efforts in Hawai'i and Northern Australia and also of the Hebrew language, understand the connection between language and climate change, and complete a video skit interviewing people about endangered languages.
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Subjects: Geography, English Language Arts
Authors: Kathryn Teissier du Cross
Region: Global, Oceania, Hawai'i
Languages: English

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