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Saving a Language
26
Apr

Saving a Language

By admin commentsCherokee, Cardinal bird, Totsuwa, coming of age, the Change, going to water, story, Folktale, legend, customs, mythology, bear, spider, help, friends, growing, learning, understanding, acceptance, self-love, heritage, sacred, Lake Atagahi, Kituwah, Clingman's Dome, Red Clay, Virginia Hamby, Christy Kate Bennett, Cherokee Nation

2019 was the International Year of Indigenous Languages. That didn’t escape us. We work, breathe, and dream language.

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Once upon a time – why dual language folk tales are (still) relevant in our global village
28
Jun

Once upon a time – why dual language folk tales are (still) relevant in our global village

By admin commentsfolk_tales, dual_language, mantralingua, fairytales, Folktale, bilingual, multilingual audiobook sound EAL language, multilingual

Most of us will have a favourite folk tale - often more than one. Every country and every culture has its own way of telling, retelling, adapting and updating folk tales. Dual language folk tales can be a particularly magical way to gain insight into cultures other than our own, and to build authentic vocabulary in our own and other languages. 

What is ‘once upon a time’ in other languages?

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