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Does the future of education lie in bilingualism? Is it even possible?
Hi everyone, I have been pondering for some time as to the role of language in cross-cultural interactions. As a bilingual, I have had the privilege of conversing across cultures to try and understand people from different perspectives. To me, language isn't just a medium of communication; it is a passport that grants people access to cultural knowledge.
I am also keenly aware, however, that imposing mandatory learning of a secondary language on the masses will provoke resistance and discomfort. More importantly, it seems to me that most people speak and think in a master language; that is, the language that they use in daily conversations, and the medium from which they interpret the sciences and the humanities. In that sense, few people can claim to be equally fluent in 2 or more languages.
So it is both uncomfortable and difficult to introduce bilingualism/multilingualism en masse, which leads me to some huge dilemmas:
Should we teach all children 2 languages?
Do you think it would eventually result in some form of cultural erosion as one's original master language is less spoken?
Would we end up in some sort of grey area whereby many children who cannot cope with bilingualism retains no master language at all?
And finally, would a bilingual world be a better place? (Forget world peace, what about cultural diversity??)
Dec 6 2011: There is too much emphasis on competence in a particular second or foreign language, when we would get much more out of the knowledge and skills that allow us to acquire competence in any language. I prefer to see the teaching of the general science of linguistics as a core component of social studies. Morphology, phonology, syntax, pragmatics...its a very rich domain to explore. Our goal should not be to prepare little Jimmy for the civil service exams or for a job at a Denny's in East LA; our goal should be to enrich Jimmy's mind.Dec 3 2011: True bilingualism is very difficult. I, like many of my former classmates, have had an entirely bilingual education. But, the issue is that of the "master language" people keep talking about. Few and by that I mean one person in 23 in my class, I would judge to be truly bilingual. This person had two mother tongues, so to speak, parents being one french-speaking and the other english-speaking. She took classes in english and french at the highest level in high school and is now pursuing legal studies in both english at french. Yes, she's truly bilingual, but she's the only one. All my other classmates including myself, although fluent in more than language, eventually 'chose' one dominant language. I put chose in quotation, because the choice is more of an indirect one. It depends on what language you choose to explore art, what language you use to communicate, what language you use to satisfy your curiousity, what language you can express yourself more easily in..etc.
Now I don't mean to undermine bilingualism in any shape or form. I just wanted to make it clear that even if you teach two languages from kindergarten it doesn't mean the kid will become truly bilingual. What is more important though is that the kid will adopt a more international view of himself and the world around him.
Look at it this way. Language is part of an individual's national identitiy. This identity is based on a collective set of values, experiences and behaviours termed culture that use language as a vehicle for sharing. Bilingualism can help break this construct of national identity and build one of international identity. When you start having more than one national identity, you realise the dilemma. One may be incompatible with the other. The construct collapses and one is forced to look beyond nationality.
What if bilingualism stopped people thinking in terms of 'Us' and 'them' and instead encouraged thinking in terms of 'We'...?
April G.
Dec 7 2011: Psycholinguistics research have suggested that children who are bilingual develop at a faster pace than their monolingual counterparts. I believe in bilingualism, and lament the fact that except in particular parts of the anglo-american world, the rest of the world is almost always somewhat bilingual.
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From a linguistics/language acquisition perspective, it is rather preposterous to suggest that "many children who cannot cope with bilingualism retain no master language at all". I feel I have to call you out on this point-- to be able to acquire a language (whatever it may be, even if it is a colloquial or basilectal variety of a particular standard, say, Singlish in Singapore) is biologically ingrained in our humanity. Unless a human being develops a specific language impairment, or grows pass the critical age for language aquicitation (12-15 years old) without contact with other human beings/society (and hence language), everyone is capable of acquiring at least one spoken natural language. Children are shown to be remarkably able to discern different language codes, and growing up a simultaneous bilingual (as I have) would not pose a developmental problem to a normal child.Nov 30 2011: I simply wish the US in particular would become as demanding of multi-lingualism as other cultures. You could not force students to be bi-lingual because you could not force them to choose what other language they "should" know. But, language classes should start in the elementary grades rather than wait until high school. Our ethnocentrism in this country closes us to really expecting people here to be bi-lingual when we really should be.
Dec 1 2011: I'm curious . . . in the U.S. our borders are with Canada (English speaking . . . well, no, French, too) and Mexico, Spanish speaking. Are you suggesting that we offer perhaps French and Spanish in the elementary schools before we have taught our children to master our spoken and written language?
Michael M
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That would precisely be my recommendation. Children have a remarkable ability to separate and learn simultaneously both of the languages. Just because my son said agua before he said water does not negate that.Dec 1 2011: I think that's a great idea!Dec 5 2011: Yes that would be a good idea.
Here everyone learns English next to Dutch and after elemetary school a third language of choice is added to it.Dec 1 2011: I also agree that language should start at a younger age. Bilingual kids find it easier to learn more future languages. But who would teach it, there are not many bilingual teachers that i know of. The education system is also a mess right now.Dec 1 2011: Does anyone on here think about implementation? What are we going to stop teaching children so that we can teach them two languages? When you add an hour a day minimum to an elementary school curriculum, and expect every student to participate... Don't you end up losing technology, or math, or literature, or art time, that often you hold so dear?
I don't mean to be rude... I just mean it's not a world where you can just add hours into what we force our kids to learn... So in order to propose bilingual education, you need to propose what you're willing to give up... If you really want to force every American child to be fluent in another language, despite the fact that economics have virtually forced everyone to learn English... You need to say lets replace music, or math... and that's harder to say.
Michael M
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I agree that with present curriculum demands adding another language seems daunting, but doesn't all this begin with revising what we wish taught to our children. Yes, I believe math, science, and reading are important. Yes, they should be skillfully taught. But acquiring another language is adding not just another skill set, but the potential to add a whole new dimension of life to all of our children. That is more important than the Three "r's".
Dec 2 2011: I think, more and more I'm coming to agree with you. I really think America, and Europe, both need to start reorganizing themselves around what I call "A brain pump mentallity, rather than a brain drain mentallity". Where we're sending our best and brightest into places that need help, and skill. That requires bilingual education. I think it can be really usefull.
I just think it's really important that we remember each thing has a cost... What's most likely to go? Music... Literature... I can live with that. Lots of people can't, so I think it's important in the framing of these arguments to suggest what we're willing to restructure, at the same time as we suggest the new paradigm, just so it stays fair to people who love music education.Dec 3 2011: I don't see why something needs to go.
If that's the case then in all bilingual jurisdictions students must be learning (something) less. That didn't happen to me, my wife or our son, nor I suspect to anyone else who is bilingual.
Dec 4 2011: John and David
I don't think anything necessarily has to go, but the problem again is thinking about what our educational system should do, not just what it does. I would hate to see music, art or even PE get thrown out. I do believe however that children given the opportunity could be completely bilingual.Dec 4 2011: Fair enough... I would however argue, that America, in particular, has always valued, if not in my opinion, over valued its emphasis on arts and creativity. That's one of the touchy feely differences between us and most cultures, and I don't think most people reallize that other cultures often are forced to give that up, without even thinkin about it, so they can learn English, for economic reasons.
Also, I assume in Australia it was a choice to be bilingual, I want us to produce more fluent bilingual children, I'm just not convinced making everyone participate is the right way to go. Also I think time is lost teaching a second language, that could be used to teach something else. We could save time, from inefficiencies in our system, but that would still be free time we're choosing to spend on a second language, rather than going even further overboard with arts and creativity. It will still be a choice of how we use our time, and we should appreciate that if we're considering forcing it on people.
I actually may disagree with the premise. I actually may, truly believe we should come up with one awesome language, that takes the words English doesn't have a word for, and brings them in, incorporates them into a "master language". Or I might be for a unified language, I sit on a razor's edge on that one intellectually, so I'm probably more sensitive to the time choice argument, I still think it was a fair argument to make. Things take time, we're talking about resource allocation, not creating resources out of thin air.Dec 5 2011: David, my family and I live in Australia, but we're Canadian, that's the source of our bilingualism (plus a third language for both my wife and I).
As such, it goes to my point that learning two languages in school did not nor does not take away content from anything else. If it's skills that we value then learning a second language is not an impediment, the learning of another language is a mental skill on its own.
If any two distinct educational jurisdictions were compared, there would be multiple subjects within the curriculum that were unmatched, or covered to different degrees, and yet most students from all jurisdictions come out similarly, as my wife, son and I can attest, and so too can most students from Europe.
I'm more than happy to have a debate (but not here or now) about what should be cut or reduced within any particular jurisdiction. As a physics teacher there are many topics that I would love students to learn, but choices must always be made, some content will always need to be set aside.
The skill of learning another language should be a value on its own.
Thank you, and Michael M, for your responses.
Dec 6 2011: You are welcome. This is a crucial topic for the future. The US has to break out of some of its ethnocentric molds.Nov 29 2011: I grew up speaking Spanish at home, and I learned English at school. I am fluent in both languages. My husband grew up speaking Icelandic at home, and he learned English at school. He is fluent in both languages. Our five year old daughter is now being exposed to our languages, and she is learning Mandarin as we now live in China. Our hope is that she will be fluent in all languages, but most importantly that she learn and share the diversity of the different cultures we are exposing her to.Nov 29 2011: Firstly, we shouldn't force anybody to do anything.
Secondly, even if there would be "cultural erosion" (which can be seen as a minus), the plus of getting to know more about another culture balances things.
Thirdly, "no master language at all" can be replaced by "master bilingualism". I say it wouldn't be a grey area but a colorful one.
Peace!Nov 29 2011: I am also bilingual but curiously so. I was born and first learned Telugu (a South Indian dialect). At around 3 or 4 I could speak very fluently and well in it. At the same time I joined pre-school and learned English. Today I am a master at English and I use it to communicate effectively. I can express myself in it perfectly as it is truly my mother tongue. I am still fluent in Telugu but I lack the vocabulary and proper grammar to communicate anything but simple day to day talk.
What is truly strange is I think I am a master at English because it was wired into my brain second. I approach it in a more "proper" way.
Anyway that background was just so I could say this: I think it is *very* important for people to be fluent in two languages. I am unsure of where you are from but here in northwest Indiana it is required that we take 3 years of one language or 2 years of 2 languages (other than English) to graduate.Dec 10 2011: Hi Ethan!
I think you have some interesting questions!
I am living in Belgium which has French and a Dutch speaking part (and a small German speaking part). The source of my bilingualism (Dutch/French) is the fact my father is from the French speaking part of Belgium and my mother from the Dutch speaking part. At home we speak French and I studied in Dutch.
I am very happy to be bilingual and I encourage everyone to educate his children like this. It is so easy! Just enroll them in a weekly activity at the youngest possible age in another language and you will see how fast they speak the language.
Here in Belgium you face difficulties finding a job if you are not bilingual, especially in the capital of Belgium; Brussels!
I lament the fact that in Belgium the educational system is not completely adjusted to this Belgium labor market.
I think Language classes should start in the early elementary grades because young children have a remarkable ability to learn languages.
Here in Belgium, the learning of the second language (French or Dutch) usually starts at the age of 10. Which I think is quite late. It should start at a much younger age in an interactive way.
It has also been proven that bilingual kids find it easier to learn more future languages and children who are bilingual develop at a faster pace.Dec 5 2011: You said that to you, language can deepen your understanding of specific cultures. This is a view many people would tend to disagree with. Nowadays, as English is becoming more global, language is viewed increasingly as a means of communication, rather than a necessary tool for obtaining certain knowledge. Speaking different languages can certainly make you understand how other people think a lot better, but the significance of using different languages can be a controversial issue. I myself grew up speaking fluent English and a Slavic language, learnt another Slavic language at a young age, and eventually learn German and French. Even though in the past I saw language as something special, or as you put it, ''a passport that grants access to cultural knowledge'', today I see language as a means to an end, a way to pass on information, not as an end in itself, not a necessary key to a culture. Learning more languages at a young age can, however, significantly improve certain areas of the brain which would otherwise remain dormant, giving an individual more potential in life. In my opinion, people will tend to become more bilingual, with English being the other language, thanks to the internet. Native English speakers lack the incentive.
Dec 3 2011: Interesting… just thought I would share a few points myself.
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No country has so far succeeded in getting its entire population to be bilingual while some have failed. It seems to me that the conventional wisdom that everyone can learn more languages without making sacrifices is, well, wishful thinking (no offence…!)
There are all kinds of unintended side-effects that result from a bilingual policy. In Singapore, we used to have 2 language bases: one spoke Chinese dialects, the other spoke English. I grew up in the former, speaking Chinese at home while switching to English at school. Due to the unique language base we have, the mixing of Chinese grammar with English resulted in the creation of a colloquial English dialect – commonly known as Singlish.
Also, the initial failure of our bilingual policy in teaching Mandarin (Mainstream Chinese) in the 1970s was attributed to Chinese dialects, and radical steps were taken to discourage the use of these dialects. In this sense, trade-offs were indeed being made. I have also heard of stories where elders who could only speak dialects could no longer communicate directly with their grandchildren because of that.
Interestingly, even state ministers protested against the incipient steps of bilingual education. I think people were convinced of the need for bilingualism on an intellectual level, but emotionally, it was a different matter. (not to say that the emotional argument is of secondary importance)Dec 1 2011: I believe being multi-lingual would help you learn about the cultures of the particular languages you speak. However, I don't see this as the future of education, unless the entire world aspired to be anthropologists.
Unless you are using this as support in that being multi-lingual would help the world share its ideas and innovations, but even then you would probably lean towards a "universal" language.Dec 1 2011: I have a friend who's little boy is now 4. Since birth his mother has talked to him in English and father in Spanish. At four he now understands as much of both languages as if he knew only one. This will give him a portal into the culture of his father. As when he travels to Mexico he will be able to freely converse with the locals and fully immerse himself in the culture.
I think that it becomes tricky when you look at teaching all kids a language. I learnt Italian in primary (K-6), French in high school (7-10) and mandarin in university for 2 years and now can't speak anything but the most basic of basics.
I understand the point but I also think that there is also a lot to be said for language differences. I am an avid traveller and love learning little bits of different dialects as i travel. The only problem i can see with teaching every child to speak english, french, spanish and mandarin is that we may lose some of our dialects and along with that a whole culture which is associated with that.
Maybe I am also scared because this is exactly what has happened to a large proportion of indigenous culture in Australia. Westerns came in and taught the classics to an entire generation who lost parts of their cultural upbringing. These parts have been lost forever as there isn't a written language for many of the dialects and even in a small area you can have 7 or 9 different and distinct dialects.
Finally there is also something to be said about other international languages such as music, dance, photography, hand gestures and even the simple smile.
It's hard not to smile at someone who walks past you smiling because it is the international symbol of happiness. Now there's an idea worth sharing.Dec 1 2011: Why not more...!?Dec 1 2011: I know 3 languages - English, Russian and Hebrew and I live in Canada, so my mainly used language is English, Russian is at home with my family. Russian is 99% spoken, very little written or reading in Russian, I left Russia 20 years ago so its kinda tough. Hebrew - I use even less, only when I chat with my friend from Israel.
Now my view on languages, in order for the world to communicate efficiently and effectively we all should adopt Esperanto. Every single school in the world teaches Esperanto and the local native language. Every single person in this world would be able to go anywhere in the world and communicate with every person they meet. I dont see the downfall of the idea.
You want to study, in addition to your native language (ie French), German - go ahead why not. But you still know Esperanto which gives you the basis for communication. Is it a language that would be able to enrich you culturally about every single country - no. But it would guide you to the right direction and give you a base in learning the country's native language.Nov 30 2011: I would prefer not to call it "force" children, but I would call it just do it. I believe that everyone should be basically bilingual. Children should be taught dual languages. I do not care which two!
As far as cultural erosion goes, yeah maybe, but might we not all be better off if children of a whole generation suddenly slipped their feet into another culture's shoes?Nov 29 2011: I don't know whether universal fluency in multiple languages is practical. I think the language requirements that are common for children in school, which are not aimed at fluency but rather at basic reading and conversation, are very valuable and that languages are typically introduced with exposure to culture.


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I have a older Dialarc 250P AC/DC. Has anyone disconnected the power factor capacitors (PFC) on a Dialarc? If so how did you do it and how does the machine work with the capacitors disconnected? I hear you can simply remove the two wires feeding the capacitors and it will work as a straight 250 machine and drop the idle amperage considerably.
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If you read though this thread it should help you decide what to do with your Dialarc. I am considering an automatic switching PFC like the one done in this thread since I am running an Idealarc on a 40 amp breaker. It hasn't tripped the breaker yet but if it does I may have to get creative. http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php...rc-250-cleanup
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Before you disconnect, check your electric meter. Compare the load of the Dialarc at idle to say the clothes dryer. These capacitors don't actually use much electricity. Think of them as truck springs. They absorb then give back. At idle I suspect your cost is minimal, only the inefficiency lost as heat.

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A blonde lady motorist was about two hours from San Diego when she was flagged down by a man whose truck
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Airbag Contest a Success!
DETROIT -- With third-quarter sales sluggish and its share of the domestic market down 11 percent since 1993, General Motors unveiled a new instant-win airbag contest Monday.
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John invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how beautiful John's roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between John and his roommate and this only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between John and the roommate than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Julie and I are just roommates." About a week later, Julie came to John and said, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. "You don't suppose she took it, do you?" Julie said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just to be sure." So he sat down and wrote: "Dear Mother, I'm not saying you 'did' take a gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying you 'did not' take a gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner." Several days later, John received a letter from his mother which read: "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Julie, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Julie. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now. Love, Mom"
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Auto Acronyms...
Auto Acronyms What car names really stand for:
AUDI: Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
BMW: Big Money Works
CHEVROLET: Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time
DODGE: Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere Dirty Old Dude Goes Everywhere
FIAT: Fix It All the Time
FORD: Fast Only Rolling Downhill, Found On Road Dead Backwards Driver Returns on Foot, Fix Or Repair Daily
GMC: Garage Man's Companion, Great Mexican Cadillac
HONDA: Had One, Never Did Again
HYUNDAI: Hope You Understand Nothing is Drivable and Inexpensive
JEEP: Just Expect Essential Parts
MG: Might be Good
PONTIAC: Poor Old Nut Thinks It's A Cadillac
SAAB: Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown
TOYOTA: Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
VOLVO: Very Odd-Looking Vehicular Object
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I got a good one here...
This could be most anyplace.
A Texas Ranger pulled over a red Porsche (inhabited by a Yankee) after it had run a stop sign. He walked up to the car door and said, "Sir, May I see your driver's license and registration please?"
The Yankee said, "What's the problem, officer?"
"You just ran the stop sign back there at the last intersection."
"Oh, come on pal, there wasn't a car within miles of me!"
"Nevertheless sir, you are required to come to a complete stop, look, both ways, and proceed with caution."
"You gotta be kidding me!"
"It's no joke, sir."
"Look, I slowed down almost to a complete stop, saw no one within twenty miles, and proceeded with caution."
"That's beside the point, sir. You are supposed to come to a complete stop, and you didn't. Now if I may see your license and..."
"You've got a lot of time on your hands, PAL! What's the matter, all the doughnut shops closed?"
"Sir, I'll overlook that last comment. Let me see your license and
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Here's some news:
Seems that George Bush and Colin Powell had had enough of the talliban and bin ladin so they go to Afganistan for a meeting. They tell the talliban that if they don't get bin ladin they are going to bomb the place back to the time before Adam and Eve.
bin ladin says "now guys, we can settle this once and for all without all this blood shed. Here is what we'll do. We'll settle this with a dog fight to the death. If our dog wins y'all go back to the U S of A and we'll go about our business. If your dog wins we'll stop terrorism and make the deserts green with crops."
George looks over at Colin and winks. " Whata ya think, Colin ??" Colin says" I'm with you master".
So the deal is struck. In 3 years they will return for the final dog fight.
3 years later on the plains of Afganistan.
bin ladin rolls out the meanest deadliest looking wolflike dog ever to walk the planet. It's 4 feet tall at the shoulders and weighs 300 pounds. It takes 4 camels to hold it back.
George Bush says "not bad bin ladin. Hey Colin, have the boys bring out Rover" So CP goes back to the chopper and has 4 Marine Special Forces and 4 Navy Seals drag Rover out. They set him on the ground a couple feet away from the wolf. bin ladin is beside himself laughing at the giant Dachund that Colin Powell is holding by a silver chain. This dog is 20 feet long with his belly dragging on the ground.
George Bush says " ok on 3 we let them go" one, two, three. sic 'im Rover". There is a very great snapping and crunching sound. When it is all quiet and the dust settles, the wolf is gone except for a few hairs laying on the ground. The giant Dachund is still standing but with a bit more of his belly resting on the ground.
bin ladin says " how could that long fat dog eat my wolf.??" George Bush says " well we had to work hard to get the stem cell research going but we finally succeeded in breeding a Dachund with a Florida Alligator". Come with us bin laddin ms. Rice wants to meet you. haha
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THE YEAR'S BEST [actual] HEADLINES OF 2004:
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
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War Dims Hope for Peace
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
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Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
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Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
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Jim and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital.
One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there. Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled Jim out. When the Director of Nursing became aware of Edna's heroic act, she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable. When she went to tell Edna the news she said, "Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged; since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of another patient, I have concluded that your act displays soundness of mind. The bad news is that Jim, the patient you saved, hanged himself in his bathroom with the belt to his robe right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead."
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skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons
melted butter
1 (.7 ounce) package
dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
2 tablespoons
1 small
onion, sliced and separated into rings
3 cloves
garlic, minced
1 (10.75 ounce) can
condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup
chicken broth
1 (8 ounce) package
cream cheese, softened
Very very good! Instead of cooking on high, I added a can of chicken broth and let it cook on low for several hours while I was at work. I also added some carrots for the last 1.5 hours of cooking time. Other than that I followed the recipe exactly. Next time I'll add peas too. Served over wide noodles. Everyone loved it!!
3 stars for ease of preparation, good for weeknight. Salty for us. Used 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts as that is what I had, and it was enough for the 3 of us. (We like sauce on our spaghetti; if I'd had 6 chicken pieces there would have been more "juice" to the sauce I'm sure.)Used reduced fat soup and cream cheese. I shredded the chicken before serving. We did add parmesan cheese on the top when plated. Served with vegetables. This may work for a longer time on low, rather than the 3 hours on high, for those who aren't home in the afternoon to start this for dinner. I'll post if I try it that way.
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Creamy and deliciously tender chicken! I've made this 3 times over the past month. I serve it over butter- garlic long grain white rice with garlic toast to soak up the yummy sauce. If you don't have the dry Italian mix just use some Italian seasonings like oregano or basil works just as well.
I made a few small changes as I didn't have all the ingredients from the recipe. In the slow cooker I placed the chicken (frozen), 1 cup of chicken broth, 1 tbsp of Italian spices and 1 tsp of fresh basil. I cooked this on low for 3-4 hours. I then sauted the onions and garlic in butter as directed. I then removed all of the broth from the crock pot and placed it in the skillet along with the cream of chicken (low fat) and tsp of flour to thicken it up. I then added the (light) cream cheese. I placed the chicken back in the slow cooker and poured the sauce over it and cooked on low for an additional hour. Wonderful recipe!!! Thank you very much. This one is a keeper!
Great recipe. I usually throw everything but the cream cheese into the crockpot to cook for several hours, even the frozen chicken. (I increased the chicken broth to 1 cup). Add the cream cheese the last 20 min of cooking and you're done! Very good even taking the shortcuts. I've also tried this recipe & added 1/2 lb of fresh sliced mushrooms the last 10 min--great! I've even used a homemade cream of chicken soup substitute in an attempt to make this healthier & I couldn't even tell the difference. I guess this is a no-fail recipe!
Exceptional. I kept eating and eating this well after I was full. I made some minor changes. I did what another reviewer suggested where I put in chicken (cut in pieces) with the butter and can of chicken broth and cooked on low for 6 hours. I added carrots 4 hours into cooking. After cooking the onions and garlic, I added the 1/2 cup of broth from the crockpot, the cream of chicken soup and cream cheese. I also added frozen peas. I also sauteed mushrooms in a separate pan, and added those to the crock pot as well. I cooked this for an additional hour. With the carrots, peas, and mushrooms it added great texture. It is seriously delicious. I will be making this again very soon!!
Followed the recipe to the letter and it was a real hit with the whole family. Would not change anything.
This was just......okay. I got this into the crockpot a little late today (around noon) which worked out well for me as the newer model I now have is a much faster cooker than my last early 70's model. This really didn't need more than four hours of cooking in my crockpot. I followed the recipe closely, only adding more garlic and after tasting the sauce (which was not more than chicken flavored cream cheese), basil, oregano and red pepper flake. Even with the spices, this recipe just wasn't a home run for us. It was not especially visually appetizing and just kind of.........just not a favorite. Sure it's easy but it's just not very good. I'm sorry. We really tried. I won't make this again.
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Kwai Fei Chicken - help me find Toronto's best?!
Ok Chinese-foodie-holics, let me have it! I'd love to know where you think the best Kwai Fei Chicken in Toronto is. My Mom's 75th b.day party coming up and I'm determined to make sure her favorite dish is the best one! Will go anywhere to get it.... just tell me where. THANKS ALL!!
re: dameems
How is this different from "white cut chicken" which is found in Chinese BBQ restaurants?
re: T Long
TLong, I've never made it myself but definitely tastes different to me. White cut chicken (bak chit gai) is a regular steamed chicken, I think. Gwai Fei Chicken is free range chicken marinated in some special Chinese wine, and also involves certain Chinese herbs, methinks. Both are usually served with ginger/scallion/sesame oil sauce.
re: dameems
You got it almost right. Dameems! The marinade is actually a 'Chicken, Chinese ham, Pork bone base 'Shang Tong' broth' with herbal addition. Chinese wine is not a key component! BTW, here in town not ALL places use free range chicken in order to cut cost. Be sure to ask!! However, the places I mentioned above all uses free-range bird!
re: Charles Yu
re: dameems
The Kwai Fei / empress chicken I grew up eating in HK in the 1980s, the closest rendition I've had so far is John's BBQ in Richmond Hill, in fact I'd say a dead ringer. Then again I haven't eaten at John's in 10 years...but their flavor brought me back great memories.
I'm sure the ones Charles recommended are more up to date than what I've had and known and maybe better.
The picture you added is a variation with a marinade/sauce, that arguably comes from the dish known as 菜膽雞, where the prep is virtually identical to what Charles described, except that it is normally served with mustard greens, and there's actual ham in the dish. So the pic version is a variation on that.
re: K K
That's very interesting. I had thought that what makes Kwai Fei special is that it is a different variety of chicken?
After some wiki-ing, apparently it is originated in Beijing.
I remember the chicken being lean and small but served with alot of juicy 'jus'. But then again, I always find chickens served in asian restaurants smaller in size.
re: happycamper
@happycamper, I'm not entirely sure on the Chinese wiki entry for that dish, even though it claims to have originated from a play/opera/script etnry...baidu is claiming this dish is Shanghainese in origin, yet their photo entry looks nothing like this glorious poached/steamed chicken. My guess is that the Southern Chinese/Cantonese interpretation of the dish is what we're more familiar with. The version with sauce has a bit of a Hakka Cantonese feel to it. The Hakka Taiwanese version is different, where they take large leeks or scallions and drizzle it also with oil, soy sauce (good in a different way but not called Empress Chicken).
10 years ago John's BBQ's paper placemats had some painstaking detail on their receipe and process of making Gwai Fei Gai....I wish I kept a copy from my last visit. Lots of ingredients that went into the marination.
re: Charles Yu
Lots of chicken love going on on Chowhound tonight... thanks for the education K K?! And happycamper too!
re: dameems
Yeah so I looked at the link you provided of the wedding banquet with the Kwai Fei chicken. The geographic location is Kuala Lumpur Malaysia which explains a few things
- The style of Cantonese there is very different than Hong Kong Cantonese, let alone Toronto/Richmond Hill.
- Kwai Fei chicken as we all know it, contains no sauce typically, even the version at John's or at my favorite KFC place in Hong Kong that's no longer in existence.
- There is arguably a lot of Hakkanese influence in that version of Kwai Fei chicken in KL. This is apparent from the abundance of large leeks or scallions shaved on top. There is a rendition of this dish called 蔥油淋雞 (Tsong Yau Lum Gai), where the chicken is poached or steamed, then drizzled with soy sauce and oil...the shaved scallion provides a boost to the dish...very popular in Taiwan (in pockets of Hakka Taiwanese communities/restaurants...and when range chicken is used, it's fantastic). The broth/sauce is definitely an influence from 菜膽雞 (choy dahm gai), especially if it was made with chicken and Chinese ham.
Not sure if there's any Hokkien influence in that version of the chicken, but it all looks very interesting indeed.
Seems like a fusion of three receipes...
The pork stomach stir fry Charles mentions below is also a great Hakka Cantonese dish. The key is sourcing a good cut of stomach, and it needs a slight crispy texture to it. It can be kicked up a notch if stir fried with XO sauce...
re: K K
K K, you are my new favorite encyclopedia! I suspect I was attracted to the photo (from KL) with the chicken in pool of sauce because I lived in Taiwan for a number of years, so probably ate it there at some point. I suspect the photo triggered a deeply buried subconscious food longing. Like others on this board, I dream of the food of my past.
Also, my husband is Hakka Chinese and we met in Taiwan, even though he's basically CBC (Cdn born Chinese) like me. So, there's probably more hidden meaning there as well. Anyhow, KL probably does Asian fusion the right way, not like here in TO!!
I am so curious about this Pork Stomach, it will definitely be on the Friday's menu!! Look for my follow up report! Thanks K K for the great info.... I miss Taiwan!!
re: K K
K K - ohhhhh now that you showed me the characters now i remember why i remember the name of this dish, i just had it in HK. but i remembered the mandarin name of the dish not the cantonese name....super awesome
re: Lau
Hello Lau!! Saw your posting of the food pictures at Hong Kong's Kwan Kee. Pretty mouth watering!
For comparison, I would like to show you pictures of 'Stirred fry beef with Gai Lan' here in Toronto. Not too shabby!! IMO, quality, wok hay and skill of execution very often surpasses a lot of Hong Kong's top kitchen!
re: Charles Yu
oh man that looks so good, i love good stir fried beef with gai lan if you get the wok hay right.
Anything with good wok hay maybe one of the most satisfying things ever with some white rice, any dish cooked with real good wok hay has to be among my favorite foods in the world
i want to go up to toronto at some point next year to get some good chinese, its so close to NY
re: Charles Yu
definitely, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and whenever i come up there ill get in touch
re: Charles Yu
Looks good Charles, who makes your favorite Toronto Beef 'n' Broccoli?
re: satsumadan
Toss up between ' Judy's Cuisine' and 'John's B-B-Q'.
re: dameems
Pick from either John's B-B-Q at Hwy7 ( make sure to ask for the free range Lung Kong version ) or Judy's Cuisine. Recently, I actually found the 'pseudo-version' from Golden Shanghai at Kennedy and 14th tasted the best! ( pre-ordered item! ). Maple Yip also does a pretty good job! O'Mei version lacked coloration but the taste is good
BTW, where was the photo from? Traditional version does not have a pool of sauce!!
I have posted photos of Maple Yip, O'Mei and Golden Shanghai version FYI.
re: Charles Yu
I knew you'd come through, Charles Yu. That is a wonderful and detailed list! Thank you.
Question: if it were your Mom's 75th b.day which spot would you choose? We're going for Cantonese family fun. Doesn't have to be too swanky, but shouldn't be too grubby, either.
I grabbed the photo off the internet... it's from a fancy hotel in KL:
Maybe you know it? I was also curious about the pool of sauce. Would consider that a disaster if steaming at home but it looks kinda yummy in the photo, don't you think?
Nice to see you are having such success with your Chowhound parties, Charles Yu. Way to go! Sorry I can't join you tonight. Have fun and look forward to what is sure to be a mouth watering report!
re: dameems
You are most welcome!
Which day of the week are you planning for the party and how many of you in the party?
If weekdays and not too big a crowd, I would choose Judy's Cuisine. They have some wonderful 'wok-hay' stirred fry dishes as well! Also, you can pick Maple Yip, following our chowmeet footstep.
re: Charles Yu
We are thinking of this Friday. There are 6 of us only. I read your posts about the steamed fish at Maple Yip, Charles Yu, very intruiging. If I'm calling ahead for a table, should I also reserve a special fish? What would you recommend, CY, you are the expert on all things Chinese-foodie, esp N of 401!
re: dameems
Yes!! Definitely order a Florida Garoupa when reserving a table. I'm sure your Mom will love it and bring back happy memories. As for other dishes, use our chowmeet menu as guide!!
If OK with you, e-mail me with the name you will be making the reservation with and I'll put in a word for you during my Thursday chowmeet.
re: Charles Yu
Wow, thanks Charles, that is above and beyond, as always!
re: dameems
If you read Chinese, there are tons of specialties posted on the walls! One of my favourite is the ' Stirred fry pig's stomach tips with pickled Chinese Mustard greens and fermented black beans ' Great 'wok-hay' and textural feel!!
re: Charles Yu
OK, Charles, keep it coming! I'm wiping the drool from the corners of my mouth!! Just sent you an email. Thanks for the tips and for putting a good word in for us. My Mom is really thrilled with the choice. Will report back on what we ate, etc!


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The Ryan Dempster saga seems like it has been going on longer than it took for the Ricketts to complete the transaction to acquire the Cubs, but it's all only a little over 24 hours old.
I'll see if I can sum this up as succinctly as I can, though I'm sure I will miss some salient details. As best as I can tell, it all started in earnest when Mark Bowman, the beat writer for the Braves on MLB.com (basically, the Braves' version of Carrie Muskat), tweeted out that the Braves and Cubs had come to an agreement on a deal involving Ryan Dempster and possibly Randall Delgado.
Twitter then went apeshit with speculation about whether Delgado could really be the piece coming back for a 35-year old rental player who is playing out of his ass at the moment. Various reporters start jumping in that Bowman's story is accurate, though still unclear on the Delgado part. Then Keith Law reported that a story filed to ESPN said if the deal was completed, Delgado would, indeed, be the piece coming to the Cubs. I don't know what the next level above apeshit is in the Twitter world, but that's what happened next. If Harry Caray were here, he probably would have exclaimed, "Listen to this crowd!!! They're dancing in the streets of Twitter!"
Then the wheels started coming off.
Dave Kaplan came bursting into the party and told everyone to put the champagne down because the deal was, according to a GREAT SOURCE, not done yet. People laughed and patted him on the head and continued to talk about how great this trade was for the Cubs. I started worrying that we weren't actually going to get something as good as Delgado after all, and it creeped into my mind that maybe Dempster's acceptance of the deal might not be as much of a foregone conclusion as everyone was making it out to be.
Then the Dempster Family Foundation tweeted out that there was no trade and that they had no idea what anyone was talking about. They also felt the need to enforce the fact that they had not been hacked, since it is every hacker's dream to hack into an account for the express purpose of DENYING trade rumors.
Then Dempster himself arrived to the clubhouse in Pittsburgh and very curtly told reporters he didn't want to discuss any trade rumors and he wanted to prepare to sit on the bench while Samardzija pitched against the Pirates. (He didn't really say that, he said he was preparing to play, but sitting on the bench was pretty much the extent of his involvement in the game). You could tell he was not in a good mood because he didn't do a Harry Caray impression, use a whoopie cushion or anything.
Then when Sveum addressed the media, he didn't want to give any validity to trade rumors from The Twitter and The Facebook, as if it hadn't been an MLB.com beat writer that originally broke the story, with outlets like CBSSports, ESPN, and FOXSports following right behind with verifications.
Now we were starting to get depressed, but we remained hopeful that the deal would get concluded. After all, the Yankees managed a trade for Ichiro (who also had 10/5 rights) without any hassles, so it should all work out for the best, right? RIGHT?!
Then this morning, Jerry Crasnick reported that Dempster was upset that the news broke on the interwebz before he had been told about it and had proper time to work up the perfect Harry Caray impression to hilariously discuss it with reporters. He said he felt blindsided, which is ridiculous considering the atmosphere that has been following the team pretty much since the season started. Pretty much every day, he's probably had at least one reporter ask him about places he might play or if he's heard any rumors about trades that Jed & Theo might be working on. Then suddenly he is shocked when a trade involving him actually comes up?
Typical conversation every day since pitchers and catchers reported in February:
REPORTERS: Hey Demp, hear anything on the trade market? Is this your last start for the Cubs?
DEMPSTER (puts on oversize glasses): Hey Paul, did you know that "Sullivan" backwards is "No comment?"
(Everybody laughs)
Conversation yesterday:
REPORTERS: Hey Demp, did you hear there's a trade in the works with you going to Atlanta?
DEMPSTER: (dramatically whips off oversize glasses) WHAT!!!???? (Faints)
(Everybody laughs)
Granted, it would suck to find out about something like that via Twitter (or Paul Sullivan reading a tweet), so I'll cut him a bit of a break, but that's something where you are momentarily stunned and then you compose yourself. You don't get pissy with the Cubs because they had nothing to do with how this all broke on the internet. Remember, the last story the Chicago media ever broke was publishing Steve Bartman's home address. So I'm not sure where that came from on his part.
It has also been reported that Dempster would prefer to be traded to the Dodgers, presumably to rekindle the bromance with Ted Lilly. So it seems he will not immediately accept the deal with the Braves until all efforts to work a deal with Los Angeles have proven fruitless (and even then, nothing is definite). So that opens up the possibility that the Braves could pull their offer if they want to work on trying to get a guy who actually, you know, wants to be on their team. It lowers the Cubs leverage with the Dodgers since they now know that they are Dempster's preferred destination. At the very least, it opens up the window for more deals like the Tigers/Marlins deal yesterday to eliminate potential trade partners for any of the Cubs' pitchers.
So now everyone is all kinds of pissed off at Dempster.
But here's the thing, whether we think he's too thin-skinned for being upset about how it all played out, or whether we think he's lame for potentially turning down a perfectly good spot for him to land even if it isn't his top spot, he has the right to do it. He has achieved the status where he can exercize as much power as possible to end up where he wants to be.
The fact that all of this blew up in the public's view is not his problem. The fact that the publicity has tipped the Cubs' hand and lessened the Cubs negotiating ability is not his problem. He is looking out for what is best for his family. Remember, he doesn't actually want to leave Chicago. This isn't a guy itching to get out and then complaining about the destination. If he had his way, he'd stay in Chicago and probably sign another deal in Chicago for three more years. But he understands the situation and he has opened the possibility that he could go somewhere else if it helps the team. But he didn't promise to leave. He didn't give Theo a list of teams and said, "Trade me to one of these spots." He had a ranking in his mind and the Cubs came to him with the 2nd best offer while there was still a week to go before the trade deadline.
Wouldn't you hold out a little bit to see if something could be worked out to get your top choice before packing your bags for Atlanta's shitty traffic and the tomahawk chop?
But as fans, this has been gut-wrenching because not only did we see a trade dangled before our eyes, but it was a pretty fucking good trade. I know I was shocked to see a piece coming back to Chicago with the quality of Delgado. Remember, I'm the guy who didn't think anyone would offer better than the value of a compensation pick for him. This isn't Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot for an old, former decent prospect. This isn't Derrek Lee for a bunch of non-prospects. This was a serious deal that boosted our horribly thin young pitching talent immediately. And now it is slipping away.
So as it all falls apart, it is very easy to get angry about it. Angry at Dempster for not just accepting the trade. Angry at the Cubs for botching what should be something simple like notifying a player that a trade has been worked out. Angry at the media for sniffing around and getting the story. Angry at bloggers and twitterers for spreading around the reports like wildfire.
But there really is nobody to get angry at. The Cubs are doing their best to work out a good deal that Dempster will agree to. Dempster is open to taking his comedy bits on the road if it helps the team when he has no obligation to do so. The media is just doing what it does by trying to break a story first (and it looks like Bowman had it right from the start, so this isn't a matter of first to report trumping first to be correct). Probably the biggest villain in all of this is whoever over in Atlanta couldn't keep their yap shut when Bowman came asking questions.
Maybe the Sun-Times will publish his home address so we can send a mob after him.


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Saginaw Chippewa Tribe – Anishinaabe Language Revitalization Department
In the mid-2000s, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Central Michigan faced a cultural crisis: Its Anishinabemowin language, a dialect of Ojibway that has been spoken for thousands of years, was almost extinct. Among the tribe's 3,578 members, only a handful of elders spoke it fluently. If something wasn't done to save the language, the tribe would soon lose a large part of its culture and history.
This sense of urgency prompted the administrators at the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways, a cultural center and tribal museum that opened in 2004, to develop the Speaking Our Language project as a way to document and preserve the language.
"We needed to play more of an active role for the community in providing an opportunity to capture the last remaining speakers of this dialect and offering opportunities for those speakers to engage with the broader community," said Shannon Martin, the museum's director and member of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians – Gun Lake Tribe.
The museum applied for and received a series of three one-year IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grants to fund Speaking Our Language. The final grant of $49,603 was awarded in 2007 to help the museum record the remaining fluent speakers, and to provide immersion programs and language activities.
Recording and Sharing
Martin describes the project as a kind of salvage recovery operation. The priority was to identify the fluent speakers, build relationships with them, and then record them. Initially, museum staff had difficulty persuading the few fluent speakers to be recorded. One, Beatrice Colwell, was very reluctant at first, so the museum staff approached the others.
"We identified two other speakers of the language, and they just outright refused to be recorded, whether it was their own personal values or [being] indoctrinated by the boarding schools, they just felt that they did not want to be a part of teaching the language to anyone else," explained Martin.
Eventually Colwell, who is now 77, agreed to participate, and the museum staff digitally recorded 22 hours and 6 minutes of her speaking Anishinabemowin. She recounted her early childhood years and some tribal history.
The museum also provided several opportunities for the community to hear and use the language. In January 2008, museum staff initiated an immersion program for families with children aged 3 to 6, called the Lil' Language Warriors Club. It met twice a month in the museum's Anishinabe language immersion room. Staff began the initial sessions with fun activities using animal (clan) names and stuffed toy animals, as well as songs to go along with them. During later sessions, staff taught the children phrases and had them say and do the action of each phrase to help them remember.
For adults, the museum continued to host the Anishinabemowin Club, a language group that had been established in one of the previous grant years. Fluent elders taught adult learners at twice-monthly club meetings. When a pronunciation question arose, Colwell was able to verify phrases or correct dialect.
In addition, four community Anishinabemowin Immersion Cultural Teaching & Feast events took place during the project, one at each equinox and solstice. At each event, the feasts and teachings—such as petroglyph interpretations, medicine plant identification, and clan histories—were given completely in the language, with translations from fluent speakers, some of whom had slightly different dialects because they come from outside the community.
During the 2007–08 grant project, the museum was able to maintain a full-time employee to coordinate all of the language services and activities. Grant funds also went to purchase many language books, CDs, tapes, and children's puzzles for the museum's language resource library.
Encouraging Results
A total of 954 people participated in Anishinabemowin language immersion activities with a fluent speaker during the grant period. The language library collection grew to 278 resources during the project; now it contains more than 300.
The 22 hours of Colwell recordings have become one of the museum's most cherished collections. They are in the process of being edited, categorized, and cataloged; about half have been transcribed so far. Nevertheless, all of the audio files are accessible from four public computers in the museum's research center.
During the project, 375 people, including 90 youth, participated in the Anishinabemowin Club. The Lil' Language Warriors Club drew fewer participants than originally anticipated, but the sessions proved successful, with participating children demonstrating a 69 percent language comprehension rate. They know the sounds and patterns of the language and are able to distinguish words; thus, they have reached the language competence stage. They will need continual practice to maintain their progress.
Martin noted that both clubs have core groups of people who participate, but it has been difficult to boost attendance.
"We still capture new people, but for the most part there still is a lot of intimidation with people not wanting to join a language club or to come. The trepidation seems to be a symptomatic, ingrained shame or fear of saying the wrong thing or saying it incorrectly. So we're still trying to overcome that in our community," she said.
The community immersion events were also successful, drawing a high of more than 100 people in the summer and a low of about 60 in the winter.
"It's families, all ages, primarily tribal people, but we've been drawing people from other walks of life who are interested in the language," said Martin.
One lesson the staff learned was that in teaching language in an immersion setting to both children and adults, it was most effective to use what people knew and did every day, and have them learn common phrases and actions in the language, rather than using a Western pedagogical style.
"Instead of providing them with charts of 'Let's count from one to a thousand,' we switched gears and said, 'That's not really usable. Let's use everyday phrases, let's work with the kids and use things that they understand and know as tools and mechanisms to deliver the language,'" said Martin. "That builds confidence."
For example, one of the longer phrases the children learned in the Lil' Language Warriors Club was "Hand me the spoon, knife, and fork."
Creating Awareness—and a New Program
The project's most significant result, however, may have been how it raised awareness and appreciation for the fading language. "There's a greater sense of support and acceptance and understanding that the language always has to be a critical cultural component for our people," said Martin.
The tribal government's actions reflect this new appreciation. During the grant periods, staff members from the museum, the Tribal Education Department, and the Tribal College formed an informal committee to discuss how to advance language awareness and acquisition. The grant activities built momentum for language preservation, and in June 2008, the Tribal Council passed a resolution to support and improve tribal language services.
Museum staff later helped to design a new, tribally funded Anishinabe Language Revitalization Department, which launched in summer 2009 with the mission of bringing Anishinabemowin back to the community and generating fluent speakers.
One of the department's first actions was to open an Immersion Room for Toddlers at the Saginaw Chippewa Academy. Ten children, aged 1½ to 3 years, enrolled in September 2009. Only Anishinabemowin is spoken in the Immersion Room and on the buses to and from school, and the curriculum is based on the techniques developed by the Speaking Our Language project. If all goes well, the academy hopes to expand enrollment and eventually add immersion instruction levels from kindergarten to high school.
The Road Ahead
The museum plans to make more recordings and will continue to offer language activities —the Lil' Warriors Club, Anishinabemowin Club, and immersion events—all while supporting the academy's new immersion class.
"The task we have at Ziibiwing is to provide a comprehensive reinforcement of what the toddlers are learning," said Martin. "We're now working to synthesize our curriculum across the board so that it supports the language acquisition path of the Sasiwaans children and their families."


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