Multilingual Institute training application

If you are interested in being an instructor with the Multilingual Institute, please fill out the form below. Upon approval, you will be contacted by email and requested to participate in an online interview.

Name *

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Last

Email *

Please tell us what language you are involved with.

Are you a descendent of the community that speaks the language you are working on? *

• Yes
• No

Descendancy is not a requirement. It just helps us understand your connection to the language.

If you are not a descendent, please explain how you are connected to the language community you wish to work on. *

Examples include: tribal employee, tribal school employee, tribal linguist, related by marriage, etc.

What is your exposer to the language? *

• 1st-language speaker
• 2nd-language speaker
• Little or no exposer at all

Fluency/expertise is not a requirement. It just helps us understand you involvement with the language.

How many years have you been working on your language and in what manner? Please explain. *

For example: describe whether your exposer to the language is primarily through classroom instruction, the speech community, archives, linguistic work, etc.

On the average, how much time do you speak your language every day? *

Example: 30 minutes/day, 2 hours/day, etc.

Are you a language teacher? If so, tell us about your teaching experiences. *

Example: discuss who your students are; where you teach; number of classes; language content

Do you use language outside of a classroom? *

• Yes
• No

Do you use your language with yourself? Please explain. *

Examples: self narrating regular activities, prayers, affirmations

Do you use your language with family and friends? Please explain. *

Examples: spouse, children, parents, friends, neighbors, etc.

Do you use your language within your community? Please explain. *

Examples: storytelling, speaches, etc

Please select what best describes the dormancy status of your language *

• Dormant: there are no more speakers. It is asleep.
• Near dormancy: there are only a few speakers left.
• Endangered: there are several speakers but the speech community is shrinking.
• Not endangered: the speech community is stable or is expanding.

Language website (optional)

Share a website about your language if one is available.

Please feel free to provide us with any other information you wish to share (optional).

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