Revitalizing Minority European Languages through Innovative Digital Pedagogy within the Framework of European Projects (Erasmus KA2)
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Intellectual and cultural roles of indigenous and minority languages
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Papers
Abstract
In an era of linguistic globalization, minority European languages face significant challenges of diminishing usage and cultural erosion. This paper intends to explore innovative pedagogical approaches to language revitalization, focusing on active student participation and digital intermedial translation strategies. Drawing on recent European educational initiatives, such as ELDIA ELDIA – European Language Diversity for All or RISEUP Home - RISE UP, our presentation aims to demonstrate how participation in European Projects can dynamize minority language teaching even if the project common language is English.
Our research builds upon existing European projects that have emphasized linguistic diversity and inclusive education, such as WIN (Writing for Inclusion) , DILECTINGS (Digital Literature Educational Competences for Teachers: Intercultural Inclusive Good Practices) and HOW TIMELY ( Handling Our Wor(l)ds in Translation: Intersemiotic strategies for Minority and Endangered Languages’ promotion among Youngers). These projects have successfully managed to engage young learners and teenage students as active linguistic agents, by carrying out activities such as subtitling, revoicing or audio descriptions in their first and minoritized languages that foster a deeper connection to their cultural heritage. Our proposal endeavors to highlight the transformative approach to language preservation that can occur by sharing best practices across European regions.
Following Canals Botines & Raluy Alonso (2023), our approach aims to describe the role of digital technologies, such as apps and collaborative learning platforms, cultural resources as literary creation or school exchanges to create an immersive language learning environment that can reposition students as creators and cultural mediators. We argue that minority languages can be dynamized from within educational ecosystems, challenging traditional preservation models and creating living, adaptive linguistic communities.
References:
Canals Botines, M., & Raluy Alonso, À. (2023). Digital literature literacy (DLL) and literature digital reading (LDR) in European Schools.
