Establishing an AInu Language Pedagogy - Learning from Maori Language Revitalization Movement

• Project/Area Number: 16K21510
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Linguistics; Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Kindai University
• Principal Investigator: OKAZAKI Takayuki 近畿大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (80535774)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 言語教育 / 先住民族教育 / 言語復興

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through this research the process of estabilishing a Maori language education system under Maori language revitalization movement as well as the current situation was analyzed in order to consider how to establish an Ainu language teaching method based on the Maori Te Ataarangi method. It became apparent that the willingness to offer a unique education appropriate to a people, tribe, region or speaker community greatly impacted the establishment of the education system as well as its ever-evolving transformation. In terms of Ainu language education, detailed beginner level lesson plans based on Te Ataarangi as well as various supplementary activities were developed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

より複雑化するマオリ語復興の動き、マオリ語教育の取り組みに関する知見が深まったことは、本研究成果の意義として挙げられる。また、アイヌ語だけで行うテ・アタアランギ式教授法初級レベルの授業計画、ならびにそれを補助する種々のアクティビティを開発ができたことも意義深いと考える。さらにアイヌ語関係者とマオリ語関係者が、言語復興やその他の個人や民族の取り組みに関して知見を共有し合えたことも意義として挙げられる。