Co-creating Linguistically Responsive Teaching in the Context of Endangered Sami Languages for Sami Youth (LINCOSY) research project will open possibilities for the didactical development of Sami language teaching and tools to enrich the deficient research field of Sami pedagogy. This research concentrates on Sami language teaching in primary schools in Nordic countries, focusing on the education of Sami languages with an emphasis on co-creating innovative teaching for Sami youth.
The Sami people are recognized as Indigenous Peoples in the national constitutions of the Nordic countries, and a number of laws support their way of life, culture, and languages. In addition, Indigenous rights development creates a basis for Indigenous language education in schools.
This
research will chart the current situation of the endangered Sami
languages in primary education in Nordic countries using the practice of
co-creation and explore how linguistically responsive teaching should
be applied to nurture the educational success of youth studying Sami.
Drawing on vast publications, documents and indigenous ethnography, we
will map out existing practices and lay the groundwork for innovations
for indigenous language-based education.