Maryam Imitiaz
Student provides support for language revival
EIC July 7, 2014In an effort to ebb the decline of First Nations’ languages in North America, SFU master’s in linguistics student Kevin Baetscher, who is fluent in six languages, is studying the Hul’q’umin’um language of the Snuneymuxw First Nations, who reside on Vancouver Island. Hul’q’umin’um and its various dialects are now only spoken by about 50 to 70 people on both the island and the mainland, and a majority of these speakers are elders. Baetscher explained that many of the teachers in the reservation schools focus their teaching on separate words and simple sentences, “So, what many children learn in school are…
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PSA social night nurtures multicultural spirit
EIC June 6, 2014The Pakistan Students Association hoped to open up their club to more of the SFU student body with their first social night of the semester on May 30, 2014 in the MBC Atrium. Filled with music, dancing, and, of course,…
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