Chapter 8. Indigenous Language–informed Participatory Policy in Taiwan: A Socio-political Perspective
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2007
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134
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This chapter highlights the importance of incorporating indigenous language and its daily practice in the local context of newly transformed indigenous policy in Taiwan. Currently, the official indigenous people’s language policy is relatively confined to curriculum development and certification of indigenous peoples’ language abilities with little consideration of language practices in real socio- political situations. This chapter questions whether the revitalization of endangered indigenous languages can rely only on language policy per se. The participatory action research (PAR) methodology is employed as a main research method in inhabited Atayal communities. This chapter is divided into three main parts: firstly, a brief socio-political history of indigenous people in Taiwan is provided; secondly, two socio-political official projects related to traditional territory sovereignty are analyzed: their failure is revealed due to the neglect of indigenous language and local participation; thirdly, a case from an Atayal village, Smangus, is provided to show how indigenous languages can be revitalized through combining the villagers’ daily practices and participation. In conclusion, this chapter argues for a combining of language policy with other socio-political policies so as to create environments in which indigenous peoples can speak their own languages.
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language policy, participatory action research, PAR, Atayal, Taiwan, Smangus
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Lin, Yih-Ren, Lahwy Icyeh and Da-Wei Kuan (Daya). 2007. Chapter 8. Indigenous Language–informed Participatory Policy in Taiwan: A Socio-political Perspective. In D. Victoria Rau and Margaret Florey (eds). 2007. Documenting and Revitalizing Austronesian Languages. 134-161. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
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