Walkie Charles
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| Walkie Charles | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 or 1958 Emmonak, Alaska |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Yup'ik |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Yup'ik language |
Walkie Charles is the director of the Alaska Native Language Center[1] and Professor of Yup'ik Language and Culture at the University of Alaska Fairbanks[2]. He specializes in Yup'ik, sociocultural theory, second language acquisition, and dynamic assessment[2].
Biography
Charles was born and raised in Emmonak, Alaska. He attended the Wrangell Institute and Mt. Edgecumbe High School. He received a Bachelor's Degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1988 and taught for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District until 1992. He received a Master's in Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2011. Charles is currently the first Alaska Native director for the Alaska Native Language Center.
Research
Charles' research has focused on Yup'ik teaching and learning and assessment. His dissertation was titled “Dynamic Assessment in a Yugtun L2 Intermediate Adult Classroom.”[1]
Publications
- (2011) Charles, Walkie & Siekmann, Sabine. Upingakuneng (when they are ready): Dynamic assessment in a third semester Yugtun class. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 18(2).
- (2009) Charles, Walkie. Indigenous youth bilingualism from a Yup'ik perspective Indigenous Youth and Multilingualism, 227-232.
- (2006). Charles, Walkie. Yupiit Qanruyutait: Yup'ik words of wisdom. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 30(4).
- (2006). Mikelnguut Yuarutait Yugcetun: Yup'ik Children's Songs. University of Alaska Press.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Faculty | Alaska Native Language Center". www.uaf.edu.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Walkie Charles to lead Alaska Native Language Center". UAF news and information. 27 July 2021.
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