Implementation of Master’s degree programs in Artic indigenous languages in the higher education system (on the example of the Sámi language)
https://doi.org/10.21443/3034-1434-2024-2-3-92-99
Abstract
In this article, we discuss the specifics of implementing the Master’s degree program entitled “Technologies of teaching the Sámi language” launched at the Department of Philology, Intercultural Communication, and Journalism of the Murmansk Arctic University during the 2022–23 academic year. The lectures and practical sessions included in the program are briefly described. The methodological aspects of the discipline “Teaching the Sámi language (initial stage, school)” are presented in greater detail. The relevance of introducing a Master’s degree in this profile for reviving the Sámi language, which is on the verge of extinction, is shown. The factors leading to extinction of the indigenous language of the Kola North are outlined; measures for preserving and reviving the Sámi language are proposed.
About the Authors
V. B. BakulaRussian Federation
Victoria B. Bakula — Professor of the Department of Philology, Intercultural Communication and Journalism,
Associate Professor
Murmansk, 22 Lenin Ave., sq. 6, 183010
ID Web Of Science AAY-8797-2021
ID Scopus 57192977256
ID РИНЦ 624475
tel.: +7 (921) 281-65-15
M. A. Pastushkova
Russian Federation
Marina A. Pastushkova — Associate Professor of the Department of Philology, Intercultural Communication and Journalism, Associate Professor
Murmansk
ID Web Of Science ABA-2374-2021
ID Scopus 57209467427
ID РИНЦ 736271
tel.: +7 (909) 561-55-69
O. V. Savateeva
Russian Federation
Oksana V. Savateeva — Head of the Department of Philology, Intercultural Communication and Journalism, Associate Professor
Murmansk
ID Web Of Science W-3979-201
ID Scopus 57209477816
ID РИНЦ 312481
tel.: +7 (921) 709-88-14
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For citations:
Bakula V.B., Pastushkova M.A., Savateeva O.V. Implementation of Master’s degree programs in Artic indigenous languages in the higher education system (on the example of the Sámi language). Arctic and Innovations. 2024;2(3):94-101. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21443/3034-1434-2024-2-3-92-99