Information about How to Navigate this Website

           

          

             As the purpose of this website is to describe the factors influencing a linguistic shift across generations and its effects in cultural and linguistic heritage maintenance, it will be presented in four different modules to cover different aspects of the topic.

            The first module will contain a brief introduction of linguistic shift and its definition. Then, the second module will describe the different factors that influence a linguistic shift. In the third module, some of the different effects or consequences of linguistic shift across generations will be identified. Finally, the fourth module will describe the different actions that can be taken to counter the linguistic shift of generations in order to retake the language of their ethnic origins. In this module, bilingual education will be suggested as a possible option for learning the language of their ethnic heritage.

            All four modules will contain :

1. Introduction 

2. The goal and objectives of the module.

3.. Activities related to the topic in the module, such as videos, literature, exercises, etc. 

4. Links and sources that will provided supplementary information.

5.. Glossary with concepts and terms related to the information.

6.. List of references used in the module.

          At the bar that is situated at the top of this website, visitants will have access to four different pages. The first one is the introduction to the website. The second page corresponds to the purpose statement of this online blog. The third page, which is this one, gives the information on how to navigate this website. Finally, the fourth page called Home, it is the page where all four modules will be displayed.
           To have access to all the data on each module, the visitants of this website need to go to the Blog Archive that is situated in the right bar of the website. Then, they need to click on "2014" and then "April", then all the list of contents will appear. The visitants of this website must click on the name of the module that they desire to access. After this, the whole information concerning such module will be displayed. If they want to access to a specific part of one module, they need click on its name, which appears on the Blog Archive that is located in the right bar of the website.

•             Specifically, to have access to the ancillary links, resources and other materials that appear in each module, the visitants need to click on the name of the link, and this one will open a new page that contains such resource or connection.

      Finally, at the end of each part of each module, there is located a place where visitants can participate and share their comments, discussions or questions concerning the information that they have reviewed on this website or module.