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Hawaiian Language Students Getting Lost In Translation, Advocates Say [View all]
By Katherine Poythress 02/10/2012
Hawaiian translations of the state's annual test for public school students have failed twice now, and Hawaiian language advocates say it's time to take the state's indigenous tongue seriously.
Hawaii is the only state, after all, that has designated its native language as one of its official languages.
But developing such a test could cost about $2.8 million, or $8,000 for each of the 350 students who would take it, the state Department of Education estimates. The English assessment cost a total of $7.1 million last year, or $74.82 per student.
A bill before the state House of Representatives this year proposes that the Department of Education develop a separate test in Hawaiian for students enrolled in Hawaiian Language Immersion Program schools. It has received testimony from dozens of people in support, and none opposing.
More: http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2012/02/10/14837-hawaiian-language-students-getting-lost-in-translation-advocates-say/
Hawaiian translations of the state's annual test for public school students have failed twice now, and Hawaiian language advocates say it's time to take the state's indigenous tongue seriously.
Hawaii is the only state, after all, that has designated its native language as one of its official languages.
But developing such a test could cost about $2.8 million, or $8,000 for each of the 350 students who would take it, the state Department of Education estimates. The English assessment cost a total of $7.1 million last year, or $74.82 per student.
A bill before the state House of Representatives this year proposes that the Department of Education develop a separate test in Hawaiian for students enrolled in Hawaiian Language Immersion Program schools. It has received testimony from dozens of people in support, and none opposing.
More: http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2012/02/10/14837-hawaiian-language-students-getting-lost-in-translation-advocates-say/
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