Gorontalo Literacy Project: A Sustainable Project to Increase Gorontalo Language Literacy that Meets Children’s Needs as Digital Natives
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2017-04-04Author
Tanipu, Zulkifli
Otoluwa, Moon H.
Usu, Novi Rusnarty
Talib, Rasuna
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Since local language literacy has been a huge problem faced by many countries around the globe,
many scholars have profoundly dedicated their attention to the effort of finding the best solution
to tackle this problem. One of the best ways is combining digital technology in the program of
increasing literacy. Considering the importance of this matter, this paper explores “Gorontalo
Literacy Project” an existing project in Gorontalo in which the aims do not only to increase the
level of children’s literacy but also to increase children’s mastery level of Gorontalo language.
This project encourages children to learn Gorontalo language by themselves through digital
technology and to lead them in inquiring new horizon through appropriate strategies and tools that
inevitably meet their needs as digital natives. The project has been conducted for three years by
involving stake holders in Gorontalo. This is also beneficial to assist children to acquire Gorontalo
language and government of Gorontalo to increase number of speakers of Gorontalo language in
which its active speakers have decreased over these five decades.