Recording authentic spoken language is a vital component of language documentation and language revitalization fieldwork. The purpose of creating audio recordings is to establish a record of heritage language use so that future generations of heritage language learners and language researchers may benefit.

The basic techniques for recording language are described in the following video clips. These video clips will guide you in a step-by-step process and will allow you to consider your options when recording in your own community.

The following materials can be found at The First Peoples' Heritage Language and Culture Council [here].

Video Clips