Outreach Programs

Learn about outreach, extension, education, and engagement programs related to our field sites.

Go to the TalkingNC page for more in-depth information about documentaries and museum exhibits.

Recent Outreach Projects

'Celebrating Muzel Bryant'

Produced by Charlotte Vaughn and Walt Wolfram
March 2008 - End of Season 2008

Museum exhibit at the Ocracoke Preservation Society on Ocracoke Island, NC in honor and memory of Muzel Bryant.

Participant in the 2007 North Carolina Museum of History Family Day

Produced by Jeffrey Reaser
Designed by Charlotte Vaughn

The NCLLP presented an interactive quiz, testing visitors' knowledge of North Carolina Dialects.
Take the quiz!

Requires Macromedia Flash Player. Download Flash Player for free here.
'Freedom's Voice: Celebrating the Black Experience on the Outer Banks'

Produced by Charlotte Vaughn and Drew Grimes
May 2006 - February 2007

Museum exhibit at the Outer Banks History Center in Manteo, NC. Learn more about the exhibit and see photographs here.
'Voices of North Carolina' Dialect Awareness Curriculum

Developed by Jeffrey Reaser and Walt Wolfram
Designed by Charlotte Vaughn and Jeffrey Reaser; Media DVD by Drew Grimes

The Voices of North Carolina Dialect Awareness Curriculum examines a variety of ideas including the systematic nature of all language variation, the notion that everyone speaks a dialect, and the relationship between language, culture, and personal identity. It is designed to be teachable by teachers without any background in linguistics and without support by linguists. Read more about the curriculum, and download copies of the Teacher's Manual and Student Workbook here.

Included on the curriculum DVD is the interactive game Dialect Jeopardy, which tests students on concepts taught in the curriculum. Play Dialect Jeopardy online!

Requires Macromedia Flash Player. Download Flash Player for free here.
'This Side of the River: Self-Determination and Survival in the Oldest Black Town in America'

Produced by Ryan Rowe and Drew Grimes

Full-length documentary about Princeville, North Carolina. Learn more about the film here.
'The Queen Family: Appalachian Tradition and Back Porch Music'

Produced and Directed by Neal Hutcheson

Documentary about the Queen family of Western North Carolina, which has aired nationally on PBS stations. Visit the film's website here.
'Voices of Texana'

Produced by Christine Mallinson and Becky Childs
Designed by Charlotte Vaughn

An oral history project for Texana, a small community in western North Carolina, consisting of a CD and an accompanying book

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	Outreach Programs Learn about outreach, extension, education, and engagement programs related to our field sites. Go to the TalkingNC page for more in-depth information about documentaries and museum exhibits. Recent Outreach Projects 'Celebrating Muzel Bryant' Produced by Charlotte Vaughn and Walt Wolfram March 2008 - End of Season 2008 Museum exhibit at the Ocracoke Preservation Society on Ocracoke Island, NC in honor and memory of Muzel Bryant. Participant in the 2007 North Carolina Museum of History Family Day Produced by Jeffrey Reaser Designed by Charlotte Vaughn The NCLLP presented an interactive quiz, testing visitors' knowledge of North Carolina Dialects. Take the quiz! Requires Macromedia Flash Player. Download Flash Player for free here. 'Freedom's Voice: Celebrating the Black Experience on the Outer Banks' Produced by Charlotte Vaughn and Drew Grimes May 2006 - February 2007 Museum exhibit at the Outer Banks History Center in Manteo, NC. Learn more about the exhibit and see photographs here. 'Voices of North Carolina' Dialect Awareness Curriculum Developed by Jeffrey Reaser and Walt Wolfram Designed by Charlotte Vaughn and Jeffrey Reaser; Media DVD by Drew Grimes The Voices of North Carolina Dialect Awareness Curriculum examines a variety of ideas including the systematic nature of all language variation, the notion that everyone speaks a dialect, and the relationship between language, culture, and personal identity. It is designed to be teachable by teachers without any background in linguistics and without support by linguists. Read more about the curriculum, and download copies of the Teacher's Manual and Student Workbook here. Included on the curriculum DVD is the interactive game Dialect Jeopardy, which tests students on concepts taught in the curriculum. Play Dialect Jeopardy online! Requires Macromedia Flash Player. Download Flash Player for free here. 'This Side of the River: Self-Determination and Survival in the Oldest Black Town in America' Produced by Ryan Rowe and Drew Grimes Full-length documentary about Princeville, North Carolina. Learn more about the film here. 'The Queen Family: Appalachian Tradition and Back Porch Music' Produced and Directed by Neal Hutcheson Documentary about the Queen family of Western North Carolina, which has aired nationally on PBS stations. Visit the film's website here. 'Voices of Texana' Produced by Christine Mallinson and Becky Childs Designed by Charlotte Vaughn An oral history project for Texana, a small community in western North Carolina, consisting of a CD and an accompanying book
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