Advanced First Nations Language Immersion*

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course provides advanced intensive immersion experience in one First Nations language to extend and deepen student skills and fluency in conversation and other oral genres (public speaking, storytelling, etc.). It is taught in a number of different sections, each of which focuses on a different language, e.g. Haida, Sm’algyax (Coast Ts'msyen), Nisg̱a’a, Gitxsanimx, Haisla, Tlingit, Sekani, Beaver, Slavey, Tahltan, Wet'suwet'en, Dakelh / Carrier, Chilcotin, or another Athabaskan language, or Shushwap. Student transcripts indicate the specific language studied. May be repeated for up to three additional credit hours with permission of the program Chair; if repeated, credit may substitute for an advanced language course in the relevant language with permission of the Dean. Prerequisite(s): FNST 223-3 *Specific equivalent courses for each First Nations language may be substituted.