SURVEY OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the scope and breadth of the Native languages of North America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply basic concepts in linguistics to data from different North American languages and families. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize common misconceptions about these languages. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify factors in language attrition and endangerment. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify and illustrate the significance of language revitalization and reclamation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Identify the causes of Indigenous language loss in North America, and the methods and goals of Indigenous language revitalization and reclamation programs. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the scope and breadth of the Native languages of North America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply basic concepts in linguistics to data from different North American languages and families. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize common misconceptions about these languages. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify factors in language attrition and endangerment. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify and illustrate the significance of language revitalization and reclamation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Identify the causes of Indigenous language loss in North America, and the methods and goals of Indigenous language revitalization and reclamation programs. Audience: Graduate