ANL F101      Introduction to Alaska Native Language Study      (an, h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

This course introduces concepts and develops skills needed for language learning and the study of the form, cultural context and history of Alaska Native Languages. Survey of history and status of Alaska Native Languages, and brief introduction to learning one or more Alaska Native Languages.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F108      Beginning Athabascan Literacy      (an, h)
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to reading and writing in one of the Athabascan languages. For speakers of the language who want to become literate.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

ANL F121      Conversational Alaska Native Language I      (an, h)
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to speaking and understanding one of the Alaska Native languages. Focus on communication in everyday situations.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F122      Conversational Alaska Native Language II      (an, h)
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Continued introduction to speaking and understanding one of the Alaska Native languages. Focus on communication in everyday situations.

Prerequisites: ANL F121 in the same language.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F131      Unangan Language I      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

An introduction to Eastern Unangam Tunuu. Students are introduced to some basic grammar, including noun and verb formation and inflection, basic word order, postpositional phrases, simple questions, statements, and direct requests, and the expression of singular, dual, and plural number in nouns and verbs.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F132      Unangan Language II      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

A continuation of Unangan Language I. Topics include using suffixes and helping verbs to provide more precision about time, certainty, preference and quantity, nominalizations/participles, complex possessive phrases and deriving adjectives from verbs.

Prerequisites: ANL F131.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F141X      Beginning Dene / Athabascan I      (an, h)
5 Credits

Offered Fall

Introduction to an Alaska Dene (Athabascan) language. Class will deal with one of the eleven Athabascan languages spoken in Alaska. Literacy and grammatical analysis for speakers. For non-speakers, a framework for learning to speak, read and write the language.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 5 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F142X      Beginning Dene / Athabascan II      (an, h)
5 Credits

Offered Spring

Continued introduction to an Alaska Dene (Athabascan) language. Class will deal with one of the eleven Athabascan languages spoken in Alaska. Literacy and grammatical analysis for speakers. For non-speakers, a framework for learning to speak, read and write the language.

Prerequisites: ANL F141X in the same language.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 5 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F150      Interpretive Communication      (an, s)
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Communication processes in Yup'ik and English speaking cultures. Solutions to identify problem areas in cross-cultural communication. Situations such as conversations, meetings, translating and interpreting. Interpreting meaning in what is communicated between people of different sociocultural backgrounds. Kuskokwim Campus only.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F151      Interethnic Communications      (an, s)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Understanding differences in cross-cultural interaction. Application of cross-cultural interactions to various communication settings. Concentrates on Yup'ik ways of communication. Kuskokwim Campus only.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F199      Practicum in Native Language Education      (an)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Individualized work experience. Variable credit (depending on the quantity and quality of the work experience). Offered on campus and via distance delivery. When offered via distance delivery, a local mentor (usually a principal or teacher) must be willing to work with the student on the local level.

Special Notes: Also offered as pass/fail as ANL F199P.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 6 credits

ANL F208      Advanced Athabascan Literacy      (an, h)
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Expository and creative writing for native speakers; reading Athabascan literature; elicitation, transcription and editing of cultural materials from Elders.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

ANL F221      Intermediate Conversational Alaska Native Language      (an, h)
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Continuation of ANL F121, ANL F122. Focus on conversational skills in an Alaska Native language. On completion the student should not only be able to function at a low level of fluency but should also have the skills necessary to increase fluency through continued use of the language.

Prerequisites: ANL F121; ANL F122.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

ANL F237      Alaska Native Languages and Archives      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Every Third Spring

This course will introduce students to the use of archives for the purposes of accessing Alaska Native Language materials, assessing further documentation, description, and language learning materials needs, using archived materials in new and creative ways, and supporting the creation of new language maintenance and revitalization products.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F241      Intermediate Dene / Athabascan I      (an, h)
3 Credits

Offered Fall

Continuation of beginning Dene / Athabascan. Class will deal with one of the eleven Dene / Athabascan languages spoken in Alaska. Literacy and grammatical analysis for speakers. Development of conversational ability, additional grammar and vocabulary.

Prerequisites: ANL F141X and ANL F142X in the same language.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F242      Intermediate Dene / Athabascan II      (an)
3 Credits

Offered Spring

Continuation of Intermediate Dene / Athabascan I. Class will deal with one of the eleven Dene / Athabascan language spoken in Alaska. Literacy and grammatical analysis for speakers. Development of conversational ability, additional grammar and vocabulary.

Prerequisites: ANL F241.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F251X      Introduction to Athabascan Linguistics      (an, h)
3 Credits

Offered Fall

An introduction to the linguistic structure of the Athabascan family of languages, drawing on examples from the Athabascan languages of Alaska. Writing systems, word structure, texts, and language relationships. Techniques for accessing linguistic reference materials and the role of linguistic documentation in language revitalization and language learning.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F255X      Introduction to Alaska Native Languages      (an)
3 Credits

Offered Spring

Overview of languages native to Alaska. Focus on a specific language will depend on student body. Includes history, present and future prospects of languages, basic language structure, issues affecting language endangerment and revitalization, and oral and written literature.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F256      Introduction to Alaska Native Languages: History, Status and Maintenance      (an)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Overview of languages native to Alaska. Focus on a specific language or language area (relevant to a regional student body). History, status and factors affecting the future maintenance of Alaska's languages. Topics include educational policies, lexical development, language status (including language maintenance and revival issues).

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F287      Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages      (an, h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Methodological approaches and practice in teaching Native language and literacy to both speakers and non-speakers.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of a Native language.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F288      Curriculum and Materials Development for Alaska Native Languages      (an, h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Preparation and evaluation of curriculum and classroom materials for teaching Native languages.

Prerequisites: ANL F287; Knowledge of a Native language.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F289      Practicum in Native Language Education II      (an)
3,4 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Individualized work experience. Supervised teaching with an experienced teacher overseeing student instructional activities and assisting with the class as needed.

Prerequisites: ANL F199; ANL F287; ANL F288.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3,4 + 0 + 10

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 2 times for up to 8 credits

ANL F315      Alaska Native Languages: Inuit-Aleut      (an, h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

A survey of the Native languages of Alaska, particularly Inuit-Aleut: history, present and future, with examples of language structure, present situation and prospects as a cultural force. Open to all students.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F316      Alaska Native Languages: Indian Languages      (an, h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

A survey of all Native languages of Alaska; particularly of the Indian languages: Athabascan-Eyak-Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. History, present and future; examples of language structure, present situation and prospects as a cultural force. Open to all students.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F337      Alaska Native Languages and Community Language Documentation      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Every Third Spring

Introduces basics of language documentation furthering language maintenance and revitalization projects. Introduction to language documentation and linguistic concepts. Covers steps in planning and undertaking language documentation from inception to final results. Focuses on partnership with communities. Designed for community members, speakers of heritage and anyone helping with endangered language documentation.

Prerequisites: Two courses in Alaska Native Languages to constitute one full language year (examples: ANL F141X - ANL F142X Beginning Athabaskan, INU F111X - INU F112X Elementary Inupiaq); ANL F237; junior standing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F401      Alaska Native Language Apprenticeship      (an, h)
5 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Structured study of an Alaska Native Language. Select and work intensively with a mentor (a native speaker of the language selected). Choice of mentor requires faculty approval. Meet regularly with mentor (minimum 10 hours per week) and participate in regular training sessions to work toward fluency.

Prerequisites: One year university-level study in language of internship.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0.5 + 10 + 10

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

ANL F402      Alaska Native Language Apprenticeship II      (an, h)
5 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Structured study of an Alaska Native language. Work intensively with a native speaker as mentor. Choice of mentor requires faculty approval. Meet regularly with mentor (minimum 10 hours per week) and participate in regular training sessions to work toward fluency. Continuation of ANL F401 requiring successful completion of that course.

Prerequisites: ANL F401.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0.5 + 10 + 10

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

ANL F437      Alaska Native Languages and Language Revitalization      (h)
3 Credits

Offered Every Third Spring

This course introduces students to language revitalization issues, major revitalization models, and planning and execution of revitalization programs. Covers what language revitalization is; how community external and internal factors affect revitalization efforts; school-based and community-based models of language revitalization; and components of a language revitalization program.

Prerequisites: Two courses in Alaska Native Languages to constitute one full language year (examples: ANL F141X - ANL F142X Beginning Athabaskan, INU F111X - INU F112X Elementary Inupiaq); ANL F237; ANL F337; junior standing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F452      Principles of Linguistic Analysis for Alaska Native Languages      (an)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Systematic principles of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics for Athabascan-Eyak-Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and Inuit-Aleut language family. The specific Alaska Native language emphasized is student interest dependent. Includes exposure to a variety of references and tools available for research in Alaska Native languages and linguistics.

Prerequisites: LING F101X or ANL F251X.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F601      Seminar in Language Revitalization
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Language teaching and acquisition strategies appropriate to under-documented and less commonly taught languages. Students write an applied research proposal related to local language endangerment issues and strategies for improving teaching either at the school or community level. Emphasis on students' class presentation and research ideas.

Prerequisites: LING F450; ANTH F451 or LING F601.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F608      Indigenous Knowledge Systems
3 Credits

Offered Fall

A comparative survey and analysis of the epistemological properties, world views and modes of transmission associated with various Indigenous knowledge systems. Emphasis on knowledge systems practiced in Alaska.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

Cross-listed with CCS F608; ED F608; RD F608.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ANL F651      Topics in Athabascan Linguistics
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Graduate level introduction to important topics in Athabascan linguistics, including both foundational literature and current research. Topics may include laryngeal features; tonogenesis; syntax-morphology interface; argument structure; lexical semantics; and discourse.

Prerequisites: LING F601; graduate standing.

Recommended: LING F603; LING F604.

Cross-listed with LING F651.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 6 credits

ANL F690      Seminar in Cross-Cultural Studies
3 Credits

Offered Fall

Investigation of current issues in cross-cultural contexts. Opportunity for students to synthesize prior graduate studies and research. Seminar is taken near the terminus of a graduate program.

Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy; permission of student's graduate committee.

Cross-listed with CCS F690; ED F690; RD F690.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 2 times for up to 6 credits

ANL F698      Non-thesis Research/Project
1-9 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 99 credits

ANL F699      Thesis
1-9 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 99 credits