Inupiaq (INU)
INU F106 Introduction to Inupiaq (an)
1 Credit
Offered As Demand Warrants
Entry-level course to learn to speak and understand basic words and phrases of the Inupiaq Eskimo language of the Northwest Arctic. Instruction is thematic and the focus is on communications for everyday situations.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0
INU F111X Elementary Inupiaq I (an, h)
5 Credits
Offered Fall
Introduction to Inupiaq, the language of Unalakleet, Seward Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound and the North Slope. Open to both speakers and nonspeakers. For speakers the course provides literacy and grammatical analysis. For others it provides a framework for learning to speak, read and write the language. Consideration given to dialect differences.
Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req
Lecture + Lab + Other: 5 + 0 + 0
INU F112X Elementary Inupiaq II (an, h)
5 Credits
Offered Spring
Introduction to Inupiaq, the language of Unalakleet, Seward Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound, and North Slope. Open to both speakers and non-speakers. For speakers, the course provides literacy and grammatical analysis. For others, it provides a framework for learning to speak, read, and write the language. Consideration given to dialect differences.
Prerequisites: INU F111X.
Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req
Lecture + Lab + Other: 5 + 0 + 0
INU F115 Conversational Inupiaq I (an)
1-3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Introduction for students who wish to acquire the ability to speak Inupiaq, the language of Norton Sound, Seward Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound, North Slope, and the arctic portions of Canada and Greenland. Students first learn to understand simple spoken language, to speak simple Inupiaq, developing a beginning level of communicative competence.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0
INU F116 Conversational Inupiaq II (an)
1-3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Continuation of INU F115X. Introduction in Inupiaq, the language of Norton Sound, Seward Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound, North Slope, and the arctic portions of Canada and Greenland. Students first learn to understand simple spoken language, then to speak simple Inupiaq, developing a beginning level of communicative competence.
Prerequisites: INU F115.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0
INU F118 Inupiaq Orthography (an)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Entry-level course designed for students who are fluent in Inupiaq. Reading silently and aloud, and writing. Emphasis on specific skills and practical application of skills through writing assignments.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated conversational Inupiaq skills.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
INU F211 Intermediate Inupiaq I (an, h)
3 Credits
Offered Fall
Continuation of INU F111X and INU F112X, concentrating on development of conversational ability, with presentation of additional grammar and vocabulary.
Prerequisites: INU F112X.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
INU F212 Intermediate Inupiaq II (an, h)
3 Credits
Offered Spring
Continuation of INU F211, concentrating on development of conversational ability, with presentation of additional grammar and vocabulary.
Prerequisites: INU F211.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
INU F218 Inupiaq Composition (an)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
An examination of the development of written Inupiaq. Open to new genres, rather than simply translating the standard categories of English composition. Students receive extensive practice in the Inupiaq orthography and actively participate in the evaluation of each others' writing.
Prerequisites: INU F118.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0