Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit (fwd link)

[BSantaMaria]

All:

I taught Apache in the Critical Lang. Prog. at UofA (Tucson) a few
years ago for several semesters; it was also accepted to fulfill the
second language requirement for the students that tested out at the
required level.

I've also been a consultant to the UA Dept of Linguistics when they
need a student to be assessed for the language requirement in Apache &
have also been requested to do so for other college and university
students, especially those attending out of state ones.

Bernadette A. SantaMaria
Apache Lang/Culture Consultant
White Mountain Apache




On 1/19/12, Jon Allan Reyhner <Jon.Reyhner at nau.edu> wrote:
> Dr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie and her colleagues teach Navajo language at
> Northern Arizona University. In fact she is the co-author of a new Navajo
> Language Textbook (see the attached image of the cover). Navajo can be used
> to meet both the Arts & Sciences language requirement and the requirement
> for a second language for the Arizona Bilingual Teaching endorsement (with
> the passing of Navajo reading and writing exam administered by Dine
> College).
>
> Jon Reyhner, Ed.D.
> Professor of Bilingual Multicultural Education
> Northern Arizona University
> Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/
> ________________________________________
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] on
> behalf of Mary Hermes [mhermes at UMN.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 3:18 PM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [ILAT] Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit
> (fwd link)
>
> Yes, at the University of Minnesota Ojibwe and Dakota are both offered and
> do indeed satisfy this requirement.
> A few years ago, work was done at the State level to have "ojibwe"
> recognized in the K-12 system,
> so you can get an "ojibwe language minor" as part of your elementary state
> certification.
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Mary Hermes, PhD
> Associate and Visiting Professor, 2011-12
> Curriculum and Instruction
> University of Minnesota
>
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Marnie Atkins wrote:
>
>> He'ba'lo' All,
>>
>> I know this is happening at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
>> Sahaptin is taught (http://wla.uoregon.edu/sahaptin.html) as a regular
>> course and Lushootseed and Tolowa Dee-ni' are taught as Self-study
>> language classes.  All three are offered through the World Languages
>> Academy.  At this time, Sahaptin does qualify for the "foreign language"
>> (can you hear the sarcasm as I type?) requirement for undergraduates.
>>
>> Further, the Yurok language has been offered at Humboldt State University
>> in the past.  However, I'm not sure if it qualifies for satisfying the
>> "foreign language" requirement.  Maybe someone else knows?
>>
>> Does anyone know of other K-12, colleges, or universities that offer
>> Native American languages that satisfy the "foreign language" requirement
>> for students?  If so, please share.
>>
>> Čawokš,
>> Marnie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash
>> <cashcash at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
>> Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit
>>
>> By Carol Berry January 19, 2012
>> USA
>>
>> Goodbye, French and German. Hello, Dine, Lakota and other Native
>> American languages—with some qualifications.
>>
>> Under a proposed new program in Colorado, European and Asian tongues
>> would remain options for foreign language credit in high school, but
>> Native languages from federally recognized tribes could also be
>> offered for that purpose.
>>
>> The plan is described in a bill filed January 13 for submission to the
>> Colorado General Assembly by Sen. Suzanne Williams (D-Aurora), a
>> member of the Comanche Nation, and co-sponsor Sen. J. Paul Brown
>> (R-Ignacio).
>>
>> Access full article below:
>> http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/19/native-american-languages-could-count-for-class-credit-73223
>>
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