2012 IDIEZ Summer Nahuatl Institute in Los Angeles

[John Sullivan]

Piyali notequixpoyohuan,
	Here is the announcement for the 2012 IDIEZ Summer Nahuatl Institute that will be held this year from June 25 to August 3 at California State University Los Angeles. The announcement and a pamphlet can be downloaded at www.macehualli.org.
John
2012 IDIEZ Summer Nahuatl Institute in Los Angeles 
                  The Zacatecas Institute for Teaching and Research in Ethnology (IDIEZ), Macehualli Educational Research (MER), la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (UAZ) and California State University Los Angeles (CSULA) are partnering to offer the opportunity to study Classical and Modern Nahuatl at the beginning and intermediate-advanced levels in a summer intensive course.
Where: California State University Los Angeles (CSULA).
When: June 25 to August 3, 2012.
Instructors: John Sullivan, Victoriano de la Cruz Cruz, Delfina de la Cruz de la Cruz, Sabina Cruz de la Cruz, Ofelia Cruz Morales, Catalina Cruz de la Cruz, Eduardo de la Cruz Cruz, Abelardo de la Cruz de la Cruz, Ana Delia Cruz de la Cruz.
Objectives: The course seeks to: 1. develop students' oral comprehension, speaking, reading, writing and knowledge of language structure, as well as their cultural wisdom and sensibility, in order to facilitate their ability to communicate effectively, correctly and creatively in everyday situations; 2. provide students with instruments and experiences that demonstrate the continuity between past and present Nahua culture, through the study of colonial and modern texts, and conversation with native speakers; 3. penetrate into the historical, economic, political, social and cultural aspects of Nahua civilization; and 4. prepare students to take university level humanities courses taught in Nahuatl alongside native speakers.
Activities and schedule: All students will have class approximately five hours per day, Monday through Friday for a minimum total of 145 contact hours: two hours and fifteen minutes of Modern Nahuatl immersion and introductory grammar with native speaking instructors; two hours of Classical Nahuatl taught by John Sullivan; and an additional three hours of individual work per week on a research project of the student’s choice with a native speaking tutor. Intermediate-advanced students will study specific topics drawn from Older and Modern sources, using Nahuatl as the sole language of class discussion, and continue to work with individual tutors. Optional extracurricular activities include traditional dance, song, and embroidery, as well as public presentations given by students on their research projects.
Materials: All students must have personal copies of the following texts: 1. Karttunen, Francis. 1983. An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl. Texas Linguistics Series. Austin: University of Texas Press. $31.77 @ amazon.com; 2. Lockhart, James. 2001. Nahuatl as Written. Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts. Stanford: Stanford University Press. $22.10 @ amazon.com; 3. Molina, Alonso de. 1977(1555-1571). Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana. Colección “Biblioteca Porrúa” 44. México: Porrúa. Contact John Sullivan at idiez at me.com regarding the purchase of this book; 4. Two weeks before class begins students will be sent, free of charge, electronic copies of the exercise manuals, grammar charts, vocabulary lists and manuscripts which will be studied.
Credit: The Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas will register students, issue grades and grant 145 hours of course credit.
Tuition: 
Tuition of 5,000 dollars is payable to our US non-profit corporation, Macehualli Educational Research. A receipt for a tax-deductible donation will be issued upon request.
Financial aide: IDIEZ will make every effort to ensure that financial constraints are not an obstacle to participation in the program. If you are in need of financial assistance for the Summer Nahuatl Institute, please contact John Sullivan at idiez at me.com. Financial aid may also be available in the form of FLAS fellowships through your own institution or another Title VI funded National Resource Center for Latin American Studies.
Room and Board: 
Information regarding on-campus room and board options at CSULA will be available beginning in February. Students who choose not to stay on campus may make their own arrangements for off-campus housing.
Contact: This course description is available at http://www.macehualli.org. Please direct all questions to John Sullivan at idiez at me.com, +52 1 492 103-0195 or +52 492 768-6048.
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