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Aboriginal Language Specialist
Courses and Descriptions
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YEAR 1
TERM 1 COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS
  ABOR-1009 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 1 3
  ABOR-1010 Introductory Cree 1 4
  ABOR-1011 Introductory Ojibwe 1 4
  ABOR-1014 Algonquin Linguistics 1 3
  ABOR-1019 Curriculum Design & Methods 3
  ABOR-1020 Introductory Ojibwe 1 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-1021 Introductory Cree 1 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-1044 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 1 3
  COMM-1002 Academic Writing 1 3
  COMP-1050 Computers 1 4
  LANG-1001 Aboriginal Language Planning 1 3
  LANG-1003 Structure of Algonquian Languages 1 3
TERM 2 COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS
  ABOR-1022 Introductory Ojibwe 2 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-1024 Introductory Cree 2 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-1034 Introductory Cree 2 4
  ABOR-1038 Introductory Ojibwe 2 4
  ABOR-2008 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 2 3
  ABOR-2015 Algonquin Linguistics 2 3
  ABOR-2021 Curriculum Design & Methods 2 3
  ABOR-2045 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 2 3
  COMM-2004 Academic Writing 2 3
  COMP-2016 Computers 2 3
  LANG-2002 Aboriginal Language Planning 2 3
  LANG-2041 Structures of Algonquian Languages 2 3
YEAR 2
TERM 3 COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS
  ABOR-1035 Introductory Cree 3 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-1041 Introductory Ojibwe 3 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-2000 Intermediate Cree 3 3
  ABOR-2001 Intermediate Ojibwe 3 3
  ABOR-3000 Curriculum Design & Methods 3 3
  ABOR-3001 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 3 3
  ABOR-3002 Algonquin Linguistics 3 3
  ABOR-3046 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 3 3
  COMM-3006 Academic Writing 3 3
  COMP-3122 Computer 3 3
  LANG-3003 Aboriginal Language Planning 3 3
  LANG-3039 Structure of Algonquian Languages 3 3
TERM 4 COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS
  ABOR-1036 Introductory Cree 4 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-1042 Introductory Ojibwe 4 for Non-Speakers 3
  ABOR-2026 Intermediate Cree 4 3
  ABOR-2028 Intermediate Ojibwe 4 3
  ABOR-3010 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 4 3
  ABOR-3017 Algonquin Linguistics 4 3
  ABOR-3023 Curriculum Design & Methods 4 3
  ABOR-3047 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 4 3
  COMM-3008 Academic Writing 4 3
  COMP-3175 Computers 4 3
  LANG-3004 Aboriginal Language Planning 4 3
  LANG-3042 Structures of Algonquian Languages 4 3
  PRAC-2008 Practicum 6

ABOR-1009 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 1
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This course will focus on interpreting case scenarios from specialized areas; in particular, the legal, medical, government, social and education disciplines. This course will further expand the skills the students need to do technical translation work for these areas and other fields that arise from the community.
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ABOR-1010 Introductory Cree 1
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This course will teach students primary knowledge of Cree so that they can converse with others who speak the language. Students will be taught Roman orthography and pointed syllabics. Students will also study grammar: nouns, verbs, particles and the underlying differences between English and Algonquian languages. On completion of the course, students will have mastered basic conversational techniques, the grammar and the two writing system: Roman orthography and pointed syllabics. Students will have learned how to read with fluency and do creative writing.
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ABOR-1011 Introductory Ojibwe 1
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This course will teach students primary knowledge of Ojibwe so that they can converse with others who speak the language.  Students will learn to write using Roman orthography and pointed syllabics.  Students will also study grammar: nouns, verbs, particles and the underlying differences between English and Algonquian languages.  On completion of the course, students will have mastered basic conversational techniques, the grammar and the two writing system: Roman orthography and pointed syllabics.  Students will have learnt how to read with fluency and write creatively.
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ABOR-1014 Algonquin Linguistics 1
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Students will study phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax of Algonquian languages. Topics that will be covered are: first and second language acquisition, the role of language, brain and language, historical movement of language groups, and language change and shift. Students will work with Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, and Michif languages to complete the exercises required in the course. At the end of this course, students will know how to create compound words, reduplicate, and do word derivation in their language.
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ABOR-1019 Curriculum Design & Methods
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This course will introduce the concept of curriculum for Aboriginal language.  Students will learn to draft and describe learning outcomes for Cree, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, and Michif, and design instructional and evaluation plans. Students will also learn how to develop lesson plans, deliver language instruction to first and second language learners, and design immersion and bilingual programs, lexicography, documentation and curriculum adaptation.
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ABOR-1020 Introductory Ojibwe 1 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1021 Introductory Cree 1 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1022 Introductory Ojibwe 2 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1024 Introductory Cree 2 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1034 Introductory Cree 2
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Continuation of Introductory Cree 1. This course will teach students primary knowledge of Cree so that they can converse with others who speak the language. Students will be taught Roman orthography and pointed syllabics. Students will also study grammar: nouns, verbs, particles, and the underlying differences between English and Algonquian languages. On completion of the course, students will have mastered basic conversational techniques, the grammar, and the two writing systems: Roman orthography and pointed syllabics. Students will have learnt how to read with fluency and do creative writing.
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ABOR-1035 Introductory Cree 3 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1036 Introductory Cree 4 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1038 Introductory Ojibwe 2
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Continuation of Introductory Ojibwe 1. This course will teach students primary knowledge of Ojibwe so they can converse with others who speak the language. Students will learn to write using Roman orthography and pointed syllabics. Students will also study grammar: nouns, verbs, particles, and the underlying differences between English and Algonquian languages. On completion of the course, students will have mastered basic conversational techniques, the grammar, and the two writing systems: Roman orthography and pointed syllabics. Students will have learnt how to read with fluency and write creatively.
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ABOR-1041 Introductory Ojibwe 3 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1042 Introductory Ojibwe 4 for Non-Speakers
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ABOR-1044 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 1
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ABOR-2000 Intermediate Cree 3
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Continuation of Introductory Cree 2. This course will continue to focus on language development and basic structure for Cree and Ojibwe non-speakers. Students will continue to work on functional fluency and literacy. This course covers grammar and at the completion of the course, students will have fluency and mastery of the scripts, Roman orthography, and syllabics.
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ABOR-2001 Intermediate Ojibwe 3
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Continuation of Introductory Ojibwe 2. This course will continue to focus on language development and basic structure for Cree and Ojibwe non-speakers. Students will continue to work on functional fluency and literacy. This course covers grammar. At the completion of the course, students will have fluency and mastery of the scripts, Roman orthography, and syllabics.
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ABOR-2008 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 2
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Continuation of Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 1. This course will focus on interpreting case scenarios from specialized areas, in particular the legal, medical, government, social, and education disciplines. This course will further expand the skills the students need to do technical translation work for these areas and other fields that arise from the community.
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ABOR-2015 Algonquin Linguistics 2
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Continuation of Algonquin Linguistics 1. Students will study phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax of Algonquian languages. Topics covered include first and second language acquisition, the role of language, brain and language, historical movement of language groups, and language change and shift. Students will work with Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, and Michif languages to complete the exercises required in the course. At the end of this course, students will know how to create compound words, reduplicate, and do word derivation in their language.
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ABOR-2021 Curriculum Design & Methods 2
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Continuation of Curriculum Design & Methods 1. This course will introduce the concept of curriculum for Aboriginal language. Students will learn to draft and describe learning outcomes for Cree, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, and Michif, and design instructional and evaluation plans. Students will also learn how to develop lesson plans, deliver language instruction to first and second language learners, and design immersion and bilingual programs, lexicography, documentation, and curriculum adaptation.
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ABOR-2026 Intermediate Cree 4
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Continuation of Intermediate Cree 3. This course will continue to focus on language development and basic structure for Cree and Ojibwe non-speakers. Students will continue to work on functional fluency and literacy. This course covers grammar and at the completion of the course, students will have fluency and mastery of the scripts, Roman orthography, and syllabics.
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ABOR-2028 Intermediate Ojibwe 4
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Continuation of Intermediate Ojibwe 3. This course will continue to focus on language development and basic structure for Cree and Ojibwe non-speakers. Students will continue to work on functional fluency and literacy. This course covers grammar and at the completion of the course, students will have fluency and mastery of the scripts, Roman orthography, and syllabics.
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ABOR-2045 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 2
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ABOR-3000 Curriculum Design & Methods 3
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Continuation of Curriculum Design & Methods 2. This course will introduce the concept of curriculum for Aboriginal language. Students will learn to draft and describe learning outcomes for Cree, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, and Michif, and design instructional and evaluation plans. Students will also learn how to develop lesson plans, deliver language instruction to first and second language learners, and design immersion and bilingual programs, lexicography, documentation and curriculum adaptation.
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ABOR-3001 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 3
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Continuation of Aboriginal Interpreting and Translation 2. This course will focus on interpreting case scenarios from specialized areas, in particular the legal, medical, government, social, and education disciplines. This course will further expand the skills students need to do technical translation work for these areas and other fields that arise from the community.
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ABOR-3002 Algonquin Linguistics 3
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Continuation of Algonquin Linguistics 2. Students will study phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax of Algonquian languages. Topics covered include: first and second language acquisition, the role of language, brain and language, historical movement of language groups, and language change and shift. Students will work with Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, and Michif languages to complete the exercises required in the course. At the end of this course, students will know how to create compound words, reduplicate, and do word derivation in their language.
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ABOR-3010 Aboriginal Interpreting & Translation 4
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Continuation of Aboriginal Interpreting and Translation 3. This course will focus on interpreting case scenarios from specialized areas, in particular the legal, medical, government, social, and education disciplines. This course will further expand the skills students need to do technical translation work for these areas and other fields that arise from the community.
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ABOR-3017 Algonquin Linguistics 4
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Continuation of Algonquin Linguistics 3. Students will study phonology, morphology, semantics, and syntax of Algonquian languages. Topics covered include: first and second language acquisition, the role of language, brain and language, historical movement of language groups, and language change and shift. Students will work with Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, and Michif languages to complete the exercises required in the course. At the end of this course students will know how to create compound words, reduplicate, and do word derivation in their language.
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ABOR-3023 Curriculum Design & Methods 4
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Continuation of Curriculum Design and Methods 3. This course will introduce the concept of curriculum for Aboriginal language. Students will learn to draft and describe learning outcomes for Cree, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, and Michif, and design instructional and evaluation plans. Students will also learn how to develop lesson plans, deliver language instruction to first and second language learners, and design immersion and bilingual programs, lexicography, documentation, and curriculum adaptation.
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ABOR-3046 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 3
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ABOR-3047 Seminar on Aboriginal Topics 4
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COMM-1002 Academic Writing 1
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This course is intended for students whose first language is not English.  Writing in a second language is difficult to learn if English in not the student’s first language. This course will assist students going from Algonquian languages to the target language. The course will focus on contrastive analysis, students will learn the differences in language that are interfering with efficient English writing that is required for college and university.  The course will begin with smaller segments of paragraph writing to short papers, editing and collecting information.  Students will learn how to analyze, organize and cite information using the current styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago.  At the end of the course, students will know how to write papers for course work and will know the contrastive elements between Algonquian languages and Indo-European languages.

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COMM-2004 Academic Writing 2
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Continuation of Academic Writing 1. This course is intended for students whose first language is not English. Writing in a second language is difficult to learn if English is not the student's first language. This course will assist students going from Algonquian language to the target language. The course will focus on contrastive analysis and students will learn the differences that are interfering with efficient English writing that is required for college and university education. The course will begin with smaller segments of paragraph writing to short papers, editing, and collecting information. Students will learn how to analyze, organize, and cite information using the current styles: MLA, APA and Chicago. At the end of the course, students will know how to write papers for course work.
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COMM-3006 Academic Writing 3
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Continuation of Academic Writing 2. This course is intended for students whose first language is not English. Writing in a second language is difficult to learn if English is not the student's first language. This course will assist students going from Algonquian language to the target language. The course will focus on contrastive analysis, and students will learn the differences that are interfering with efficient English writing that is required for college and university education. The course will begin with smaller segments of paragraph writing to short papers, editing, and collecting information. Students will learn how to analyze, organize, and cite information using the current styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago. At the end of the course, students will know how to write papers for course work.
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COMM-3008 Academic Writing 4
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Continuation of Academic Writing 3. This course is intended for students whose first language is not English. Writing in a second language is difficult to learn if English is not the student's first language. This course will assist students going from Algonquian language to the target language. The course will focus on contrastive analysis and students will learn the differences that are interfering with efficient English writing that is required for college and university education. The course will begin with smaller segments of paragraph writing to short papers, editing, and collecting information. Students will learn how to analyze, organize, and cite information using the current styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago. At the end of the course students will know how to write papers for course work.
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COMP-1050 Computers 1
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This computer-based word processing course will include keyboarding, Windows, website development, desktop publishing, Internet, e-mail, PowerPoint and downloading of graphics.  Digital photography and the operation of 3M Projectors and standard business machines (fax and copiers) will also be included.
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COMP-2016 Computers 2
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Continuation of Computers 1. This computer-based word processing course will include keyboarding, Windows, website development, desktop publishing, Internet, e-mail, PowerPoint, and downloading of graphics. Digital photography and the operation of 3M Projectors and standard business machines (fax and copiers) will also be included.
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COMP-3122 Computer 3
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Continuation of Computers 2. This computer-based word processing course will include keyboarding, Windows, website development, desktop publishing, Internet, e-mail, PowerPoint, and downloading of graphics. Digital photography and the operation of 3M Projectors and standard business machines (fax and copiers) will also be included.
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COMP-3175 Computers 4
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Continuation of Computers 3. This computer-based word processing course will include keyboarding, Windows, website development, desktop publishing, Internet, e-mail, PowerPoint and downloading of graphics. Digital photography and the operation of 3M Projectors and standard business machines (fax and copiers) will also be included.
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LANG-1001 Aboriginal Language Planning 1
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The course will focus on aboriginal language retention, maintenance and enhancement in Aboriginal communities in Canada with some emphasis on other indigenous languages elsewhere in the world. Students will study approaches to status and corpus planning using case studies from other threatened languages like Hebrew, Basque, Gaelic and Maori.
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LANG-1003 Structure of Algonquian Languages 1
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This course will cover the structure of the Algonquian languages. Students will be introduced to word incorporation as it pertains to nouns and verbs, the different paradigms and modes. This study is crucial for lexicography development in the Lab and Practicum section. Students will learn how to do word coining as it pertains to specialized terminology in law, medicine and other fields that will require their expertise. Students will learn how to work with Algonquian speech communities and to understand that word coining activities (lexicography) are not done in isolation but rather as a collective body.
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LANG-2002 Aboriginal Language Planning 2
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Continuation of Aboriginal Language Planning 1. The course will focus on Aboriginal language retention, maintenance, and enhancement in Aboriginal communities in Canada with some emphasis on other indigenous languages elsewhere in the world. Students will study approaches to status and corpus planning using case studies from other threatened languages like Hebrew, Basque, Gaelic, and Maori.
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LANG-2041 Structures of Algonquian Languages 2
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Continuation of Structure of Algonquian Languages 1. This course will cover the structure of the Algonquian languages. Students will be introduced to word incorporation as it pertains to nouns and verbs, the different paradigms, and modes. This study is crucial for lexicography development in the Lab and Practicum section. Students will learn how to do word coining as it pertains to specialized terminology in law, medicine, and other fields that will require their expertise. Students will learn how to work with Algonquian speech communities and to understand that word coining activities (lexicography) are not done in isolation but rather as a collective body.
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LANG-3003 Aboriginal Language Planning 3
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Continuation of Aboriginal Language Planning 2. The course will focus on Aboriginal language retention, maintenance, and enhancement in Aboriginal communities in Canada with some emphasis on other indigenous languages elsewhere in the world. Students will study approaches to status and corpus planning using case studies from other threatened languages like Hebrew, Basque, Gaelic, and Maori.
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LANG-3004 Aboriginal Language Planning 4
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Continuation of Aboriginal Language Planning 3. This course will focus on aboriginal language retention, maintenance, and enhancement in Aboriginal communities in Canada with some emphasis on other indigenous languages elsewhere in the world. Students will study approaches to status and corpus planning using case studies from other threatened languages like Hebrew, Basque, Gaelic, and Maori.
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LANG-3039 Structure of Algonquian Languages 3
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Continuation of Structure of Algonquian Languages 2. This course will cover the structure of the Algonquian languages. Students will be introduced to word incorporation as it pertains to nouns and verbs, the different paradigms, and modes. This study is crucial for lexicography development in the Lab and Practicum section. Students will learn how to do word coining as it pertains to specialized terminology in law, medicine, and other fields that will require their expertise. Students will learn how to work with Algonquian speech communities and to understand that word coining activities (lexicography) are not done in isolation but rather as a collective body.
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LANG-3042 Structures of Algonquian Languages 4
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Continuation of Structure of Algonquian Languages 3. This course will cover the structure of the Algonquian languages. Students will be introduced to word incorporation as it pertains to nouns and verbs, the different paradigms, and modes. This study is crucial for lexicography development in the Lab and Practicum section. Students will learn how to do word coining as it pertains to specialized terminology in law, medicine, and other fields that will require their expertise. Students will learn how to work with Algonquian speech communities and to understand that word coining activities (lexicography) are not done in isolation but rather as a collective body.
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PRAC-2008 Practicum
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