Courses Offered
ANLC Offerings
ANL 141X: Beginning Athabascan - Gwich'in
Introduction to Gwich鈥檌n Athabascan, spoken in the northeastern 91视频 villages of
Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon, Chalkyitsik, Circle, and Birch Creek, as well
as in a wide adjacent area of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory.
ANL F142X:Beginning Dene/Athabascan II
ANL F150:
Interpretive Communication
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.
ANL 241: Intermediate Athabascan Gwich'in
Continuation of beginning Athabascan-Gwich'in. Development of conversational ability,
additional grammar and vocabulary.
ANL 242: Intermediate Athabascan Gwich'in
Continuation of Intermediate Dene / Athabascan I. Class will deal with one of the
eleven Dene / Athabascan language spoken in 91视频. Literacy and grammatical analysis
for speakers. Development of conversational ability, additional grammar and vocabulary.
ANL 251X : Intro to Athabascan Linguistics
Intro to the linguistic structure of the Athabascan family of languages, drawing on
examples from the Athabascan languages of 91视频. 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.
ANL 287: DIST Teaching Methods for Ak Native Languages
Methodology approaches and practice in teaching Native language and literacy to both
speakers and non-speakers. Prerequisite: Knowledge of a Native Language.
ANL F288: Curriculum and Materials Development for 91视频 Native Languages
ANL F315: ALaska Native Language: Eskimo-Aleut
ANL 401: Ak Native Language Apprenticeship
Structured study of an 91视频 Native Language. Select and work intensively with a
mentor (native speaker of selected language). 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. Graded Pass/Fail.
ANL F402: 91视频 Native Language Apprenticeship II
ANL F698: Non-Thesis Research/Project
INU 111X: Elementary Inupiaq Eskimo
Introduction to Inupiaq, the language of the Unalakleet, Seward Peninsula, Kotzebue
Sound and the North Slope.
INU F112X: Elementary Inupiaq
Continuation of INU F111X. 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.
INU F115 Conversational Inupiaq I
INU F116 Conversational Inupiaq II
INU 211: Intermediate Inupiaq
Continuation of INU F111 and INU F112, concentrating on development of conversational
ability, with presentation of additional grammar and vocabulary. Prerequisites: INU
F112.
INU F212: Intermediate Inupiaq
Continuation of INU F211, concentrating on development of conversational ability,
with presentation of additional grammar and vocabulary.
YUP 101X: Elementary Central Yup'ik I
Introduction to Central Yup'ik, the language of the Yukon and Kuskokwim deltas and
Bristol Bay.
YUP F102X : Elementary Central Yup'ik II
Continued introduction to Central Yup'ik, the language of the Yukon and Kuskokwim
deltas and Bristol Bay. 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.
YUP F104: Conversational Central Yup'ik II
YUP F130: Beginning Yupik Grammar
YUP 201: Intermediate Central Yup'ik Eskimo
Continuation of YUP F101 and YUP F102. Increasing emphasis on speaking, reading and
writing. Prerequisites: YUP F102 or permission of instructor.
YUP F202 : Intermediate Central Yup'ik II
Continuation of YUP F201. Increasing emphasis on speaking, reading and writing.
YUP 301: Advanced Central Yup'ik
Continuation of YUP F201 and F202. Completes the basic study of the Central Yup'ik
grammar. Prerequisites: YUP F101; YUP F102; YUP F201;YUP F202; or permission of instructor.
YUP F415 : Additional Topics in Advanced Yup'ik
Further study of Yup'ik linguistics. Includes text transcription, editing, analysis
and discussion. Yup'ik dialectology. Study of related Eskimo languages from the standpoint
of Central Yup'ik. Additional topics to be studied depending upon the interests of
the students and the instructor.