Explore the elements of Indigenous language revitalization program design.
The interdisciplinary Language Revitalization certificate allows students to explore the elements of Indigenous language revitalization program design. The certificate includes classes in Native American and Indigenous Studies, Borders and Languages, and Sociology. Students also participate in a semester-long internship in a language revitalization program of their choice while working closely with a Fort Lewis College instructor to design a language revitalization program of their own.
Certificate Requirements
Take any one of the following (course numbers pending):
- 2XX (3 Credits): Native American Languages
- 1XX (3 Credits): Diné Poetics
- 1XX (3 Credits): Diné Language
Take all three of the following:
- NAIS 493 (6 Credits): Internship in Native American and Indigenous Studies
- BL 351 (3 Credits): Internship in Borders and Languages
- SOC 315 (3 Credits): Field Methods
Take all three of the following (must be taken in the same year):
- BL 110 (1 Credit, online): Teaching Indigenous Languages: Identity and Language Revitalization
- BL 111 (1 Credit, online): Teaching Indigenous Languages: Technology and Language Revitalization
- BL 112 (1 Credit, online): Teaching Indigenous Languages: Creative Design Practice and Language Revitalization