Course Form (revised 7-2008)
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
Anthropology
Course #
Methods
for
Native
Language
Instruction
and Acquisition
Course Title
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
Native Language Instruction
Summarize the change(s) proposed
New Course
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
S. Neyooxet Greymorning
Phone/ email :
Program Chair/Director:
Other affected programs:
4409
John Douglas
Dean:
Christopher Comer
240
Date
9-15-09
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus into
section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) ⇓
Anthr 240, Native Language Instruction (3 credits), taught spring in odd numbered years with either
consent of instructor or NAS 201 as a prerequisite. Students will become acquainted with Indigenous
language loss in North America, and why most efforts and methods to revitalize Indigenous languages
have been uneventful. In an effort to highlight promising methodologies that will advance the success of
Native language acquisition and instruction, students will be exposed to a methodology for Indigenous
language instruction.
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
The class is not numbered at a 100 range because there is no sequence. It is a single course whose goal
is to advance methodolgies for effective language instruction and acquisition to benefit instructors of
Indigenous languages where prolonged efforts were made to force them to abandon their laguages.
Unlike standard European languages, where instructors benefit from the work of many others and decades
spent on developing text books and curricula, Indigenous language instructors have had no such luxury.
Anthr 240 will serve as a vehicle for the development of new approaches and material for language
instruction of Indigenous languages. Of the distinctly different languages of Indigenous North Americans
that exceeded 500 in the early 1700s the number is now below 170, with over 78% of speakers from these
remaining languages numbering less than 200 per community. Anthropology 240 addresses the issue that
all Native languages of North America, primarily as a result of the Boarding School era, now face the risk
of becoming extinct as a result of forced atrition by government driven policies. The course objective, to
address the issue of language loss, will be accomplished by bringing to the classroom promising
methodologies for Native language acquisition. The initial/lead methodology for this class is ASLA.
Explicit goals are to; educate students about the loss of Indigenous languages throughout North America
and the world; raise awareness of efforts to reverse language loss, and to advance ASLAs development
and applicability as an effective method for Indigenous language instruction and acquisition.
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
None currently aware of
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)⇓
N/A
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions determined by the
YES
NO
Board of Regents. Please indicate whether this course will be considered for a fee.
X
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification: N/A
N/A
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
DeletionNumber Change
Title
Course
Level U, UG, G
From:
To:
Description Change
Change in Credits
From:
To:
U
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary program
initiates form)
Prerequisites
Is there a fee associated with the course?
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog 2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) ⇓
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) ⇓
From:
To:
N/A
N/A
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program &
course number
4. Graduate increment if level of course is changed
to UG. Reference guidelines at:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
(syllabus required in section V)
No
Have you reviewed the graduate increment
guidelines? Please check (X) space provided.
5. Other programs affected by the change
6. Justification for proposed change
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach and
send digital copy with form.⇓
ARAPAHO LANGUAGE THROUGH ASLA
ANTH 395 Spring 2006
Instructor: Dr. S. Neyooxet Greymorning
Office: NAS Building Room 205
Office Phone: 243-6381
Class Hours: Mon. & Wed. 11:40 - 1:00 pm;
Office Hours: Mon & Wed. 8:30 - 9:30
Alternate Office Hrs: Mon. 2:00-3:00 by appointment only
I. The course is designed to introduce students to a North American Indigenous language, in this case Arapaho.
There will be little to no lectures as the main goal of the course is to discover how much Arapaho can be learned
over the allotted course time period. The instructor will teach students using a method he has developed,
Accelerated Second Language Acquisition©™ (ASLA), that should enhance and accelerate student learning.
II. Student assessments and grades will be based upon the number of correct responses during the following
assessments:
A. Oral comprehension assessment, consists of identifying/knowing the meaning of 40 Arapaho
words and phrases when spoken to.
Worth 40 pts
B. Oral translation assessment, consists of translating 80 Arapaho words & phrases into
English when spoken to in Arapaho.
Worth 40 pts
C. Mid-term word/phrase assessment, consists of verbally translating 20 words & 40
phrases from English to Arapaho and 20 Arapaho phrases to English, and demonstrating
cognition of 20 phrases in Arapaho
Worth 50 pts
D. Term Essay, you are to write a three page essay discussing your reflections (not a critique)
about the approach for language instruction and what you actually learned, compared to
the level of language that most language classes get students to in a single term .
Worth 10 pts
E. Final Assessment, consists of verbally translating 80 new phrases from either English to
Arapaho or Arapaho to English, and demonstrating cognition of 40 phrases in Arapaho.
Worth 60 pts
F. Grading Scale:
A = 181 - 200
B = 161 - 180
C = 141 - 160
D = 130 - 140
F = 0 - 129
ANTH 395: ARAPAHO LANGUAGE THROUGH ASLA
Title Change: NATIVE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THROUGH ASLA
[Course number change, ANTH/NAS 240]
Course Outline
Week
1 January 23
January 25
2 January 30
Feb 1
Introduction and Course Expectations
A. Oral/identification 40 word/phrase comprehension assessment
3 February 6
February 8
4 February 13/15
5 February 20
February 22
Holiday No Class
B. 20 word & 60 phrase oral comprehension & translation assessment
6 Feb. 27/Mar 1
7 March 6/8
8 March 13/15
C. Midterm; 20-word & 80 phrase assessment
9 March 20/22
10
March 27 - 31
Spring Break
11
April 3/5
12
April 10/12
13
April 17
April 21
14
April 24
April 26
No Class; write up term essay
Class to meet at Best Western, off Reserve north of I90, for Giving the Gift of Language
Workshop
15
May 1
May/3
D. Term Essay Due
E. 120 final word/phrase assessment
16
May 8-12
Finals Week. E. 120 final word/phrase assessment
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list
course number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary of
proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.