Courses
The following are the courses that CILLDI offers during its Summer School, or can arrange to teach in communities on their own schedule. Click here to see the classes of this year's Summer School.
nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree) language courses for beginning learners
NS 103 B1: Cree Immersion for Adult Beginners Level 1
NS 103 B2: Cree Immersion for Adult Beginners Level 2
Community Linguist Certificate
LING 111: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis for Language Revitalization
LING 211: Phonetics of Indigenous Languages
LING 212: Morphosyntax of Indigenous Languages
LING 213: Sentence and Discourse Patterns of Indigenous Languages
INT D 311: Language Policy and Planning for Indigenous Language Communities
INT D 318: Technologies for Endangered Language Documentation
Education Classes
EDEL 306: Introduction to Indigenous Literacy and Language Development
EDEL 460: Sustaining Language and Culture Through Traditional Knowledge and Practices
EDEL 461: Second Language Acquisition: Teaching Indigenous Languages in an Immersion Context
EDEL 462: Developing Class Materials and Curriculum for Indigenous Languages
EDEL 463: Assessment in Indigenous Language Classrooms
EDEL 496: Leadership in Language and Culture Education
1 1/2 week long courses
In-person classes
Block 1: July 10 to July 19
- NS 103 B1: Cree Immersion for Adult Beginners Level 1
or - INT D 311: Language Policy and Planning for Indigenous Language Communities
or - EDEL 306: Introduction to Indigenous Literacy and Language Development
or - EDEL 461: Second Language Acquisition: Teaching Indigenous Languages in an Immersion Context
or - EDEL 463: Assessment in Indigenous Language Classrooms
Block 2: July 20 to July 28
- NS 103 B2: Cree Immersion for Adult Beginners Level 2
or - INT D 318: Technologies for Endangered Language Documentation
or - EDEL 462: Developing Class Materials and Curriculum for Indigenous Languages
or - EDEL 496: Literacy and Drama Indigenous Language Education
Online classes
Block A: July 31 to August 9
- EDEL 306: Introduction to Indigenous Literacy and Language Development
or - EDEL 496: Leadership in Language and Culture Education
Block B: August 10 to August 18
- EDEL 460: Sustaining Language and Culture Through Traditional Knowledge and Practices
or - EDEL 461: Second Language Acquisition: Teaching Indigenous Languages in an Immersion Context
3 week-long courses
Online classes
Block A: July 10 to July 28
- NS 103 B1: Cree Immersion for Adult Beginners Level 1
or - INT D 311: Language Policy and Planning for Indigenous Language Communities
or - LING 111: Introduction to Linguistic Analysis for Language Revitalization
or - LING 212: Morphosyntax of Indigenous Languages
Block B: July 31 to August 18
- NS 103 B2: Cree Immersion for Adult Beginners Level 2
or - INT D 318: Technologies for Endangered Language Documentation
or - LING 211: Phonetics of Indigenous Languages
or - LING 213: Sentence and Discourse Patterns of Indigenous Languages