Northeastern State University

CHEROKEE (CHER)

1113 Elementary Cherokee I #

Development of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, and socio-linguistics/ culture of the Cherokees. Concurrent enrollment – must be taken with CHER 1312. No Prerequisite.

1123 Elementary Cherokee II #

Continuation of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, and socio-linguistics/ culture of the Cherokees. Concurrent enrollment – must be taken with CHER 1322. Prerequisite CHER 1113 and CHER 1312 or equivalent.

1312 Conversational Cherokee I #

Practice of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, within everyday contexts. Concurrent enrollment – must be taken with CHER 1113. No prerequisite.

1313 Cherokee Language (Oral) I #

Conversational Cherokee course dealing with the basic spoken Cherokee. Some emphasis on the prefixes, suffixes, and roots of Cherokee words to reflect changes in the usage of Cherokee words. No prerequisites.

1322 Conversational Cherokee II #

Practice of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, within everyday contexts. Concurrent enrollment – must be taken with CHER 1123. Prerequisite CHER 1113 and CHER 1312 or equivalent.

1323 Cherokee Language (Oral) II #

Advanced conversational Cherokee with more depth and emphasis on the changes reflected in the usage of Cherokee words. The changes reflected in prefixes, suffixes, from first person, to second or third person, past and future tenses of verbs, nouns, etc. Prerequisite: First course of oral Cherokee.

2113 Intermediate Cherokee I #

Continuation of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, and the masterapprenticeship experience. Introduction to reading and writing in the Cherokee syllabary. Conducted in Cherokee. Concurrent enrollment–must be taken with CHER 2312. Prerequisite CHER 1123 and CHER 1322 or equivalent.

2123 Intermediate Cherokee II #

Continuation of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, and the masterapprenticeship Experience. Continued introduction to reading and writing in the Cherokee syllabary. Conducted in Cherokee. Concurrent enrollment–must be taken with CHER 2322. Prerequisite CHER 2113 and CHER 2312 or equivalent.

2312 Cherokee Conversational Practicum I

Field or lab experience in listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, within everyday contexts. Concurrent enrollment–must be taken with CHER 2113. Prerequisite CHER 1123 and CHER 1322 or equivalent.

2322 Cherokee Conversational Practicum II

Field or lab experience in listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, within everyday contexts. Concurrent enrollment–must be taken with CHER 2123. Prerequisite CHER 2113 and CHER 2312 or equivalent.

3113 Advanced Cherokee I #

Skills in advanced structures, expressions, and patterns. Reading and writing using the Cherokee syllabary. Conducted in Cherokee. Prerequisite CHER 2123 and CHER 2322, or equivalent.

3123 Advanced Cherokee II #

Continuation of skills in advanced structures, expressions, and patterns. Reading and writing using the Cherokee syllabary. Conducted in Cherokee. Prerequisite CHER 3113 or equivalent.

3283 Methods and Second Language Acquisition

An introduction to current theories of second language acquisition and the language teaching methodologies based on these theories. No prerequisite.

3513 Methods for Immersion

Examination of theories and practices of immersion techniques in language teaching and second language acquisition with applications for teaching Cherokee. The emphasis is on immersion classrooms and teaching methods at the prekindergarten through elementary levels. Includes field experience and conducted in Cherokee. Prerequisite Intermediate Cherokee II.

3613 Methods for Teaching Cherokee Literacy

Reading and writing in the Cherokee syllabary and the phonetic alphabet. Teaching methods and translation for the development of Cherokee curriculum materials for kindergarten through twelfth grade. Conducted in Cherokee. Prerequisite: Advanced Cherokee I.

3813 Current Issues in Language Revitalization #

Examination of the situation of language endangerment in different parts of the world. Topics include language policies, language revitalization efforts, and language planning. Emphasis on policies affecting Cherokee language and education. Course will explore factors influencing language maintenance, loss and revival, and the goals of different approaches to language revitalization. May be conducted in Cherokee. No prerequisite.

4113 Cherokee Cultural Heritage#

The study of Cherokee culture from the time of initial contact with Europeans to the contemporary Cherokee society. Various aspects of the culture will be examined and among the topics covered will be: social and political organization, laws and governance, subsistence and agriculture, economic changes, languages and literacy, ceremony and ritual, and everyday life ways.

4123 Cherokee Legal History #

The study of Cherokee history examining the divergent development of the Eastern and Western Cherokees. Topics include: social and political foundations, development of constitutional government, dissolution and revitalization of the Cherokee Nation in the 20th century, and legal issues. May be conducted in Cherokee. No prerequisite.

4410 Special Topic Workshop #

Provides for varied topics in Cherokee language curriculum development and language acquisition for individual or group involvement. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of 6 hours. May be conducted in Cherokee. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

4513 History of Indian Education #

Studies Indian educational history by examining colonial civilization efforts, offerings of missionary and religious societies, and tribal educational systems through the 1800s. Examine these topics and policies in the 19th and 20th centuries: treaty provisions, boarding schools, milestone educational studies, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Congressional legislation. Tribal self-determination in education. No prerequisite.

4613 Cherokee Literature and Texts #

Development in Cherokee literacy by reading documents and texts such as newspapers, legal documents, and linguistics texts. Reading Cherokee literacy forms: essays, polemics, and written accounts of oral traditions. Creating new literature with written materials (poetry, stories, autobiographies, and other prose forms). Conducted in Cherokee. Prerequisite CHER 3123 or equivalent.

4820 Directed Studies #

Individual research project or master-apprenticeship experience. Content of course will vary with needs and interests of those who enroll. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of 5 hours. May be conducted in Cherokee.