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May 05, 2024
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PAIT 212 - Second Year Northern Paiute II (3 units)
This course builds on the introductory Northern Paiute (Numu) language course (PAIT 111-112) and on the intermediate level course PAIT 211. The goal of the course is to develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in the language, as well as to develop a deeper understanding of Numu cultural contexts.
Prerequisite(s): PAIT 211 .
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. exhibit an expanded repertoire of Northern Paiute vocabulary, recognizing a wide range of words from different semantic domains in both written and spoken contexts.
2. exhibit fluent use of all tenses in Northern Paiute, as well as more nuanced grammatrical structures of Northern Paiute, including complex prepositional phrases and multiple verb modalities and suffixes in the context of complex sentences.
3. demonstrate a nuanced and expanded understanding of local Northern Paiute culture and its connection to the language, including connections to place and the Great Basin, traditional activities, kinship, foods, etc.
4. recognize complex spoken sentences in Northern Paiute, and respond appropriately in both formal and informal speaking situations using complex sentences.
5. read and understand longer traditional narratives, and write their own fictional and non-fictional narratives in the language.
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