Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency at University of Victoria

The Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency is a first-year undergraduate certificate offered by the Department of Indigenous Education in the Faculty of Education. It is community-based and delivered in partnership with specific Indigenous language communities, with courses tailored to individual languages and the goal of producing proficient beginner speakers. It ladders into the Diploma and Bachelor of Education in Indigenous Language Revitalization.

Faculty: Faculty of Education  |  Department: Department of Indigenous Education  |  Duration: One year (first-year certificate)  |  Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Courses include IED156 Self-Directed Immersive Language Learning I, IED157 Supporting Indigenous Language Learning, LING181 Introductory Linguistics for Language Revitalization, LING182 Language Learning, Language Revitalization and Social Action, Indigenous Language Mentorship I and Indigenous Language I.

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