Christine Armer
Instructor
Cherokee Language
Copeland Hall 213
405-325-2312
carmer@ou.edu
Native American Languages at OU
The University of Oklahoma is honored to serve as a place where Indigenous languages are celebrated and revitalized. Our language faculty are both native and second-language speakers who have training in linguistics.
The language courses combine lessons in the grammar of the language with vocabulary lessons and supplementary material and activities designed to situate language learning in cultural and historical context. Considerable class time is spent on conversation, but students also learn to read and write in the language.
Our language courses satisfy both College of Arts & Sciences and University language proficiency requirements.
Course Descriptions
CHER 1715 Beginning Cherokee (5 Credit Hours)
Introduction to the structure of the Cherokee language with special attention to its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Conversational practice, vocabulary-building, and the history and culture of the native speech community also are emphasized. (F, Sp) [I-FL].
CHER 1725 Beginning Cherokee, Cont. (5 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: 1715. A continuation of the study of the structure of the Cherokee language with special attention to its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Conversational practice, vocabulary-building, and the history and culture of the native speech community are emphasized. (Sp) [I-FL].
CHER 2733 Intermediate Cherokee (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: 1723. A systematic review of the structure of the Cherokee language. Syntactic control and vocabulary expansion are emphasized. Conversational practice and traditional oral texts are used to develop proficiency. (F)
CHOC 1715 Beginning Choctaw (5 Credit Hours)
Introduction to the structure of the Choctaw language with special attention to its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Conversational practice, vocabulary-building, and the history and culture of the native speech community also are emphasized. (F, Sp) [I-FL].
CHOC 1725 Beginning Choctaw, Cont. (5 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: 1715. A continuation of the study of the structure of the Choctaw language with special attention to its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Conversational practice, vocabulary-building, and the history and culture of the native speech community are emphasized. (Sp) [I-FL].
CHOC 2733 Intermediate Choctaw (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: 1723. A systematic review of the structure of the Choctaw language. Syntactic control and vocabulary expansion are emphasized. Conversational practice and traditional oral texts are used to develop proficiency. (F)
CREK 1715 Beginning Creek (5 Credit Hours)
Introduction to the structure of the Creek/Seminole language with special attention to its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Conversational practice, vocabulary-building, and the history and culture of the native speech community also are emphasized. (F, Sp) [I-FL] .
CREK 1725 Beginning Creek, Cont. (5 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: 1725. A systematic review of the structure of the Creek/Seminole language. Syntactic control and vocabulary expansion are emphasized. Conversational practice and traditional oral texts are used to develop proficiency. (F).
CREK 2733 Intermediate Creek (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: 1725. A systematic review of the structure of the Creek/Seminole language. Syntactic control and vocabulary expansion are emphasized. Conversational practice and traditional oral texts are used to develop proficiency. (F).
KIOW 1715 Beginning Kiowa (5 Credit Hours)
Introduction to the structure of the Kiowa language with special attention to its phonology, morphology, and syntax. Conversational practice, vocabulary-building, and the history and culture of the native speech community also are emphasized. (F, Sp)[I-FL].
KIOW 1725 Beginning Kiowa, Cont. (5 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: KIOW 1715 or permission of the department or instructor. A continuation of KIOW 1715. The students will build upon their prior knowledge of symbols, diacritic marks, sounds and tones necessary to read, write, speak and comprehend Beginning Kiowa with a predetermined set of vocabulary, sentences, and basic conversation. (F, Sp)[I-FL].
KIOW 2733 Intermediate Kiowa (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: 1723. A systematic review of the structure of the Kiowa language. Syntactic control and vocabulary expansion are emphasized. Conversational practice and traditional oral texts are used to develop proficiency. (F)
POTA 1715 Potawatomi Language I (5 Credit Hours)*
Through a partnership between the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Language Department and the university, this language course will introduce students to the culture, history, phonology, morphology, syntax, conversational practice, and vocabulary of Bodewadmimwen (Potawatomi Language) using an online platform. Framed in a seasonal context, four modules guide students through a Potawatomi-centered worldview to create story-listeners and -tellers. (F, Sp)
*Potawatomi langauge courses do not yet satisfy General Education credits.
NAS Language Faculty
Martha Poolaw
Instructor
Kiowa Language
Copeland Hall 212
405-325-2312
martha.n.poolaw-1@ou.edu
Robert Collins
Instructor
Potawatomi Language
robert.w.collins-1@ou.edu
Sam Noble Museum - Native American Languages Collection
The Native American Languages Collection at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History contains professional audio and video recording equipment that is freely available to NAS students, faculty, staff, affiliates, and community members for any projects that involve language and culture documentation.
