Haida Language (HAID)
HAID 101 Intro to Haida Language Conversation I
3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basics of Haida conversation. It is designed for students with little or no background in the language. The primary goal is for students to be able to understand and produce simple, grammatically correct sentences in Haida, and to combine them into a conversation on a variety of basic everyday topics. This course can be taught in either the Old Massett dialect (Xaad Kil) or the Skidegate dialect (Xaayda Kil).
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HAID 102 Intro to Haida Language Conversation II
3 Credits
This course is a continuing introduction to basic Haida for students with some experience with the language. Students will continue to develop their reading, writing and listening skills while acquiring a vocabulary of approximately 150 additional words. Students will practice everyday conversational phrases including greetings, leavetakings, compliments, exclamations and other phrases for conversational management, as well as many of the core concepts of Xaad Kill grammar. This course can be taught in either the Old Massett dialect (Xaad Kil) or the Skidegate dialect (Xaayda Kil).
Prerequisites
HAID 101
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