ANTH 2550 - Beginning Shoshone Language I

Beginning Shoshone Language I is an intensive language course primarily focusing on the Western Shoshone dialect of Eastern Nevada. The expertise of fluent speakers of Northern Shoshone and Goshute will also be utilized to further illustrate dialect variation throughout Shoshone country. The course will focus primarily on verbal communication in Shoshone through lessons in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. The course will primarily be taught in Shoshoni, using communicative language teaching strategies, and the objectives of the course are aligned with the level 1 World Languages Standards and the Great Basin Native Language Standards.