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Department of Linguistics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Simon Fraser University Calendar | Spring 2025

Indigenous Language Proficiency

Certificate

This program is for students who wish to acquire conversational and literacy skills in a particular Indigenous language, to teach this language in schools, or to enhance their language for cultural reasons or professional objectives.

The certificate can be completed on a full or part time basis.

Advanced placement through course challenge to a maximum of nine units is possible for fluent speakers. Credit may be applied to a specific language and is achieved by examination from an instructor in that language with the approval of the department.

Advising for this certificate is provided by the Indigenous Languages Program (INLP). Students should plan their program in consultation with the INLP Advisor (inlp@sfu.ca). Each cohort must also consult with their respective language cohort's INLP Associate Director (inlp@sfu.ca) on course electives planning.

Program Requirements

The certificate consists of 27 units. At least 12 must be earned by completing courses in the Indigenous language itself.

Students complete or achieve equivalent credit for the following.

INLG 130 - Practical Phonetics for Indigenous Languages (3)
INLG 133 - Introduction to Indigenous Language I (3) *
INLG 134 - Introduction to INLG II (3) *
INLG 200 - Introduction to Grammar in an Indigenous Language (3)
INLG 233 - Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language I (3) *
INLG 234 - Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language II (3) *

In addition, students must complete at least nine units selected from the following courses.

INLG 158 - Indigenous Language Immersion I (3)
INLG 258 - Indigenous Language Immersion II (3)
INLG 335 - Topics in Indigenous Language I (3)
INLG 433 - Indigenous Language Mentoring I (3) *
INLG 434 - Indigenous Language Mentoring II (3) *
INLG 435 - Topics in Indigenous Language II (3)
LING 160 - Language, Culture and Society (3) *
LING 282W - Writing for Linguistics (3) *
LING 360 - Introduction to Applied Linguistics (3) *
LING 431 - Language Structures I (3) *
LING 432 - Language Structures II (3) *

* may be used if the subject matter is the same Indigenous language