Lakehead University : Ojibwe Courses

LAKEHEAD CALENDAR 2009-2010

Ojibwe Courses

Courses not offered this academic year (fall/winter terms) are indicated by the words "NOT OFFERED THIS YEAR" below the course description. Nevertheless, students should refer to the Timetable as a final check.

(Information about Course Numbering System)

Courses unmarked are second language courses.
The courses marked * are first language courses.
Courses marked ** are open to graduates of both programs wishing to extend their knowledge and do research in the area of their specialty as well as to any person similarly qualified.

The courses in this series are intended for students who wish to learn either Ojibwe ("A. Ojibwe As A Second Language") or Cree ("B Cree As A Second Language"), and are not normally intended for students already fluent in one of these languages.

A. OJIBWE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Lakehead University offers introductory courses in two of the main dialect variants found in Ontario. Severn Ojibwe (sometimes also referred to as 'Oji-Cree,' and as Anihshininiimowin in the language itself) is the primary dialect spoken in much of Ontario north of the Berens River. It is frequently written using the traditional syllabic writing system; a wide variety of orthographic traditions, both alphabetic and syllabic, are used in Ojibwe dialects. Western Ojibwe refers to the dialects of Ojibwe spoken in communities from approximately Sault Ste. Marie in the east, along the north shore of Lake Superior, and through the Lake of the Woods area.

Ojibwe 1013 Introduction to Severn Ojibwe I

Credit Weight: 0.5

Description: Introduction to basic Severn Ojibwe phonetics, grammar and conversation.

Cross-List(s): Indigenous Learning 1014

Offering: 3-2; 0-0

Notes: Students who have taken Ojibwe 1010/Indigenous Learning 1010 previously may not take Ojibwe 1013/Indigenous Learning 1014 for credit. Students may receive credit for only one of Ojibwe 1013/Indigenous Learning 1014 and Ojibwe 1014/Indigenous Learning 1015.

Ojibwe 1014 Introduction to Western Ojibwe I

Credit Weight: 0.5

Description: Introduction to basic Western Ojibwe phonetics, grammar and conversation.

Cross-List(s): Indigenous Learning 1015

Offering: 3-2; 0-0

Notes: Students who have taken Ojibwe 1010/Indigenous Learning 1010 previously may not take Ojibwe 1014/Indigenous Learning 1015 for credit. Students may receive credit for only one of Ojibwe 1013/Indigenous Learning 1014 and Ojibwe 1014/Indigenous Learning 1015.

Ojibwe 1015 Introduction to Severn Ojibwe II

Credit Weight: 0.5

Prerequisite(s): Ojibwe 1013/Indigenous Learning 1014

Description: Development of conversational skills and practice in writing.

Cross-List(s): Indigenous Learning 1016

Offering: 0-0; 3-2

Notes: Students who have taken Ojibwe 1012/Indigenous Learning 1012 previously may not take Ojibwe 1015/Indigenous Learning 1016 for credit. Students may receive credit for only one of Ojibwe 1015/Indigenous Learning 1016 and Ojibwe 1016/Indigenous Learning 1017.

Ojibwe 1016 Introduction to Western Ojibwe II

Credit Weight: 0.5

Prerequisite(s): Ojibwe 1014/Indigenous Learning 1015

Description: Development of conversational skills and practice in writing.

Cross-List(s): Indigenous Learning 1017

Offering: 0-0; 3-2

Notes: Students who have taken Ojibwe 1012/Indigenous Learning 1012 previously may not take Ojibwe 1016/Indigenous Learning 1017 for credit. Students may receive credit for only one of Ojibwe 1015/Indigenous Learning 1016 and Ojibwe 1016/Indigenous Learning 1017.

Ojibwe 2001 Intermediate Ojibwe

Credit Weight: 1.0

Prerequisite(s): Ojibwe 1010/1012

Description: Development of basic skills. Introduction to reading materials.

Offering: 3-2; 3-2

Ojibwe 3001 Advanced Ojibwe

Credit Weight: 1.0

Prerequisite(s): Ojibwe 2001 or permission of the NLIP co-ordinator

Description: Continued practice of aural, oral, reading and writing skills. Introduction to syllabic writing. Contrastive analysis of related languages.

Offering: 3-2; 3-2