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Nsyilxcen

The Nsyilxcen Language Fluency Certificate & Diploma programs are innovative programs with a focus on Nsyilxcen in the curriculum.

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Nsyilxcen

These programs are open to all students within the respective Nsyilxcen communities who wish to enhance their knowledge of Indigenous language. The certificate program duration is year-long, with an option to continue on to the second-year diploma.

A certificate is awarded upon completion of the one-year course. The certificate program requires 33 credits (see below) and students will be required to maintain an overall minimum GPA of 2.33 is required.

Admission Eligibility Requirements

  • Grade 12 or equivalent or mature student status
  • English Studies 12 or English First peoples 12 or English 12 or English 060
  • A letter of intent detailing reasons why one is interested in the program

Certificate Courses

  • INLG-180 – Dynamics of Indigenous Language Shift
  • INLG-181 – Issues, Principles and Practices in Language Revitalization
  • NSYL-110 – Nsyilxcen Language: Pronunciation – Learning the Sounds (previous Inst 111 Or Pre-2019 Nsyl 110)
  • NSYL-111 – Nsyilxcen Pronunciation – Root Sounds (previous INST 191)
  • NSYL-112 – Introduction to Writing Nsyilxcen (previous INST 112)
  • NSYL-120 – Nsyilxcen Everyday Social Language (previous pre-2019 NSYL 111)
  • NSYL-121 – Nsyilxcen Everyday Action and Interaction (previous NSYL 150)
  • NSYL-122 – Nsyilxcen Vocabulary in Place and Socio-Spatial Context I (previous NSYL 255)
  • NSYL-130 – Nsyilxcen Entry Tools: Introduction to Full Immersion (previous NSYL 152)
  • NSYL-131 – Special Topics – Nsyilxcen Immersion (previous NSYL 151 or INST 192)
  • NSYL-132 – Nsyilxcen Interpersonal Interactions Through Immersion Learning (previous NSYL 153)

Diploma Courses

In addition to the successful completion of the Nsyilxcen Language Fluency certificate, students will be required to take the courses below to complete a total of 66 credits to obtain the diploma. As with the certificate requirement, students must maintain an overall minimum GPA of 2.33.

  • INLG-160 – Ways of Knowing: Nsyilxcn Social Foundations (previous INST 145)
  • INLG-260 – Ways of Knowing: The Syilx Land Culture (previous INST 245)
  • NSYL-211 – Nsyilxcen Translation/Transliteration (previous INST 210)
  • NSYL-220 – Nsyilxcen Vocabulary in Place and Socio- Spatial Context II (previous NSYL 257)
  • NSYL-221 – Nsyilxcen Structure and Syntax
  • NSYL-230 – Nsyilxcen Connections: Context Through Immersion Learning
  • NSYL-231 – Nsyilxcen Place and Time: Context Through Immersion Learning (previous NSYL 154)
  • NSYL-330 – Nsyilxcen Immersion: Pod/Cohort Learning Through Multiple Mentors (previous NSYL 360)
  • NSYL-350 – Nsyilxcen Immersion: Introduction to Mentored Special Topics