A Survey of the Languages Indigenous to North America.

The course counts towards the General Education Tier Two Individuals and Societies requirement. See your advisor for applicability rules.

Course Description

LING/AIS 210 surveys American Indian languages and the communities that speak them, focusing on a representative sample for closer study. The role of language in maintaining cultural identity is examined, and prospects for the future of American Indian languages are assessed.

Course Information - Sections 3, 910 & 4H

  • Instructor: Dr. Amy Fountain. Contact me by email at: avf (at) u (dot) arizona (dot) edu
  • Class Meetings: This class is entirely web-delivered
  • Office Hours: Dr. Fountain will be available for live chat via d2l, phone or in-person (at Douglass 224) meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10-10:50am, MST, or by appointment. Note that Dr. Fountain cannot return phone calls to a long-distance number.
  • Required Texts: American Indian Languages, by Shirley Silver and Wick Miller. 1997, UA Press; and Flutes of Fire, by Leanne Hinton. 1996. Heyday Books.
  • The texts are available at the UA Bookstore in the Student Union.

If you are interested in enrolling in LING/AIS 210 'American Indian Languages', but have not been able to register via the web, please note that students often drop and add courses to their schedules throughout the break, and therefore spots may open up for web registration unpredictably. Keep checking webreg, and we hope you will be able to find a spot in the class before the start of the semester. If you would like to have your name added to our waiting list, please email Dr. Fountain. I cannot guarantee seats to anyone who has not registered through webreg before the first day of classes.

If the class is still full at the start of semester we will administratively drop students who fail to participate during the first week of classes, in order to make room for students who wish to add.