BC's Indigenous Public Post-Secondary Institute

NLEK-110 - Nle?kepmx Language: Pronunciation - Learning the Sounds - 3.00 Credits

NLEK-110 - Nle?kepmx Language: Pronunciation - Learning the Sounds - 3.00 Credits

Course Details
Nle?kepmx language proficiency in adult learners prepares them for learning and hearing Nle?kepmx language sounds. The student will actively participate in an Nle?kepmx introduction to Nle?kepmx language. Instruction method develops proper pronunciation skills in the forty-seven separate sounds of Nle?kepmx language, develops recognition and differentiation of separate sounds in speech. This method provides the learner with foundational communication skills as a beginner learner.
Part of the:
  • UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
  • Available/Required in the following Programs:
  • Nle?kepmx Language Fluency Certificate Program - Certificate Completion Plan
  • Prerequisites : ENGL 060 or English 12 or English Studies 12 and/or English First Peoples 12 or permission of instructor.
    Course Outline
    Instructors Qualifications: Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent.
    Office Hours: 1.5 Per Week
    Contact Hours: 45
    Student Evaluation
    Procedure:
    Assignments 50 - 70%, Final 30 - 50%, Total 100 %. Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
    Learning Outcomes:

    Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:



    • demonstrate an ability to recognize and identify all forty-seven sounds of Nłeʔkepmx language

    • demonstrate an ability to pronounce all forty-seven sounds of Nłeʔkepmx language as a part of speech;

    • demonstrate an ability to recognize correct sounds when combined in syllables;

    • demonstrate an ability to recognize and pronounce sounds correctly when combined in syllables; and

    • demonstrate an ability to pronounce key words combining recognizable sound patterns in word structures.

    Text and Materials:
  • Jimmie, Mandy Na'zinek. Nle’kepmxcin handbook: A guide to learning (Draft). 2011. Merritt, BC. Unpublished manuscript.
  • Other Resources:
    Transfer Credits: For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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