Native Language Instructor
The two-year program is based on a pedagogy of Indigenous instruction that will increase the number of qualified Class 7 instructors. The pedagogy requires the transfer of knowledge, embedded in the language, for the continuation of Indigenous language and culture. Program instruction will be targeted to meet the standards of Montana’s Office of Public Instruction Class 7 teacher licensure.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
CAPP
| CAPP Option | 3 |
HLTH
| Health Option | 3 |
| HS 100 | Human Relations | 1 |
| | |
| M 121 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Or | |
| M 145 | Math for Liberal Arts | 3 |
| | |
| NASX 105 | Introduction to American Inidan Studies | 3 |
| | |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing | 3 |
| Or | |
| WRIT 104 | Workplace Communications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Program of Study Courses
| COMX 111 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| EDEC 108 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education with Lab | 2 |
EDEC 109
| | 1 |
| EDEC 220 | Creating an Environment for Learning-Early Childhood with Lab | 3 |
EDEC 221
| | 1 |
| EDEC 227 | Early Childhood Language Acquisition | 3 |
| EDEC 281 | Early Childhood Curriculum Design & Implementation I with Lab | 3 |
EDEC 282
| | 1 |
| EDEC 283 | Early Childhood Curriculum Design & Implementation II with Lab | 3 |
EDEC 284
| | 1 |
EDEC 285
| | 1 |
EDEC 286
| | 1 |
| | |
| NASX 121 | Introduction to Nakon I•A Language | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 131 | Introduction to Dakota Language | 3 |
| | |
| NASX 122 | Advanced Nakon I•A Language | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 132 | Advanced Dakota Language | 3 |
| | |
| NASX 221 | Conversational Nakona I•A Language | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 133 | Conversational Dakota Language I | 3 |
| | |
| NASX 222 | Conversational Nakona I•A Language II | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 134 | Conversational Dakota Language II | 3 |
| | |
| PSYX 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| PSYX 230 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 101 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 43 |
Total Credit Hours: 59
Native Language Instructor
First Semester (Fall)
| CAPP 131 | Basic Microsoft Office | 3 |
| EDEC 108 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education with Lab | 2 |
EDEC 109
| | 1 |
| PSYX 230 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| | |
| NASX 121 | Introduction to Nakon I•A Language | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 131 | Introduction to Dakota Language | 3 |
| | |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing | 3 |
| Or | |
| WRIT 104 | Workplace Communications | 3 |
Second Semester (Sp)
| EDEC 227 | Early Childhood Language Acquisition | 3 |
HLTH 110
| | 3 |
| | |
MATH 145
| | 3 |
| Or | |
MATH 121
| | 3 |
| | |
| NASX 122 | Advanced Nakon I•A Language | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 132 | Advanced Dakota Language | 3 |
Summer Session
Third Semester (Fall)
| COMX 111 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| EDEC 220 | Creating an Environment for Learning-Early Childhood with Lab | 3 |
EDEC 221
| | 1 |
| NASX 105 | Introduction to American Inidan Studies | 3 |
| HS 100 | Human Relations | 1 |
| | |
| NASX 221 | Conversational Nakona I•A Language | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 133 | Conversational Dakota Language I | 3 |
| | |
PSYCH 100
| | 4 |
Fourth Semester (Sp)
| EDEC 281 | Early Childhood Curriculum Design & Implementation I with Lab | 3 |
EDEC 282
| | 1 |
| EDEC 283 | Early Childhood Curriculum Design & Implementation II with Lab | 3 |
EDEC 284
| | 1 |
EDEC 285
| | 1 |
EDEC 286
| | 1 |
| | |
| NASX 222 | Conversational Nakona I•A Language II | 3 |
| Or | |
| NASX 134 | Conversational Dakota Language II | 3 |
| | |
| SOCI 101 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
Summer Session
Total Credit Hours: 61
Program Learning Outcomes:
- Student will demonstrate early production and speech Emergence stages of language acquisition in either Nakona or Dakota Language.
- Student will acquire Class 7 Montana State Licensure
**Students may need to enroll at Dawson Community College for the EDEC classes