Course Description
Students will study a less-commonly taught Latin American indigenous language either in the country of origin or at UGA. The course will focus on developing students' cultural and linguistic knowledge of the target language.
Athena Title
Latin Amer Indigenous Lan I
Non-Traditional Format
May be used for transfer credit or as a one-course stand alone offering at UGA.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize and understand different features of Latin American and Paraguayan culture specific to Guaraní-speaking communities. 2. Recognize basic demographic information (e.g., numbers of speakers, geographic distribution) of Guaraní-speaking communities. 3. Understand and apply rules of pronunciation of Guaraní. 4. Understand and apply rules of word formation, including noun and verb suffixes. 5. Understand and apply rules of sentence formation. 6. Produce and understand basic dialogues in Guaraní using a variety of vocabulary.
Topical Outline
History and Cultural Topics 1. The history of Paraguay and of its indigenous communities 2. Bilingualism/Diglossia in Paraguay 3. Guaraní in contemporary Paraguayan society 4. Guaraní/Spanish bilingualism and Jopará Language Topics 1. Orthography in Guaraní 2. Pronunciation of vowel and consonant inventory 3. Personal pronouns in Guaraní (che, nde, ha'e, ñande, ore, péê, ha'ekuéra) 4. Conjugating (active) verbs in the present tense 5. Basic (affirmative) sentence structure in Guaraní 6. Numbers 1-100 7. Asking Questions 8. Additional affixes (e.g., diminutives, temporal, possessives) 9. Negation 10. Conjugating (active) verbs in the past tense 11. Vocabulary, including food terminology and body parts