Nahuatl
Studying
Modern Spoken K'iche' Maya
in Nahuala, Guatemala
The Center for Latin American Studies at University of Chicago and the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale University jointly administer a summer intensive language program in Beginning through Advanced Nahuatl, taught in Oapan, Mexico.
The Nahuatl Summer Institute will next be offered from June 18-August 25, 2007.
With support from a US Department of Education National Resource Center grant, the Nahuatl Summer Insititute has been offered biannually since the mid-1990s under the direction of course instructor Jonathan Amith.
Intensive Beginners Nahuatl 1-2 (LACS 37001-LACS 37002)
June 18-July 27, 2007
(Students must register for both LACS 37001 and LACS 37002)
Tuition: $4,800*
This 6-week course sequence is appropriate for master’s, doctoral, and advanced undergraduate students. Nahuatl is an indigenous language spoken widely in Central Mexico. In this intensive sequence, students will learn the dialects of Nahuatl spoken in San Agustin Oapan and Ameyaltepec in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Particular emphasis is placed on the structure of Nahuatl so that in the future students will be able to understand Classical and colonial Nahuatl. Students will have access to a large unpublished dictionary (approximately 9,000 entries) of the Nahuatl spoken in these two villages, as well as many digitally recorded and transcribed texts. Proficiency-based instruction incorporates language tapes, online resources, and native speakers as guest lecturers. This course meets at the Nahuatl field station in Oapan, Mexico.
Intensive Intermediate Nahuatl 1-2 (LACS 47001-LACS 47002)
June 18-July 27, 2007
(Prerequisite: LACS 37001-LACS 37002 or equivalent. Students must register for both LACS 47001-LACS 47002)
Tuition: $4,800*
This 6-week course sequence is appropriate for master’s, doctoral, and advanced undergraduate students. Nahuatl is an indigenous language spoken widely in Central Mexico. In this intensive sequence, students will learn the dialects of Nahuatl spoken in San Agustin Oapan and Ameyaltepec in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Particular emphasis is placed on the structure of Nahuatl in order that in the future students will be able to understand Classical and colonial Nahuatl. Students will have access to a large unpublished dictionary (approximately 9,000 entries) of the Nahuatl spoken in these two villages, as well as many digitally recorded and transcribed texts. Proficiency-based instruction incorporates language tapes, online resources, and native speakers as guest lecturers.This course meets at the Nahuatl field station in Oapan, Mexico. This intermediate-level courses will focus on text analysis and translation.
Intensive Advanced Nahuatl 1-2
June 18-July 27, 2007
(Prerequisite: LACS 47001-LACS 47002 or equivalent. Students must register for both LACS 47001-LACS 47002)
Tuition: $4,800*
This 6-week course sequence is appropriate for master’s, doctoral, and advanced undergraduate students. Nahuatl is an indigenous language spoken widely in Central Mexico. In this intensive sequence, students will learn the dialects of Nahuatl spoken in San Agustin Oapan and Ameyaltepec in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Particular emphasis is placed on the structure of Nahuatl in order that in the future students will be able to understand Classical and colonial Nahuatl. Students will have access to a large unpublished dictionary (approximately 9,000 entries) of the Nahuatl spoken in these two villages, as well as many digitally recorded and transcribed texts. Proficiency-based instruction incorporates language tapes, online resources, and native speakers as guest lecturers. This course meets at the Nahuatl field station in Oapan, Mexico. This advanced-level courses will focus on text analysis and translation.
* Please contact jpbeck@uchicago.edu for FLAS Fellow tuition information.
