Indigenous Languages of Americas (ILA)
ILA 180 Advanced Studies in Indigenous Languages of the Americas 3 Units
Department: Indigenous Languages of Americas
Course level: Undergraduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: 101 and 102.
This course is designed to introduce students to Nahuatl textuality by drawing examples from poetry and painting. Addresses interrelations between alphabetical writing, pictography, and orality. The course will also offer students an introduction to Ancient Nahuatl through the study of James Lockhart's (one day per week will be dedicated to the study of Nahuatl). Students will also be introduced to the paleography of colonial Nahuatl texts.