The University of New Mexico
NVJO: Navajo Catalog Description

  Three Year Fall Semester Average
Course Catalog Description Enrollment Section
Capacity
Credits
NVJO101 Beginning Navajo for students with no previous exposure to the language. Development of all four language skills, with emphasis on listening and speaking. {101-Fall, 102-Spring} 60.00 67.00 180.00
NVJO102 Beginning Navajo for students with no previous exposure to the language. Development of all four language skills, with emphasis on listening and speaking. {101-Fall, 102-Spring} 50.33 80.00 151.00
NVJO103 Fundamentals of Navajo for students in the medical profession. Does not satisfy language requirement of College of Arts and Sciences. {Offered upon demand} 10.67 20.00 32.00
NVJO105 Introduction to Navajo writing and reading; for native speakers of Navajo only. 101 and 105 may not both be counted for credit.201-202. Intermediate Navajo. (3, 3) WillinkIntermediate Navajo for students who have completed 102 or 105, or equivalent. Continued development of all four skills. Prerequisite: (101-102) or 105. {201-Fall, 202-Spring} 5.67 13.33 17.00
NVJO201 Intermediate Navajo for students who have completed 102 or 105, or equivalent. Continued development of all four skills. Prerequisite: (101-102) or 105. (Main Campus Course)
NVJO202   12.00 25.00 36.00
NVJO206 A continuation of NVJO 105 for native Navajo speakers. Difficulty level of reading will increase. Additionally, difficulty level of writing will require an advanced level of vocabulary. Fluency in Navajo is desired. Prerequisite: 105. 1.67 20.00 5.00
NVJO311 This course emphasizes Navajo grammar and introduces students to the prefix template of the Navajo verb. Verb paradigms in the imperfective are covered using a variety of literary and cultural materials. Prerequisite: 202 or 206.
NVJO312 The course continues study of the verb paradigms in Navajo and introduces the perfective, usitative, iterative, progressive and future modes using a variety of literary and cultural material. Discussion includes Navajo aspectual variation, stem alternations and conjugation patterns. Prerequisite: 311. 1.00 5.00 3.00
NVJO315 An examination of Navajo syntax, including voice alternations (passive, causative), relative and subordinate clause constructions and discourse structure. Prerequisite: 202 or 206.
NVJO401 Introduction to linguistics in Navajo including phonetics and phonology, grammar, semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics. Prerequisite: 202 or 206. 5.00 14.00 15.00
NVJO495 Restriction: permission of instructor. 2.00 50.00 6.33
NVJO501 Introduction to linguistics in Navajo including phonetics and phonology, grammar, semantics, pragmatics and sociolinguistics. Prerequisite: 202 or 206. 1.00 8.67 3.00
NVJO511 This course emphasizes Navajo grammar and introduces students to the prefix template of the Navajo verb. Verb paradigms in the imperfective are covered using a variety of literary and cultural materials. Prerequisite: 202 or 206.
NVJO512 The course continues study of the verb paradigms in Navajo and introduces the perfective, usitative, iterative, progressive and future modes using a variety of literary and cultural material. Discussion includes Navajo aspectual variation, stem alternations and conjugation patterns. Prerequisite: 311and 511. 0.00 0.00 0.00
NVJO515 An examination of Navajo syntax, including voice alternations (passive, causative), relative and subordinate clause constructions and discourse structure. Prerequisite: 202 or 206.
NVJO595 Original independent study project approved by instructor. Restriction: permission of instructor. 1.33 50.00 4.00

"NVJO: Navajo "Three Fall Subject Average - Enroll: 150.67 Capacity: 353.00 Credits: 452.33'