Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, e-Learning

The certificate in Indigenous Language Teaching prepares students to work in the growing language revitalization field, including within tribal organizations, tribal corporations, school districts, and non-profit organizations. This certificate is meant to lead to a type M certification within the state of Alaska. It also supplements students' learning goals within the Indigenous Language Learning Certificate, and would support eventual or tandem enrollment in the Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Alaska Native Languages & Studies and/or a Masters in Teaching degree. 11 credits fulfill the GER requirement for the certificate, with the rest of the courses focused on teaching language communication, understanding & human relations, for a total of 38 credits.

Upon completion, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate increased Indigenous language fluency.
2. Enter the workforce as language teachers, researchers, documenters, curriculum developers and program leaders in partner organizations.