Tlingit Transcription & Translation

Drawing on the depth of Tlingit audio and video recordings, students will learn modern processes of transcribing and translating Tlingit for oral literature projects. Students increase their fluency and comprehension and learn to manipulate studio and video files, render subtitles, export to various formats, and learn different literary techniques utilized in translation.

Our main texts for this class are:

Our class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30–7:30 at the link below:
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December 1, 2016 – Verb Sleuthing & Future Verb Modes
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November 29, 2016 – Verb Sleuthing & Future Verb Modes
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November 22, 2016 – Words of Encouragement & Future Verb Modes
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encouragement (slideshow)
verb-sleuthing (slideshow)
hearing-listening-understanding-speaking (slideshow)
tlingit-grammar__semantics (slideshow)
04-the-future-handout

November 17, 2016 – Future Verb Modes
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November 15, 2016 – Future Verb Modes
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shaking-finger_11-15 (class notes)

November 10, 2016 – Translation Practice & ELAN Export
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November 8, 2016 – Translation Practice
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November 3, 2016 – Translation Practice
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October 20, 2016 – Translation Practice
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October 27, 2016 – Translation Practice
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October 13, 2016 – Translation Practice, ELAN Practice & Project Updates
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October 11, 2016 – ELAN Practice & Project Updates
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handling_verbs_10-12 (class notes)

October 6, 2016 – ELAN Practice & Project Updates
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October 4, 2016 – ELAN Practice & Project Updates
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Handout: 04-the-future-handout

September 29, 2016 – The Perfective Mode, Projects
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September 27, 2016 – The Perfective Mode, Stem Variation, Projects
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September 22, 2016 – The Perfective Mode
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handout: 03-the-perfective-handout

September 20, 2016 – The Perfective Mode
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September 15, 2016
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September 13, 2016
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September 8, 2016
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Handout: The Perfective

September 6, 2016 – ELAN, Projects, Practice
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September 1, 2016 – ELAN & Transcription/Translation Strategies
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downloads: ELAN Software

August 30. 2016 – Introductions & Syllabus
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