Delivered in partnership with the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and North Island College, ILF 121: Nuu-chah-nulth Immersion 1 is part of the Pathways to Nuu-chah-nulth Teacher Training Program. This community-led pathway supports Indigenous learners preparing to become teachers grounded in Nuu-chah-nulth values, language, culture, land, identity, wellness, and community.
ILF 121 provides introductory intensive Nuu-chah-nulth language instruction in an Indigenous language immersion setting. The course draws on local Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and being, with culturally relevant learning connected to identity, place, including land and sea, wellness, roles, and responsibilities. Students build oral and aural language skills through experiential, place-based, and culturally infused activities.
The teaching faculty of North Island College are responsible for implementing the College’s vision, goals, and objectives as they relate to teaching and learning. To carry out their teaching assignments, faculty use organizational skills, inter-personal skills, and their knowledge of subject matter, pedagogy, and curricular design. In addition, they have a responsibility to serve as role models for students and colleagues.
The responsibilities and typical duties listed below constitute a generic job description for teaching faculty whose responsibility may be for the delivery of scheduled classes, the support of self-paced, on-line, and distance courses, and/or instruction and supervision in laboratories, practicums, shops, etc.
