Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: speak with hesitant fluency in Tuscarora to promote intergenerational language transmission (practice); the ability to understand the rudimentary linguistic features of a polysynthetic language from a language science perspective (theory); beginning depth in an area of linguistic knowledge that will contribute to Indigenous language revitalization efforts (theory and practice); foundational hands-on skills in linguistic or pedagogical research related to an Indigenous language (theory to practice);demonstrate their ability to speak, listen, read and write in Tuscarora;  discuss familiar topics directly related to their daily lives; synthesize material learned to express ideas and ask simple questions to succeed in survival situations; converse with their teacher on a familiar topic for a period of 10 minutes; engage effectively in predictable and concrete exchanges that involve personal information related to self, family, home, daily activities, interests, and personal preferences, as well as physical and social needs, such as food and shopping; ask a variety of questions in order to obtain information regarding the topic; understand simple sentence-length speech on daily topics, conversation or receive directions and engage in the conversation; understand information through context clues in predictable texts and comprehend texts that convey basic information/messages in everyday contexts; meet functional writing needs, such as simple messages, letters or respond to basic questions in written format to communicate facts and ideas through loosely connected sentences in all tenses. Prerequisite: Entrance exam with score of 80 % or higher.