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Beginning Navajo Conversation I
Course: NAV115

First Term: 2007 Fall
 Lecture   3 Credit(s)   3 Period(s)   3 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S


Description: Beginning conversational Navajo with emphasis on basic listening and speaking skills, including basic pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence structure, and cultural awareness



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate comprehension of basic spoken Navajo. (I)
2. Demonstrate correct pronunciation and intonation of Navajo. (II)
3. Use Navajo vocabulary to describe self and others. (I, II)
4. Ask for and give basic information about various topics. (I, II)
5. Relate and demonstrate comprehension of Navajo stories. (I- III)
6. Describe Navajo traditions and cultural activities. (III)
7. Speak, read, and write Navajo in basic sentences. (I-IV)
8. Tell Navajo stories. (I-V)
9. Read stories written in Navajo. (I-V)
10. Write original stories in Navajo. (I-V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Listening Skills
   A. Dialogues in Navajo
   B. Narratives in Navajo
   C. Other
II. Speaking Skills
   A. Navajo pronunciation and intonation
      1. Nasal marks
      2. High tone marks
      3. Glottal stops
      4. Accents
   B. Vocabulary and sentence structures
      1. Nouns
      2. Pronouns
      3. Verbs
      4. Adjectives
      5. Adverbs
      6. Prepositions versus postpositions
      7. Enclitics
      8. Negation
      9. Questions
      10. Numbers
      11. Calendar
         a. Days
         b. Months
         c. Seasons
         d. Holidays
   C. Self
      1. Introductions/personal data
      2. Greetings
         a. Relationship to others
         b. Salutation
         c. Farewell
      3. Descriptions
         a. Concrete objects
         b. Physical
         c. Personality
      4. Likes/Dislikes
         a. Hobbies
         b. Interests
   D. Family/home
      1. Description
      2. Foods
   E. Community/school
      1. Description
      2. Occupations
      3. Businesses
   F. Shopping
      1. Money
      2. Objects
      3. Purchasing
   G. Transportation
      1. Types of vehicles
      2. Travel
III. Culture
   A. Clan system
   B. Traditional ceremonies
   C. Feasts
   D. Activities
      1. Family
      2. Cultural
      3. Seasonal
   A. E. Stories in Navajo
      1. Aural comprehension
      2. Oral production
   A. Other
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 5/22/2007

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