Maricopa Community Colleges  NAV204   20076-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/07
NAV204 20076-99999 LEC 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Navajo for Navajo-Speaking Students II
Continued study of the Navajo language for Navajo-speaking students. Advanced practice and development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on fluency and accuracy of increasingly complex topics of the Navajo language and study of Navajo people and cultures.
Prerequisites: (NAV201 or NAV203), or (permission of Instructor or Department Chair).
Course Note: NAV204 is conducted entirely in Navajo. May be taken in lieu of NAV202.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NAV204   20076-99999 Navajo for Navajo-Speaking Students II
1. Ask and answer questions and express opinions extemporaneously about a variety of increasingly complex topics using Navajo pronunciation, intonation, and syntax. (I, II)
2. Demonstrate comprehension of elements of increasingly complex selections of Navajo-language music, films, and television programs. (II)
3. Derive meaning from increasingly complex authentic Navajo texts. (III)
4. Write a composition of at least 300 words using correct Navajo structure and following the writing process (organizing, writing, revising, and proofreading). (IV)
5. Identify and describe current events and issues related to Navajo people, language, and culture. (I-V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
NAV204   20076-99999 Navajo for Navajo-Speaking Students II
    I. Speaking Skills (Increasingly Complex Topics)
        A. Areas of immediate interest and familiarity
          1. Pronunciation
          2. Intonation
          3. Stress
        B. Syntax
          1. Sentences
          2. Questions
        C. Autobiographical information
          1. School/job-related information
          2. Social situations
          3. Other
        D. Original dialogues
          1. School
          2. Work
          3. Travel
          4. Home
          5. Other
        E. Discussions
          1. Literary journalistic readings
          2. Navajo customs and culture
        F. Oral answers to questions
        G. Skits
        H. Oral presentation
          1. Current events
          2. Social issues
          3. Culture
          4. Other topics
        I. Other
      II. Listening Skills (Increasingly Complex Selections)
          A. Narratives
          B. Dialogue
          C. Musical selections
          D. Navajo literature
          E. Films and television programs
          F. Topics
            1. Vocabulary
            2. Sentences
            3. Paragraphs
            4. Short narratives
            5. Other texts
        III. Readings (Increasingly Complex)
            A. Cultural
            B. Literary
            C. Journalistic
            D. Other
          IV. Advanced Writing Skills
              A. Grammar/sentence structure
                1. Nouns
                2. Pronouns
                3. Verbs
                4. Adjectives
                5. Adverbs
                6. Prepositions versus postpositions
                7. Enclitics
                8. Negation
                9. Questions
                10. Other
              B. Written composition
            V. Navajo Culture
                A. Geography of Navajo regions
                B. People and communities
                  1. History
                  2. Social Issues
                  3. Norms and beliefs
                C. Customs and traditions
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