Maricopa Community Colleges  NAV115AA   20076-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/07
NAV115AA 20076-99999 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Relationships
Beginning conversational Navajo with emphasis on basic listening and speaking skills, including basic pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence structure, and cultural awareness.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NAV115AA   20076-99999 Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Relationships
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)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
NAV115AA   20076-99999 Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Relationships
    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. Other
          C. Self
            1. Introduction
              a. Navajo clan system
              b. Personal data
            2. Greetings
              a. Relationship to others
              b. Salutation
              c. Farewell
          D. Family/home
          E. Community/school
            1. Description
            2. Occupations
            3. Businesses
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