Maricopa Community Colleges  NAV115AB   20076-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/07
NAV115AB 20076-99999 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Daily Living
Beginning conversational Navajo with continued development of basic listening and speaking skills, including basic pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence structure, and cultural awareness.
Prerequisites: NAV115AA or (permission of instructor or department chair).
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NAV115AB   20076-99999 Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Daily Living
1. Demonstrate comprehension of basic spoken Navajo. (I)
2. Demonstrate correct pronunciation and intonation of Navajo. (II)
3. Ask for and give basic information about various topics. (I, II)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
NAV115AB   20076-99999 Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Daily Living
    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. Descriptions
            1. Concrete objects
            2. Physical
            3. Personality
          D. Likes/Dislikes
            1. Hobbies
            2. Interests
          E. Foods
          F. Shopping
            1. Money
            2. Objects
            3. Purchasing
          G. Transportation
            1. Types of vehicles
            2. Travel
          H. Numbers
          I. Calendar
            1. Days
            2. Months
            3. Seasons
            4. Holidays
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