Maricopa Community Colleges  NAV115AC   20076-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/07
NAV115AC 20076-99999 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Culture
Beginning conversational Navajo with continued development of listening and speaking skills, including basic pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence structure, and cultural awareness.
Prerequisites: NAV115AB or (permission of instructor or department chair).
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NAV115AC   20076-99999 Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Culture
1. Demonstrate comprehension of basic spoken Navajo. (I)
2. Demonstrate correct pronunciation and intonation of Navajo. (II)
3. Relate and demonstrate comprehension of Navajo stories. (I- III)
4. Describe Navajo traditions and cultural activities. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
NAV115AC   20076-99999 Beginning Navajo Conversation I: Culture
    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
        III. Culture
            A. Traditional ceremonies
            B. Feasts
            A. Activities
              1. Family
              2. Cultural
              3. Seasonal
            A. Stories in Navajo
              1. Aural comprehension
              2. Oral production
            A. Other
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