This course is an intensive practical overview of teaching Crow using the Speak Crow! Level 1 Textbook. This course will also emphasize introducing and reinforcing vocabulary with flashcards, props, and Total Physical Response (TPR) methods. It will also address classroom management techniques for the language classroom as well as using different teaching modalities to address diverse learning styles.
This course is an intensive practical overview of teaching Crow using the Speak Crow! Level 2 Textbook. This course will also emphasize introducing and reinforcing vocabulary with flashcards, props, and Total Physical Response (TPR) methods. It will also address classroom management techniques for the language classroom as well as using different teaching modalities to address diverse learning styles.
A linguistic understanding of Crow is essential to teaching the language knowledgably and being effective in the classroom. Proper teaching of Crow is dependent on a firm foundation in the sound system and rules of a language. This course is the primary linguistic introduction to the Crow phonetic system– its sounds and writing system.
This is a course on Crow as a second language. It is designed for second language learners of Crow who are at a beginner to intermediate level. It is part 1 of a 2 course continuum. The course will focus on Demonstratives singular and demonstratives – dual and plural. Pronunciation: ejectives, consonant clusters, numbers, kinship terms, body parts, verbs of possession, coming and going verbs, time in Crow, past, present, future and seasonal. It will also give an over-view of Crow pronunciation and how to use a Crow dictionary for self-learning.
This course is a continuation of CRW 121 – Intensive Crow for Beginners I.
This is a course on Crow as a second language. It is designed for second language learners of Crow who are at a beginner to intermediate level. It is part 2 of a 2 course continuum. The course will focus on Demonstratives singular and demonstratives – dual and plural. Pronunciation: ejectives, consonant clusters, numbers, kinship terms, body parts, verbs of possession, coming and going verbs, time in Crow, past, present, future and seasonal. It will also give an over-view of Crow pronunciation and how to use a Crow dictionary for self-learning.
Understanding of Crow language structure is essential to teaching the language knowledgably and being effective in the classroom. Proper teaching of Crow is dependent on a firm foundation in the rules of a language. This course is the primary linguistic introduction to Crow grammar and particularly its inflectional and derivational morphology (the internal structure of words) and pedagogical approaches to explaining this grammar. The rules associated with Crow verbal morphology are one of the most characteristic features of the language and are also a significant challenge for students.
As one of the four basic language skills writing is an important component of learning a second language. Writing can reinforce what language students learn through classroom activities or other exposure to the target language. It allows contextual use of vocabulary and grammar. In order for Crow language teachers to employ the advantages of writing, they have to be introduced to the methods of process writing, as an approach to creating texts in various genres, developing their own specific literary style and broadening up the ability to express ideas and concepts in Crow clearly and eloquently. Language teachers who can write in the target language are generally better in teaching writing.
This course will provide students with a basic introduction to the structure of traditional Crow narratives. The topics covered in this course include the following: reading and understanding sentence structures in narrative contexts, use of colorful and complex sentences in Crow stories, as well as learning Crow writing techniques from these stories.
This course focuses on material development for the Level 3 TLC textbook “Speak Crow!-Level 3 Crow Textbook”, Crow Language Consortium, Hardin, to be published 2017. Linguists and layout specialists will work with fluent Hidatsa speakers who are also teachers. Together the Lv 3 textbook will be developed with special attention to cultural and linguistic knowledge and relevance.