LNMCO 11 Mohawk Language

Course Expectations

This course will provide students an opportunity to expand their knowledge of a Native language and of Native philosophy, spirituality and values. It will enhance their identity and self-worth. Students will communicate by using a variety of phrases and expressions, create short conversations, skits, stories, and narratives, use information technology, and develop an awareness of the structural and functional workings of a Native language. This course is open to students who have successfully completed NL2 or who can demonstrate the required proficiency.

Unit Titles

Overall Curriculum Expectations

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

• demonstrate listening skills in a variety of situations;
• converse on familiar and new topics in structured and open-ended situations;
• communicate ideas and information for a variety of purposes using new vocabulary and known expressions;
• demonstrate an understanding of language structures and vocabulary in a variety of contexts;

• use various forms of communication to express Native philosophy;
• demonstrate an understanding of the oral traditions of the language under study;
• use information technology to communicate in a Native language.

READING

•  read passages on familiar and unfamiliar topics and infer the meaning of new words and language pattern in those passages;
• identify language patterns and vocabulary that have been learned through oral work;
• read for a variety of purposes;
• demonstrate comprehension of a variety of reading materials;
• demonstrate an understanding of the history of the Native language under study;
• use information technology to communicate in a Native language.

WRITING

• express ideas in writing, using familiar and new vocabulary and language structures;
• demonstrate creativity and clarity in the communication of ideas, feelings, and information;
• demonstrate accuracy in writing and a knowledge of linguistic conventions;
• use information technology to communicate in a Native language;