https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf By: Matthew Henson en-us 2016-12-02 22:13:47 UTC 2026-03-01 13:53:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png mthenson https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141519860 The cartoon character is making a joke about Black Friday and how it was made fun of how it misinterpreted Black Friday and painted itself Black. This is an example of code switching English and Navajo. ]]> 2016-12-02 22:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141519860 mthenson https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141521380 Two Navajo comedians use English and Navajo in their skits. The two comedians use modern day English with baby boomer and current generation Navajo dialect and slang. Throughout their skit they use both Navajo and English language. If the viewer is unaware of the Navajo cuture, traditions, music, or language then the skit seems dull and dry. However if the viewer is aware of the culture, traditions, music, and etc. the skit is hilarious to the viewer. ]]> 2016-12-02 22:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141521380 mthenson https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141522055 A teacher addresses the importance of teaching and continuing the practice of the Navajo language for current and future generations. She is relearning the language in order to regain culture values and be able to pass on the language. At the same time she is learning Navajo with her son as a motivation.]]> 2016-12-02 23:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141522055 mthenson https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141522604 Many people of all ages today from different backgrounds are eager to learn the Navajo language. Not to only learn to speak the language, but to learn to read and write in the language proficiently. You can purchase this from a book store or download it online with a fee.]]> 2016-12-02 23:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141522604 mthenson https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141522853 Here is an example of the English/Navajo alphabet. Looking at the alphabet chart it seems like any other alphabet chart, but some English letters do not exist in the Navajo language. The Navajo alphabet doesn't have the following letters; the letter "c" by itself, "f," "p," "q," "r," "u," and the letter "v."]]> 2016-12-02 23:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141522853 mthenson https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141523187 It is important that a student should continue learning their L2 along with their L1. I have always been interested in ways to continue practicing my L1 while at the same time using my L2. After talking to friends and family, I have noticed that I along with many others use code switching daily. Along with using as much of our L1 as we can in the present day in order to revitalize a "dying language." Here are some examples and resources of how current ELL students can use modern technology to learn or relearn the Navajo Language in the classroom and at home.]]> 2016-12-02 23:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141523187 amybegay https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526027 Here is a website you can use with your ELL students to develop Vocabulary words.

]]> 2016-12-03 01:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526027 amybegay https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526467 2016-12-03 01:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526467 amybegay https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526525 2016-12-03 01:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526525 amybegay https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526792 Ya'at'eeh, my name is Matthew Henson and I am a graduate student at ASU. I would like to share some of the strategies, resources that a teacher with ELL students can use in their classroom. Some of the resources, you can play to get an idea of what Code-Switching sounds like in the Navajo language.]]> 2016-12-03 01:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141526792 amybegay https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141530171 This site is a great example of how a Navajo sentence structure works. ]]> 2016-12-03 04:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mthenson/5ic1js2068hf/wish/141530171