Chapter 2
I hope that I understood that this post was to be in the blog.
Cognitive Theory
As I was chapter 2 of the Hadley text about sensory modalities: though eyes, ears and movement, the first thought that came to mind is the phase that I have heard from Lee Staples in regards to our ways is that we have to "think Anishinabe".
When I think about this discussion, I question how do many of us that have experienced relocation (sent to different states where there was no Indian population or Indians from many different reservations with many different languages) or growing up away the language in urban settings like Minneapolis.
I think that I learn the best in a one-to-one situation only with someone that I am completely comfortable with (student attitude towards my environment) but when I do learn something, I tend to be competitive. I first started learning in a classroom setting learning the universal grammar (double vowel) but adapted to my instructor's teaching style which is phonetic so of course, I am something confused now. I also can relate to learning alone which for me is listening to tapes but I don't practice enough.
What factors do success learners possess that could benefit poor learners. It was interesting that it is determined that there is not a one theory to refer to as why there are success learners. In any learning situation, there are students that do well and others that have problems learning the subject matter. Why are some students experts in the area of math and science for example and others are not. These students have the innate capacity to learning that subject and that would apply to language as well. The success learner has innate capacity to learn the language based on many different factors based on that individual learning strategies. It is my opinion that adults and children have different learning processes to learning language. Children that are immersed in their language will not learn universal grammar until after they already know the language. Immersion may be the best theory of language success. With every language theory analyzed (74 and possibly more), it is obvious that structured individualized learning is the only way for success in acquiring and learning a second language.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Bahgaysay (Dish game)
I have been traveling to Las Vegas, NV; Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO and Rochester, MN.
Because of a bout of vertigo, I took a Meclizine and it made me sleep. I didn't get up until 3:00 p.m. today. I didn't like that. I slept the whole day away.
I attended language class in Hinckley on Tuesday. I invited my mother and my aunt along for this class. Those ladies talked about a game they used to play when they were kids and stated that they were not familar with this game.
The topic of the class was the BAHGAYSAY (Dish Game). We learned to play the game and was only supposed to respond in Ojibwe. English took over of course. We played the game three times and I was knowed out right away each game. We wagered twenty-five cents a game.
There are eight bone pieces to the game, one woman, one fish, two knives, four spots or buttons which are made out of bone. One side is clear the other side is painted red. The game pieces are approximately ¾ inches by 1/8 inch thick. There are 100 counting sticks, approximately 10 inches by ¼ inch thick. The bowl is made out of wood and is 2 to 3 inches high and about 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Two to six players can play.
To start, appoint a banker to handle the sticks, each player pays an ante. The players then start with a shake of the bowl and acquiring points, this is the qualifying round. When all the sticks are gone from the banker, the game begins. If any player does not receive any sticks, he or she must pay the ante again and sit out the rest of this game
Each player takes a turn and if the player acquires a point they get another turn.
The points consists of
Lady – 50 points
Fish-20 points
One knife – 15 points
Two knives – 30 points
One spot – 1 point
Two spots-2 points
Three spots – 3 points
Four spots – 4 points
All items one color – 8 points
The winning player receives sticks from each player based on the number of points won.
As the game goes on and one player does not have enough to pay, let’s say a fish (20 points) was won and the player only has 4 sticks left then that is how much sticks all the players have to pay the winning person. When a person has no sticks left he or she is out other game. When there are only two players left bot5h players get 25 sticks each. The game is played until one player wins all of the sticks.
Those old ladies enjoyed the class and are looking forward to next week.
Because of a bout of vertigo, I took a Meclizine and it made me sleep. I didn't get up until 3:00 p.m. today. I didn't like that. I slept the whole day away.
I attended language class in Hinckley on Tuesday. I invited my mother and my aunt along for this class. Those ladies talked about a game they used to play when they were kids and stated that they were not familar with this game.
The topic of the class was the BAHGAYSAY (Dish Game). We learned to play the game and was only supposed to respond in Ojibwe. English took over of course. We played the game three times and I was knowed out right away each game. We wagered twenty-five cents a game.
There are eight bone pieces to the game, one woman, one fish, two knives, four spots or buttons which are made out of bone. One side is clear the other side is painted red. The game pieces are approximately ¾ inches by 1/8 inch thick. There are 100 counting sticks, approximately 10 inches by ¼ inch thick. The bowl is made out of wood and is 2 to 3 inches high and about 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Two to six players can play.
To start, appoint a banker to handle the sticks, each player pays an ante. The players then start with a shake of the bowl and acquiring points, this is the qualifying round. When all the sticks are gone from the banker, the game begins. If any player does not receive any sticks, he or she must pay the ante again and sit out the rest of this game
Each player takes a turn and if the player acquires a point they get another turn.
The points consists of
Lady – 50 points
Fish-20 points
One knife – 15 points
Two knives – 30 points
One spot – 1 point
Two spots-2 points
Three spots – 3 points
Four spots – 4 points
All items one color – 8 points
The winning player receives sticks from each player based on the number of points won.
As the game goes on and one player does not have enough to pay, let’s say a fish (20 points) was won and the player only has 4 sticks left then that is how much sticks all the players have to pay the winning person. When a person has no sticks left he or she is out other game. When there are only two players left bot5h players get 25 sticks each. The game is played until one player wins all of the sticks.
Those old ladies enjoyed the class and are looking forward to next week.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I was reading a Ladies' Home Journal magazine and one of the articles that caught my attention was titled What's A Blog. A blog (shortened from "Weblog") is a personal Web page that the creator regularly updates. It's similar to a diary or journal except bloggers choose to post their feelings, thoughts and observation for the world to see rather to scribble them on a page. Blogs are usually updated daily or weekly and most offer readers an opportulnity to post a comment. No editor, publisher or other third party filters the information. Freedom of speech prevails, but the quality of writing and subject matter are a decidedly mixed bag. Blogs promote projects, share experiences, voice opinions and chronicle journeys, most contain photos or other graphics and links to other Web sites (typed verbatim from the magazine article).
I now know about facebook where you establish friends and establish communication though the facebook. Because I have dial-up at home, I could imagine trying to establish friendship links, it would take me forever to communicate.
I now know about facebook where you establish friends and establish communication though the facebook. Because I have dial-up at home, I could imagine trying to establish friendship links, it would take me forever to communicate.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Ojibwe Language Class
Today, I motored over to Hinckley to play bingo with the Elders at the District III Assisted Living Unit. It cost 25 cents for two cards and 25 cents a card when it was a special game. I walked out of there with two wins worth $38.75, Downy fablic softner and toliet bowl cleanser. I wanted the toliet paper but someone had already selected that but my Ma didn't win.
Later, I attended Larry "Amik" Smallwood Ojibwe class. Not many showed up this evening-just three of us. Amik gave us two hand outs: Who is Wenabozho0? and The Story of the Jingle Dress. I will repeat this handout:
Who is Wenaboozhoo, my seven year old asked me one night while we were laying in bed. Apparently he had been thinking about this after i had told him couple of short stories. I told him, Wenabozhoo is a Manido who is the son of our Creator. He was sent here to physically live with the Anishinabe people from infancy to elderly age. He was raised by his grandma like many of us older anishinabe people today.
Wenabozhoo roamed the old world showing the people how to live and speak Ojibwe, he did this by example of himself. Wenabozhoo was honest, dishonest, foolish, sensible, stupid, smart, greedy and generous. He was all the things a normal human was, but he was a Manido and had the ability to change himself to anything or anybody.
He roamed and made things the way they are today: how they look, how they feel, how they sound and how they smell. He named everything and everybody and gave them assignments.
After the great flood, he again traveled the new land telling people the prophecies and giving them the teachings that the Anishinabe needed.
The stories that are told about Wenabozhoo during the winter months are only for a purpose and that purpose is to teach our people the way of life, to teach our young what will happen if you behave in a certain way.
Wenabozhoo stories are called "legends" and I personally don't like this word, they should be called "teachings" because that is the purpose of "Who is Wenabozhoo" as written by Larry "Amik" Smallwood.
The sentence list was Aaniin ay zhi chi gayd, yahn,wahd, yun, yahng, yayg?
Aaniin gah izhi chi gayd, yahn, wahd, yun, yung, yahng, yayg?
Aaniin wah izshi chi gayd, yahn, wahd, yun, yung, yahng, yayg?
The word list for this lesson is dibikong, bijinahgo, zhaybah, nahguj, ishkwah nahwakwayg, onahgoshig, dibukuk, wahbung.
I will have to learn the double vowel for this words at some point.
I enjoy attending classes with Amik. I am comfortable with him.
Later, I attended Larry "Amik" Smallwood Ojibwe class. Not many showed up this evening-just three of us. Amik gave us two hand outs: Who is Wenabozho0? and The Story of the Jingle Dress. I will repeat this handout:
Who is Wenaboozhoo, my seven year old asked me one night while we were laying in bed. Apparently he had been thinking about this after i had told him couple of short stories. I told him, Wenabozhoo is a Manido who is the son of our Creator. He was sent here to physically live with the Anishinabe people from infancy to elderly age. He was raised by his grandma like many of us older anishinabe people today.
Wenabozhoo roamed the old world showing the people how to live and speak Ojibwe, he did this by example of himself. Wenabozhoo was honest, dishonest, foolish, sensible, stupid, smart, greedy and generous. He was all the things a normal human was, but he was a Manido and had the ability to change himself to anything or anybody.
He roamed and made things the way they are today: how they look, how they feel, how they sound and how they smell. He named everything and everybody and gave them assignments.
After the great flood, he again traveled the new land telling people the prophecies and giving them the teachings that the Anishinabe needed.
The stories that are told about Wenabozhoo during the winter months are only for a purpose and that purpose is to teach our people the way of life, to teach our young what will happen if you behave in a certain way.
Wenabozhoo stories are called "legends" and I personally don't like this word, they should be called "teachings" because that is the purpose of "Who is Wenabozhoo" as written by Larry "Amik" Smallwood.
The sentence list was Aaniin ay zhi chi gayd, yahn,wahd, yun, yahng, yayg?
Aaniin gah izhi chi gayd, yahn, wahd, yun, yung, yahng, yayg?
Aaniin wah izshi chi gayd, yahn, wahd, yun, yung, yahng, yayg?
The word list for this lesson is dibikong, bijinahgo, zhaybah, nahguj, ishkwah nahwakwayg, onahgoshig, dibukuk, wahbung.
I will have to learn the double vowel for this words at some point.
I enjoy attending classes with Amik. I am comfortable with him.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Moving Ahead with this technology
This technology is great once I secured some help. I remember in grade school that one of my teachers would always say, "if all else fails, read the directions." I wish I would follow that advice. It has been a struggle getting here.
I started reading the posts today and I am already impressed and enjoyed reading them. I haven't responded to them but will. Everyone is so creative. The visuals are great.
I finally loaded the disks that Brian sent. I hope to install the disks on my ipod. I left my attachments at the government center and may not be able to get them back.
I started reading the posts today and I am already impressed and enjoyed reading them. I haven't responded to them but will. Everyone is so creative. The visuals are great.
I finally loaded the disks that Brian sent. I hope to install the disks on my ipod. I left my attachments at the government center and may not be able to get them back.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Technology/Computer Illiteracy
I finally checked my UMD e-mail and I had 198 messages. Before I enrolled in this masters program, I had very limited experience with the computer. On rare occassions I would check my e-mail. I had no desire to learn what you could do with the computer.
For the last two semesters, I would go on Google to get to Moodle. I now have figured out why I never had any of the information the other students had. How lame is that? Hopefully I can have better access to information this semester. I have dial-up connectio.n and it seems, I use the connection before I can obtain information. I have not been able to add my blog address or follow any of the other blogs as of yet but I continue to work on it.
For the last two semesters, I would go on Google to get to Moodle. I now have figured out why I never had any of the information the other students had. How lame is that? Hopefully I can have better access to information this semester. I have dial-up connectio.n and it seems, I use the connection before I can obtain information. I have not been able to add my blog address or follow any of the other blogs as of yet but I continue to work on it.
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