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... processing of the language through English. While giving an early impression of control, certainly to students but also to teachers, this practice can have a number of unintended consequences. First, students delay the moment of using Lakota as a language to communicate, since all communication ...

... to as an adult Lakota language learner. Good elementary vocabulary/content set to memorable melodies/songs. It is good listening comprehension practice regardless of your proficiency level. Yeah, you know you want it. ;) Mitch

... for very good reasons. First of all, an internet forum is a largely anonymous and impersonal environment and as such it is not a suitable place to practice or discuss spirituality. Anyone can claim anything in such environment, anyone can claim to be an authority over spiritual or cultural issues. ...

... are several criteria that you should look at when you subscribe to an on-line class: Teacher speaking time: You won’t learn a language unless you practice speaking it. Therefore, good language teachers have to always try to minimize the teacher speaking time and maximize the student speaking time. ...

... rule on a regular basis. This is because we are preparing a new approach to teaching. We are working on sequenced and progressive lessons with practice activities for each that will give instant feedback. Forum members will be able to move to the next lesson upon finishing the practice activities ...

... or the grammar description in this post: LINK ”. For instance, many members learn words and their usage in the Word of the Week section and they practice grammar rules in the Grammar of the Week. When you notice mistakes in things that you have already learned through these activities, you can ...

... yogurt and watch movies who's theme ranges from ancient history to science fiction, we know in our hearts who we are and many of us continue to practice traditional things. We don't want to be anything else but what we are. We are Indians (or as some prefer Native Americans). Our language is ...

... groups are established only for the sake of communication among their members, i.e. in case people from one country want to get in touch and practice the language together. Administrators (Nahómnikhiyapi) Members of this group provide technical support to the forum functionality. Global moderators ...

We have started creating various quizzes that can help you practice vocabulary and grammar and give you feedback on your knowledge. There is, however, one issue that needs to be addressed in respect to the keyboard usage: One type of quiz requires typing ...

We have started creating various quizzes that can help you practice vocabulary and grammar and give you feedback on your knowledge. There is, however, one issue that needs to be addressed in respect to the keyboard usage: One type of quiz requires typing ...

Level 2 textbook, page 6. Listen to the audio track and select the correct vowel to fill in each word. http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/01-06.mp3 1: w__blí 'eagle' aŋ iŋ uŋ 2: __yaŋ 'stone' aŋ iŋ uŋ 3: __čí 'grandmother' aŋ iŋ uŋ 4: čh__ 'wood' aŋ iŋ uŋ 5: s__ 'off-white' aŋ iŋ uŋ...

Level 2 textbook, page 4, listening activity number 4. Listen to the audio track and decide which vowel is missing in each word: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/01-04.mp3 Question 1: čháp_ 'beaver' a e i o u Question 2: p_spíza 'prairie dog' a e i o u Question 3: ȟ_ká 'badger' a ...

... How are individual characters of the writing system pronounced? This part of the forum will provide lots of instruction, information and practice on these issues. It is advisable that you follow the activities in the given order. Additional information can be found here: 1) Visit the ...

... very carefully, as in citation or formal speech. If your first language is English and want to pronounce Lakota vowels correctly you have to practice "deleting" the glide ( y or w ) after your vowels.

Practice listening comprehension of k, p, t versus kh, ph, th Level 2 textbook, page 130 Listen to the audio track and select if you hear k or kh , p or ph , t or th : http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/11-12.mp3 ...

... ). Based on the above rule you can easily fill the missing letters in the exercise below. But you can also listen to the pronunciation to get some practice: http://lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/download/quizzes/07-05.mp3 1: _našká g ǧ 2: _í g ǧ 3: wa_lékšuŋ g ǧ 4: a_úyapi g ǧ 5: núŋ_e g ǧ 6: uŋzó_e ...

... than non-aspirated č. For this reason it is logical to try and memorize the occurrence of č. LLF © 2009, all right reserved. All quizzes, practice activities and grammatical descriptions are copyright of the Lakota Language Forum. They may not be reproduced in print, on a website or transmitted ...

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