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Center for Diné Teacher Education
Navajo School Administrators Preparation Program (NSAPP)
EDA 591 Seminar: Navajo Culture, Language, &
Learning for Learner-Centered Leadership
Instructor: Dr.
Janel Hinrichsen
Fall
2006. Course
Syllabus
Location
for classes is Shiprock and Tsaile. See your email for details or
call Michelle Tapedo at 928 724 6814.
This
course is designed as
hybrid delivery. It includes both face-to-face time in which students
can benefit from real-time dialogue with peers, the instructor, and
guest presenters as well as asynchronous time in which students can
work independently through readings and written correspondence with
the instructor.
As
students in this course, you are being challenged to re-visit your
understanding of language and culture, and examine them as a means of
communication among people who have differences in ethnicity, race,
age, gender, social status, religious beliefs, etc. |
Dates of
Attendance:
October 7 & 8;
October 28 & 29;
November 18 & 19
Date for Completion
of Course Materials:
December 4, 2006
Textbook:
Initial Readings:
Agar, Michael.
(2002). Understanding the Culture of Conversation.
New York: Perennial.
Escobar-Ortloff,
Luz Marina & Ortloff, Warren G. (2003) A Cultural Challenge for
School Administrators . Intercultural Education, Vol. 14, No. 3, September.
Subsequent readings
and guides will be provided
on this web page.
See explanation
below.
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Through
examining guest speakers' perspectives, academic literature, and
your own perspective, consider the question of a monolithic
Navajo culture and one standard language (Navajo or English).
Also
explored as a part of this course, is the interwoven relationships
of language, culture and identity as it is reflected in ongoing
personal and professional relationships in educational settings.
You are being asked to take on roles of philosopher,
researcher, and construction worker who critically examines discourse
and interactions of individuals to find ways to better understand and
apply these concepts in your everyday experiences as a leader in the
intercultural setting of preK-12 schools. |
Click
here to continue
the course.
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Center for Diné Teacher Education, Diné College,
Tsaile, AZ 86556
Questions?
Contact CDTE@dinecollege.edu
Updated 10
October 2006
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