HMNG 105 HMong Worldview Through Language II
This is the second course of a sequence that builds upon an introductory understanding of HMong worldviews and diaspora through language. Using a revitalization approach to teaching HMong language, students will engage in project based learning and cultural knowledge building that includes experiential, communal, and intergenerational engagement to develop their introductory communication skills, grammar and cultural knowledge. Students will learn and practice reading and writing in the (RPA) Romanized Popular Alphabet, the writing system used in both White and Green Hmong dialects, at an introductory and early intermediate level. This will involve studying relevant sociocultural contexts of the past and present. Students will continue to engage in introductory conversations, through listening and speaking, and add early intermediate vocabulary as they learn about HMong culture, including the clan system, spirituality/cosmology, textiles, music, and oral storytelling. Students may request placement in this course with instructor permission.
Overlap: HUM 105.
Special information
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective December 16, 2024 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Identify and use early intermediary vocabulary in HMong using single words or memorized phrases.
- Discuss the connections between HMong language and the complexities of HMong culture, including critical attention to dialects (namely Green and White HMong), cultural practices, especially expressive culture.
- Connect language to the variety of art and humanistic endeavors tied to HMong cultural practices, including but not limited to social systems, agriculture, kinship structure, spirituality, textiles, song, and storytelling in both local and global contexts.
- Explain the connection between cultural, ethnic, and linguistic perspectives of HMong language and culture in writing and discussion.
- Engage in community-based research of the HMong language and culture through collective learning approaches, including intergenerational learning.
- Apply fundamental HMong language and culture skills demonstrated in HMong Worldview Through Language I.
Spring 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HMong Worldview Through Language II | Lee, Tou SaiKo | Books for HMNG-105-01 Spring 2025 | Course details for HMNG-105-01 Spring 2025 |