Jorge Britez

Learn how to greet in Guarani.

Lesson goal:

* Students will be able greet people in the Guarani language.

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Lesson objectives:

* Students will appropriately respond to greetings in Guarani.

* Students will film themselves saying greetings in Guarani.

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Video  "Greetings in Guarani."

The video below will teach you how to greet in Guarani by using a exchanging a few questions and answers. Listen to the phrases carefully and repeat.

Once you are done watching the video, you will be asked to answer questions that relate to Guarani phrases. You will also be asked to submit two videos or recordings of yourself pronouncing a set of phrases. The goal is to assess your ability to distinguish between oral and nasal sounds in Guarani by having you pronounce certain phrases and provide feedback on pronunciation. 

In order to open the video assessment assignment, click under the "Assessment button" in the left corner on the bottom of this page. 

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Character 1: Maitei, Maitei. Mba'eichapa reime?

                       Hello, hello. How are you?

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Character 2: Aime porã, aime porã. Ha nde?

                       I am good, I am good. And you?

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Character 1: Aime porã avei.

                       I am good, too.

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Grading Scale & Weighting:

Your final grade in this course will be calculated by the points you earn after each assignment. Take into account the grade you earn for this course depends on the total number of points you earn throughout the semester. Divide the total number of points you earn by the total number of possible points at any given time to determine your grade at that moment. The final grade will be based on the following percentage scale:

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