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  • 4.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week HAW 101 is the study of basic structures of the Hawaiian language with emphasis on the five recognized skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Upon successful completion of HAW 101, the student should be able to: Demonstrate the ability to respond to simple Hawaiian speech, including common demands, questions/answers about family and community, time/calendar, daily activities. (listening skills) Demonstrate emerging ability to make short statements, ask simple questions, identify objects, people and places, and carry on limited conversations about daily activities; express agreement or disagreement as well as simple desires/choices such as preferred food, music, clothes, etc. (speaking skills) Demonstrate ability to read beginning level stories or short paragraphs of simple language; read and follow simple instructions and standardized messages such as store prices, times/dates on schedules, etc. (reading skills) Demonstrate emerging ability to write simple sentences, using memorized idiomatic phrases and use common vocabulary pertaining to daily activities; supply simple autobiographical information and information about family and community, times/dates, daily activities and so forth. (writing skills) Demonstrate emerging acquisition of important Hawaiian cultural values (such as hospitality and sharing) and customs through dance, song, chant, wise sayings or stories used to greet visitors, to begin and end class and in other customary and traditional circumstances. (cultural understanding) Speak Hawaiian with proper intonation and pronunciation, including place names and peoples names. Use a vocabulary of approximately 400 to 500 Hawaiian words and be familiar with greetings, classroom commands, and questions.
  • 4.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): HAW 101 or appropriate score on language placement test. HAW 102 focuses on basic structures of the Hawaiian language with emphasis on the five recognized skills of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. This course is taught within the context of the contemporary culture of the Hawaiian people. Upon successful completion of HAW 102, the student should be able to: Demonstrate increasing ability to respond to Hawaiian speech including description of places, people; instructions for simple activities; questions/answers about family and community, time/calendar, daily activities, weather, hobbies or sports. (listening skills) Demonstrate increasing ability to make short sentences, ask and answer questions and participate in conversations about daily activities; narrate past, present, future events; express simple desires/choices such as preferred food, music, clothes, etc. (speaking skills) Demonstrate increasing ability to read simple short stories or paragraphs from modern Hawaiian language books or newspapers; read and follow simple instructions and standardized messages such as store prices, time/dates on schedules, etc. (reading skills) Demonstrate increasing ability to write a variety of beginning sentence patterns, including negation, comparison, possession; ability to narrate past, present and future events; emerging ability to use more intermediate level sentences to convey information about their family, community, and daily activities. (writing skills) Demonstrate increasing acquisition of important cultural values (such as hospitality and sharing) and customs through dance, song, chant, wise sayings or stories used to greet visitors, to begin and end class and in other customary and traditional circumstances. (cultural understanding) Speak Hawaiian with increasing fluency and correct intonation and pronunciation, including place names and people's names. Use a vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words plus idiomatic expressions, classroom commands and questions.
  • 4.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in HAW 102, or satisfactory score on the language placement test, or instructor consent. HAW 201 is a continuation of HAW 102. Further development of the five recognized skills of language acquisition: listening, reading, writing, speaking, and cultural understanding in the Hawaiian language. Students will gain these five skills, attaining the Intermediate Mid level on the ACTFL-ETS (America Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency scale. Upon successful completion of HAW 201, the student should be able to: Listen and identify sentence-length utterances which consist of re-combinations of learned elements on a variety of topics. Listen and identify sentences on topics that refer primarily to basic personal background and needs, social conversations and some complex tasks. Listen and identify sentences on basic functions such as traveling, schooling, shopping and a diversity of instruction and directions. Read consistently with increased understanding of simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs, such as public announcements and short, straightforward instructions dealing with public life. Read and comprehend some authentic material as it reflects similarity to specially prepared material and/or to high frequency oral vocabulary and structure. Write and meet a number of practical writing needs. Write simple letters which involve personal preference, daily routine, everyday events, and other topics grounded in personal experience and personal opinion. Speak and handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated task-oriented and social functions pertaining to personal background and needs, social conversations and some complex tasks. Perform such tasks as self-introduction, leaving a message, renting an apartment, mailing a letter, planning a vacation and making airline reservations. 0 Demonstrate increasing acquisition of important cultural values (such as hospitality and sharing) and customs through dance, song, chant, wise sayings or stories, used to greet visitors, to begin and end class and in other customary and traditional circumstances. Use a vocabulary of approximately 1,500 words plus idiomatic expressions, classroom commands and questions.
  • 4.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in HAW 201, or satisfactory score on the language placement test, or instructor consent. HAW 202 is a continuation of HAW 201. Further development of the five recognized skills of language acquisition: listening, reading, writing, speaking, and cultural understanding in the Hawaiian language. Students will gain these five skills, attaining the Intermediate High level on the ACTFL-ETS (America Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency scale. Upon successful completion of HAW 202, the student should be able to: Listen and sustain understanding over longer stretches of connected discourse on a number of topics pertaining to different times and places. Read consistently with full understanding of simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs about which the student has personal interest and/or knowledge. Write and meet most practical writing needs and limited social demands. Take notes in some detail on familiar topics and respond in writing to personal questions. Write simple letters, brief synopses and paraphrases, summaries of biographical data, work and school experience. Develop oral proficiency to successfully respond to simple communicative tasks and social situations. Initiate, sustain and close a general conversation with a number of strategies appropriate to a range of circumstances and topics. Demonstrate increasing acquisition of important cultural values (such as hospitality and sharing) and customs through dance, song, chant, wise sayings or stories, used to greet visitors, to begin and end class and in other customary and traditional circumstances. Use a vocabulary of approximately 2000 words plus idiomatic expressions, classroom commands and questions.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): HAW 202 with a grade of "C" or higher or instructor recommendation. HAW 224 is an intermediate level course taught in the medium of Hawaiian language. This course will serve as a bridge course to the third year Hawaiian language classes by increasing fluency in reading, writing, and speaking in the target language. Upon successful completion of HAW 224, the student should be able to: Demonstrate increased ease and fluency in reading a variety of Hawaiian language texts including historical documents, stories, chants, songs, newspapers, fiction and non-fiction. Apply pre-reading skills to Hawaiian texts in order to focus attention on the material and be able to better comprehend overall theme and major ideas without having to translate word for word. Show increasing ability to read and decipher older Hawaiian language documents written without diacritical marks and understand orthographic conventions and grammar patterns unique to written Hawaiian. Explain basic elements of Hawaiian literary style including the use of wise sayings, repetition, play on words, natural imagery, dualism, naming, songs of praise glorifying heroes and chiefs. Demonstrate increasing ability to formulate comprehension questions, to summarize and analyze written Hawaiian materials. Demonstrate increased sensitivity to the vibrant poetic, cultural heritage and distinctly Hawaiian world views embodied in Hawaiian language texts. 1
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): HWST 100 or HWST 107. Recommended Preparation: HAW 101 and ENG 100. HAW 261 is a survey of Hawaiian narratives, chants, and proverbs from the period before Western contact (c. 1800), translated into English with reference to Polynesian and Western themes and forms. Upon successful completion of HAW 261 the student should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of the world view that is exemplified in Hawaiian oral arts and traditions. Consider works of Hawaiian oral arts and traditions as reflections of their cultural milieu and compare that milieu with his or her own. Demonstrate knowledge of the forms and content of Hawaiian oral arts and traditions. Discuss major themes in Hawaiian oral arts and traditions, explain their implications, and identify their basic assumptions. Identify and explain figurative language and narrative, poetic, and linguistic techniques used by storytellers, chanters, and orators. Express ideas and opinions about Hawaiian oral arts and traditions clearly and convincingly, both orally and in writing, using the terminology of literary and/or cultural analysis and providing textual evidence to support opinions and ideas.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: HWST 100; HWST 107; HAW 261; HAW 101-102; ENG 100. HAW 262 offers a survey of Hawaiian literature, featuring selected works by Hawaiian authors from the period following Western contact (c. 1800) and the introduction of writing and the printing press. While texts translated into English will be the required readings, selected Hawaiian texts may be presented for comparative purposes. Upon successful completion of HAW 262, the student should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of some major authors of Hawaiian literature. Consider works of Hawaiian literature as reflections of their cultural milieu and compare that milieu with his or her own. Demonstrate knowledge of the forms and content of Hawaiian literature. Discuss major themes in Hawaiian literature, explain their implications, and identify their basic assumptions. Identify and explain figurative language and narrative, poetic, and linguistic techniques used by authors of Hawaiian literature. Express insights and responses to Hawaiian literature clearly and effectively both orally and in writing, using the terminology of literary and/or cultural analysis and providing textual evidence to support opinions and ideas.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture per week In HAW 50, the basic Hawaiian conversational patterns will be taught to those in visitor industry and to those who want to enrich themselves in knowing and understanding Hawai'i by way of the language. As an aid to understanding and appreciating the Hawaiian language, familiar place names of Hawai'i based on myths, legends, and historical accounts will be introduced.Upon successful completion of HAW 50, the student should be able to: Understand conversational Hawaiian spoken at normal conversational speed on subject matters covered in class. Recognize about 300 Hawaiian words and be able to use 80 percent of them. Speak Hawaiian with the proper inflection, intonation, and rhythm. Ask basic questions and be able to give appropriate responses in Hawaiian. Ask for directions and give directions in Hawaiian. Introduce each other in Hawaiian. Exchange about 30 greeting expressions. Understand and use loan words in Hawaiian. Pronounce correctly names of people and places and know their meanings about 90 percent of the time. Count in Hawaiian and use numbers to express money matters and telling time. Recognize and reproduce sounds of vowels, consonants and diphthongs 90 percent of the time. Retell historical events and legends pertaining to the history of Honolulu. Understand the meanings of traditional Hawaiian songs.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture per week HIST 151 is an interpretive survey of the development of civilizations from prehistoric times to the 16th century. It examines the events, personalities, institutions, and ideas that shaped the major world civilizations. Upon successful completion of HIST 151, the student should be able to: Distinguish between the different characteristics of world's major civilizations in their geographic settings. 2 Trace the development of traditional civilizations and recognize their enduring influences. Describe global processes (e.g. agricultural and urban revolutions, emergence and growth of civilization, human migration, disease, ecological forces, imperialism, neo-imperialism, decolonization, industrialization, etc.) Describe the interactive roles, which social, religious, political, economic, scientific and technological forces have played among the civilizations of the world. Manifest a sense of historical time. Evaluate such historical theories as the "great person" in history or deterministic interpretations. Examine the historical dimensions of contemporary world affairs and issues. Compare and contrast responses of the world's peoples as a result of intercultural contacts and the diffusion of ideas, institutions and inventions. Draw upon their knowledge of the varieties of human experiences, and their sympathetic understanding of cultures other than their own, to define their roles as citizens of the contemporary world. Express informed judgments on the behavior of peoples and their institutions. Analyze cause and effect relationships in history. Examine the major attempts to explore the ethical and fundamental questions of life posed throughout history.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture per week HIST 152 is an interpretive survey of the development of civilizations from the 16th century to the present. This course will examine the events, personalities, institutions, and ideas that shaped the modern world. Upon successful completion of HIST 152, the student should be able to: Distinguish between the different characteristics of the world's major civilizations in their geographic settings. Trace the development of traditional civilizations and recognize their enduring influences. Describe global processes (e.g. agricultural and urban revolutions, emergence and growth of civilization, human migration, disease, ecological forces, imperialism, neo-imperialism, decolonization, industrialization, etc.) Describe the interactive roles, which social, religious, political, economic, scientific and technological forces have played among the civilizations of the world. Manifest a sense of historical time. Evaluate such historical theories as the "great person" in history or deterministic interpretations. Examine the historical dimensions of contemporary world affairs and issues. Compare and contrast responses of the world's peoples as a result of intercultural contacts and the diffusion of ideas, institutions and inventions. Draw upon their knowledge of the varieties of human experiences, and their sympathetic understanding of cultures other than their own, to define their roles as citizens of the contemporary world. Express informed judgments on the behavior of peoples and their institutions. Analyze cause and effect relationships in history. Examine the major attempts to explore the ethical and fundamental questions of life posed throughout history.
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