WAYK Podcast, Episode 23: Turning the Corner
1 hr, 45 minutes, and 30 seconds. [direct download] In this really long episode, almost two hours long, we debrief our Chinuk Wawa conversation night, and realize that we’re experiencing… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 29, 2010
WAYK Podcast, Episode 22: “My Abilities Have Skyrocketed”
59 minutes and 24 seconds. [direct download] 1. Technique “Backup“ Dustin brought Tiffany and her toddler son with him, two regulars from his Vancouver Squamish language night Squamish Valley is… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 21: We Are Family
1 hr, 1 minute and 46 seconds. [direct download] In this episode, Evan interviews Peter and Pulikli, two Chinuk Wawa WAYK game leaders. Listen in on how WAYK “curriculum” design… Read more »
The Squamish Universal Speed Curriculum
The “Universal Speed Curriculum” is a way of transcribing the core WAYK conversation, designed to go up to “want/have/give/take” transactional conversation in the target language. We have several examples of… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 20: April’s San Francisco Workshop
1 hour, 15 minutes, and 51 seconds. [direct download] 1. Technique “Agile“ Why did we offer a WAYK workshop for IT professionals who belong to the Agile software development community?… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 19: Grandma takes the Linguist by his lapels
50 minutes and 56 seconds. [direct download here] 1. Technique “Where Are Your Keys?” What Evan means when he asks “Does she play WAYK?” 2. Technique “Fluent Fool“ Does Johann… Read more »
Joining the WAYK community
For everyone either wanting to be, or already involved, in the WAYK community, we have some good news. WAYK player Jay Bazuzi, creator of the series of Palestinian Arabic WAYK… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 18: The One-minute Language Hunt
49 minutes and 55 seconds. [direct download] How much language can you learn from a “fluent fool” in one minute? Evan Gardner and Willem Larsen discuss the value of even… Read more »
A Video Introduction to WAYK
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WAYK Podcast, Episode 17: Sometimes, the magic happens…
49 minutes and 52 seconds. [direct download] We debrief Dustin’s fifth WAYK Squamish language conversation night, that he holds in Vancouver, B.C., with plans to start another in nearby Squamish… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 16: The Angel and the Devil
[direct download here] Evan, Willem, and new WAYK game leader Peter, sit down to talk about how the recent Chinuk Wawa conversation night went. This kind of “debrief” conversation plays… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 15: Honing Your Craft
WAYK Episode 15, “Honing Your Craft”. 29 minutes and 19 seconds. [direct download here] In this episode, Evan and Willem interview Ryan (a veteran of a 2 day WAYK workshop,… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 14: The 3rd Debrief of Squamish Language Night
48 minutes 47 seconds. [direct download here] If you regularly listen to our podcasts, you know by now how highly we value debriefs, and the tremendous insight and improvement that… Read more »
How Does WAYK Teach Reading and Writing?
Yesterday, Kirstyn and Thomas, two of our Chinuk WAYK game leaders had an email conversation. I include it below to illustrate the comprehensive, simple genius of the WAYK game for… Read more »
Revitalizing Language With Young Children
[vodpod id=Video.3385353&w=425&h=350&fv=] What does it take to involve young children in the community-wide game of WAYK language revitalization? Well, it can be as simple as allowing them to watch the… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 13: The Art of Debriefs, the Power of Language Hunting
1 hr, 7 minutes, 6 seconds. [direct download here] [Note: This podcast isn’t designed to teach Chinuk Wawa. It is a demonstration of how to apply the WAYK method to… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 12: Dustin Rivers’ 2nd Squamish Language Night
[direct download here] Evan Gardner and Willem Larsen interview Dustin Rivers, a Squamish Nation WAYK instructor, in the ongoing progress of establishing a community WAYK Squamish language night, and other… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 11: Choosing Your Signed Bridge Language
[direct download] As prompted by Stefan, a WAYK player from Germany, Evan Gardner and Willem Larsen discuss choosing the ideal signed language for using as a bridge language, in relation… Read more »