Seattle WAYK Workshop, September 4th and 5th.
Join us in Seattle for our next WAYK workshop. Registration costs only $125 – we won’t be pricing WAYK workshops this affordably for too much longer! Register now, and we… Read more »
Yearly Archives: August 21, 2010
VIDEO: Fundamental Techniques of WAYK 6
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CxBcFYRzDU&hl=en&fs=1]
VIDEO: Fundamental Techniques of WAYK 5
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNBiXzzy9Mg&hl=en_US&fs=1]
VIDEO: Fundamental Techniques of WAYK 4
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OalhSLOKLDQ&hl=en_US&fs=1]
VIDEO: Fundamental WAYK Techniques 3
As time goes on, techniques are constantly improved or innovated. We’ve recently made a few short videos (below you’ll see the third, click here for the first and second videos)… Read more »
VIDEO: Fundamental WAYK Techniques 2
As time goes on, techniques are constantly improved or innovated. We’ve recently made a few short videos (below you’ll see the second, click here for the first) that show the… Read more »
Free Tutoring in WAYK Via Skype
An ongoing issue of trying to share WAYK over the internet, is the paradox of it being so easy to learn in person, yet so difficult via video, podcast, and… Read more »
VIDEO: Fundamental WAYK Techniques 1
As time goes on, techniques are constantly improved or innovated. We’ve recently made a few short videos (below you’ll see the first) that show the current state of an array… Read more »
“We’ll All Get There Together”: WAYK Chinuk Wawa Night
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zvGRVH7hJo&hl=en_US&fs=1] Scenes from a recent WAYK Chinuk Wawa Night. Note again the variety of conversation, from Novice to Advanced, and how different speaker-teachers wield (or don’t wield) sign language, depending… Read more »
Flyer for WAYK Unangax Language Revival
Here’s a flyer you can distribute for our upcoming event in Bellingham, WA, August 24th-30th.
WAYK Western Abenaki, “What is that?” to “Want/Have/Give/Take”
Here’s two videos from the Western Abenaki Language Camp, that took place this July 2010. It’s exciting to see adults and kids playing together, with a lunatic fringe that seems… Read more »
WAYK Abenaki: the “Want/Have/Give/Take” song
Youtube user westernabenaki has produced some great videos recently, applying WAYK to the Abenaki language. Another great example of someone we’ve never met or personally mentored taking the WAYK skillset… Read more »
Upcoming WAYK Events for Summer/Fall 2010
For August and September, we have three different WAYK events coming up. We are actively seeking experienced WAYK players to back us up at these events, as we spoke about… Read more »
WAYK Unangax (Aleut) Language Revival in Bellingham, WA
Save the Date! From August 24th through the 30th, in Bellingham, WA, Evan Gardner and Willem Larsen will be facilitating a week-long WAYK training and Unangax language revival event. If… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 38: Abigail’s Antidote
42 minutes and 56 seconds. [direct download] Evan, Peter, and Lisa gather for another Chinuk Night debriefing conversation. 1. Technique “Same Conversation” Peter and Evan collaborated on the conversation of… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 37: “Overwhelming Grandma”
1 hour, 7 minutes, 5 seconds. [direct download] 1. Technique “Tea with Grandma” Where do you start when you sit down with Grandma? 2. Technique “Start at the Beginning” 3…. Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 36: “Let’s Hunt!”
50 minutes and 43 seconds. [direct download] 1. Technique “the Meadow” 2. Technique “the Evaluation” We give attendees a blank piece of paper to (anonymously or not) give us feedback… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 35: A Culture of Interaction
39 minutes and 52 seconds. [direct download] 1. Technique “Full”/”Law of Two Feet” 2. Technique “the Meadow” A modification of technique “Pooh Corner”, developed for the SYL conference. A place… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 34: Complexity of Play
47 minutes and 48 seconds. [direct download] Evan Gardner and Willem Larsen discuss (once again, while on the road to the June Vancouver, B.C. “Save Your Language” Conference”) issues of… Read more »
WAYK Podcast, Episode 33: Please Return WAYK Players
22 minutes and 36 seconds. [direct download] Evan and Willem talk about the importance of returning, experienced WAYK players at workshops, while traveling to Vancouver, B.C., for the “Save Your… Read more »