Peace Corps MDX Pipeline

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Unit 1: Greetings (Mot) — Acholi Language Manual

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Unit 2

Introducing self and others

Core Competency: Commit to Peace Corps Act, Mission and Professionalism.

Overview:
In this unit you will learn to:

Communicative tasks:

  • Introduce self and others
  • Tell country of origin and place of residence
  • Mention your profession and work
  • Tell family members and their work
  • Mention people in your community and what they do
  • Describe more professions
  • Practice leave taking

HIV/AIDS:

  • Address Prevention in a dialog on page 30
  • Address Care and Prevention in a text on page 33

Grammar:

  • Verb infinitive
  • Syllables
  • Separate personal pronouns (self standing)
  • Present continuous tense
  • Far future tense
  • Use of “Wek”
  • Near past (Yesterday) tense
  • “Already” and “Not Yet” tenses

Culture:

  • Naming system

Learning to learn:

  • Memory Tips.