HWST-107
What schools were established to address the rise of HCE speakers?
-English Standard Schools
Malama Aina refers to a deep connection to Mother earth and the concept embraces which of the following?
-Loving the land -Caring for the land -Respecting the land -Honoring the land
When are assignments open for students on Laulima?
At least one week before it is due.
In general, the Pacific Basin languages belong to the (blank) Family of Languages and branches into two major divisions.
Austronesia
Unlike his former employer the ABCFM, Richard Armstrong, the second minister of public instruction for the Hawaiian Kingdom, supported the use of the which language in schools.
English
How might the term native people be understood?
Native people references a people's genealogy that can be traced directly to the land that she/he originates from, telling direct genealogical connection to her/his culture's land.
What is the address of the Weebly course website?
http://hwst107inclass.weebly.com/
In what section of the syllabus may learners find all content regarding Threaded discussions (TDs)?
(Almost) Weekly Threaded Discussion & Expectations section of the syllabus.
If learners would like to access past Announcements, where should learners look for all posted Announcements?
-Click on the Announcements link and select "show" quantity from the drop-down bar.
What type of function of society was brought with the advent of the aikapu system?
-Gender specific roles -Organization of gender related responsibilities -Religion
Imihaku speaks to the path of leadership and the equanimity needed for leadership. The two paths that one has to manage as a leader are the paths of
-Ku and Lono
What was the reason for the Kohanga Reo movement?
-Language revival -Cultural identity preservation -Self-determination
The topics of each unit addresses an aspect of a native discourse. In what order are the course Units categorized?
-Origins, language, religion, land, arts, colonial histories, and modern issues.
Within Polynesia, who is the father and mother that is found as a common theme throughout Polynesia and all other gods are born from them?
-Papa and Wakea -Papa and Akea -Papa and Atea
Students start the semester with an A. However, students must maintain their course grade. How do students maintain their initial A grade in the course?
-Student Kuleana. -Follow instructions. -Complete course work on time.
How do students maintain their A grade in the course?
-Student kuleana. -Complete course work on time. -Follow instructions.
What was the government’s opinion of the Maori language and what did the government propose & enact to ensure Maori people’s learning and development?
-The Maori language would hinder the progress of the people. -The promotion and retention of the English language would aid and excel the native people. -The government banned the language in the classroom & in playgrounds to ensure Maori learning and development,.
According to the Epeli Hauofa, what is Oceania?
-Vast and expanding, -hospitable, generous, -Oceania is us
Full instructions for class assignments can be found on:
-Weebly course website > Our Work & Assignments > (class link) > (assignment name)
What was the re outcome of the English language policy by the 1960s?
-high rates of failing schools -poor student achievements -blame on socio-economic situation of families the result of low student achievement
Due dates for assignments can be found:
-in the syllabus -in the Weekly Schedule
Worksheets are provided as:
-learning aides -are the question pools for exams -to help with reading comprehension
Niaupio an mating ritual forbidden to commoners. Niaupio was allowed only by the highest ranking of chiefs to create which of the following?
-to create god-like children to walk the earth -to procreate highest-ranking, honorable, and powerful lineage(s) -to solidify political relations
Our classroom is a:
-where we will explore a native discourse. -safe place for exploring, learning, and acquiring knowledge. -learn about cultures and cultural sensitivity.
Our course is structured around a native discourse. Which of the following best describes a native discourse?
A discussion from a native worldview on origins, language, religion, land, arts, colonial histories, and contemporary issues.
Malama Aina was demonstrated in traditional society through the kuleana of each class. Choose the answer that matches the given Hawaiian word describing a position in traditional society. The Hawaiian word is: Kaukau alii:
A. God â€" Land and Politics B. High Chiefs who take care of the Akua and Politics C. Lesser lever Chiefs D. Land managers E. Commoners F. Priests
Ngugi states that the imperialist tradition in Africa is maintained by the international (blank) and the resistance tradition is carried out by the working people (the peasantry and the (blank) aided by patriotic students, intellectuals (academic and non-academic), soldiers and other progressive elements of the petty middle class. (Choose the letter with the words that fits best into each blank space above.)
Bourgeoisie, Proletariat
There are three methods and associated terms, as discussed in the reading, that reflects the process of a synchronic rupture or gap in a common continuous history and reflects the importance of new homeland histories. The terms used describe the parallel threads in Polynesian traditions but also the differences. The main concepts to explain the synchronic rupture are: 1) an event that fills a gap; 2) more recent arrival dominate and marginalize previous settlers; 3) originating from the land. What are the three respective terms used to describe the above three descriptive?
Capping, Shadowing, In situ
How does the Epeli Hauofa describe the views of people in a dominant position and how are these views perpetuated to then have significant consequences on their inferiors?
Derogatory or belittling behavior integral to relationships of dominance and subordination, wherein superiors behave in ways or say things that are accepted by inferiors, and in turn perpetuate the relationship
Under which section of the syllabus can learners find information on How to Study and Study Tools?
Following the section on the Weebly Course Website, is the section How to Study and Study Tools
What are the two major language branches of the Austronesian Family of Languages?
Formosan and Malayo-Polynesian
Where does lore, pertaining to the natural world, emanate from?
From the creation and demigod traditions
Where will learners find learning objectives for each Unit?
In the introduction for each Unit on the Weebly course website.
According to the author Paul Lucas, by 1853, what percentage of of the Hawaiian population was literate?
NOT: 75%
What is not emphasized in Polynesian lore and is considered a striking feature of Polynesian oral tradition?
NOT: A lack of emphasis on first woman and man -A lack of emphasis on originating lands -A lack of emphasis on first gods -A lack of emphasis on originating life forms
Malama Aina was demonstrated in traditional society through the kuleana of each class. Choose the answer that matches the given Hawaiian word describing a position in traditional society. The Hawaiian word is: Kahuna:
NOT: God Land and Politics
What are some languages that share cognates?
NOT: Hawaiian, Papua New Guinea, Tahitian, Maori
What physical, environmental element does Hookukalani represent?
NOT: Heavens
What specific idea regarding the origin of human life is the usual Polynesian tradition?
NOT: Immaculate origins
Aikapu is the traditional religion of Hawaii and can be translated as which of the following taboo?
NOT: Love making
The effect of the cultural bomb is to annihilate a people's belief in their (blank), in their (blank), in their (blank), in their heritage of struggle, in their unity, in their capacities and ultimately in themselves. (Choose the letter with the words that fits best into each blank space above.)
NOT: Religion, Languages, Beliefs
Who is Papa?
NOT: Sky Father
According to the author, Ngugi Wa Thiongo, what was the most humiliating thing to be caught doing while at school?
NOT: Speaking English
Which of the following gods is most widely known in East Polynesia?
NOT: TU -Tane -Tangaroa -Rongo
The choice of language and the use to which language is put is central to a people's definition of themselves in relation to their natural and social (blank), indeed in relation to the entire (blank).
NOT: Territory, Way of life
What is the cultural importance of migratory traditions?
NOT: To explain the knowledge base of navigators and honor their existence
According to the story, Wakea desired Hoohokukalani but did not want Papa to find out about his wishes. What is the solution that was provided by the Kahuna (religious priest)?
NOT: aikanaka;aihue
What result or impact did the 1896 law have on Hawaiian Medium Schools?
NOT: limited impact until 1959 Statehood -the Hawaiian medium schools flourished -the Hawaiian medium school dropped zero by 1902 -the 1896 law was repealed in 1898 upon Hawaii becoming a Territory of the U.S.A.
What are the two levels of operation that are pertinent to the purpose of the paper written by Epeli Hauofa?
National governments and the proletarians
Prior to the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778, the spoken language in Hawaii was which of the following?
Olelo Hawaii
Where can a learner find the course's Student Learning Objectives (SLO)?
On the first page of the syllabus
Where will course Announcements be posted:
On the homepage of Laulima course site and sent to each learner's email.
Where can information on the Threaded Discussions be found?
On the weebly course website
How many native-speaking communities are still intact and where are they located?
One community on Niihau
What is the significance of the story of Papa, Wakea, and Hoohokukalani?
Origins story
According to the article, the New Zealand government set an assimilation policy was set upon the society of New Zealand. Whose government enacted this policy?
Pakeha ; British settlers
Which industry required immigrant workers and thereby established an environment of necessity and is where Hawaii Pidgin English orginates?
Plantations
The effect of the cultural bomb is to annihilate a people's belief in their (blank), in their (blank), in their (blank), in their heritage of struggle, in their unity, in their capacities and ultimately in themselves.
Religion, Languages, Beliefs
What does current scholarship argue that the similar place names throughout Polynesia represent?
Sites were named systematically from one place to another and became symbolized as origins where forgotten.
What is a more likely proposition for so many places names sharing the same name?
The place names are thresholds between creation and reality because the ideas of geographic and spiritual origin was mutually similar.
The effect of control is through deliberate (blank) of a people's culture, art, dances, religions, history, geography, education, oratory, literature and the conscious elevation of the language of the colonizer.
Undervaluing
When are reading worksheets due to the instructor?
Worksheets will not be collected unless instructed to do so. Worksheets will also be the question pool for the exams.
What elements does the god Tu represent in Polynesia?
god of war throughout Polynesia and god of farming and fishing in Hawaii
What was the reaction of the Maori families that was not anticipated by others after the first immersion school opened?
Enthusiasm
What idea was the author bound to?
He was bound to the notion of smallness.
According to the article “The Maori Language in New Zealand†what are the two skills that seemed “to hold the key to power�
NOT: Speaking and writing
What does the Maori language and the Kohanga Reo program provide for the Maori child?
-Self-Confidence -Self-Identity
Which of the following decades reflect the critical years of HPE developing?
1890 - 1910
Of all the languages in the world, what is the percentage of Oceanic languages?
20%
By definition, pidign is created out of:
A. Necessity B. Poverty C. Oppression D. Submission
What mechanism will be used to grade the Threaded Discussions?
According to the Threaded Discussion Rubrics located in the syllabus.
Who were the employers of the missionaries who arrived in Hawaii?
American Board of Commissioners on Foreign Missions
The Punana Leo program was modeled after an immersion program in which of the following nations?
Aotearoa
Ngugi states that the imperialist tradition in Africa is maintained by the international (blank) and the resistance tradition is carried out by the working people (the peasantry and the (blank) aided by patriotic students, intellectuals (academic and non-academic), soldiers and other progressive elements of the petty middle class.
Bourgeoisie, Proletariat
Which author was quoted remarking on the fatalistic logic of the unassailable position of English in our language.
Chinua Achebe
Ngugi Wa Thiongo states that the best weapon wielded against the subordinate class is the (blank) bomb. (Choose the letter with the words that fits best into each blank space above.)
Cultural
If learners have questions or concerns, what is the best way to contact your instructor?
Email your instructor.
Who are the children of Wakea and Hoohokukalani
Haloa and Hawaii
Which of the following is the chronological order of the children born to Papa and Wakeas?
Hawaii, Hoohokukalani, Maui, Niihau, Kauai, Kaula Lehua,
Ngugi's approach to explain the conflicts between two peoples is to look at two non-fixed variables an (blank) tradition on one hand, and a (blank) tradition on the other hand. (Choose the letter with the words that fits best into each (blank) space above.)
Imperialist, Resistance
According to the Epeli Hauofa, what event or action can be traced to the derogatory and belittling views of indigenous cultures?
Interactions with Europeans
Did Europeans invent belittlement?
NO
What do the letters HCE stand for?
NOT: Hawaiian Communication English
By definition, pidgin is created out of:
NOT: Oppression -Poberty -Necessity -Submission
What is a learner's final grade based on?
Points earned by the student
In Epeli Hauofa's article, what is the prevailing view that has been unwittingly propagated mostly by social scientists about Islanders?
Small island states and territories of the Pacific, all Polynesia and Micronesia, are much too small, too poorly endowed with resources, and too isolated from the centers of economic growth for their inhabitants ever to be able to rise above their present condition of dependence on the largess of wealthy nations.
What part of the syllabus should the learner refer to at least twice a week to follow course content?
The weekly schedule
What geographic places can cognates of the name Hawaiiki be found?
Throughout East and West Polynesia
What reason did Epeli Hauofa give to explain why aristocracy in Tonga used belittlement with commoners?
To control and subordinate
According to the pakeha’s perception, what did the Maori children need to attain educational achievement?
an English language policy
What elements does the god Rongo represent in Polynesia?
cultivated foods and peace throughout Polynesia, a messenger god in Tahiti, and fertility, rain and weather in Hawaii
What is the translation of aikapu
sacred eating ; eating taboo ; religion/way of life
The rich and extensive Hawaiian vocabulary reflected the Hawaiians (blank) relationship with their (blank)
symbiotic, environment
Through immigrant arrivals, Chinese in 1852, the Japanese around 1868, the Filipinos around 1907, what did these languages contribute in the development of HPE & HCE?
syntax and intonations
What is the translation of Nga Kohanga Reo?
the Language Nest
What new view of Oceania did the Epeli Hauofa have in Big Island at a conference?
“The world of Oceania is not small: it is huge and growing bigger every day.â€
