Unit 6: Community Integration

Integration

Quote of the week: In America I'm basically a shy person, but I found that I had to break out of my shell and be more outgoing if I wanted to learn acholi. Much to my surprise, I found it was fun and really helped me to learn. I discovered a whole new me! PCV.

Core Competency: Build capacity of communities and organizations.

Overview

In this unit you will learn to: Communicative tasks:

• Describe educational background • Explain Peace Corps goals • Call, open and close meetings • Describe work and community hierarchy • Manage a conversation

HIV/AIDS

• Deal with Prevention and Care in a text on profession on page 98 • Address Prevention, Care and Treatment in a text on page 105

Safety and Security

• 3B: Demonstrate skills in community mapping • 3C: Demonstrate culturally appropriate community integration skills • 8B: Describe assignment/Peace Corps Volunteer role in local language • 9D: Identify how gender and cross-cultural issues in country can impact safety issues in Volunteers’ work environment (e.g. male Volunteers working in traditionally female sector, and vice versa)

Grammar

• Passives • Prepositions • Conversational managers • Reported speech • Prepositional verbs

Culture

• Time for meetings

Learning to learn

• Using a counterpart to learn the language.

Describing Educational background

To deal with Prevention and Care:

Kwan pa Shirley (Shirley’s educational background) Nyinga kilwongo ni Shirley Owens. Aa ki Ohio ii Amerika. Abi tiyo me lweny i kom two cilim ki kuddi me cilim. Atyeko dwe adek i Uganda kun atye ka pwonyo leb acholi, jo mapol tutwal tye ki cilim i Uganda. Awinyo lok ma pol ma dok ikom two cilim i Uganda.

I Amerika, an apwonyo puraimari. Atye ki digiri me tic ki dano. Kombedi dong abedo dakta ma abitic ki wun me lweny i kom cilim. Dul mapat pat ma wabitic kwedgi pe oye tucu dano ki miyo yat amwonya ento, oye pwonyo dano ikom kit me gwoke ki ikom nongo two cilim ki me gengo two cilim me nya ki me gwoko jo ma tye ki cilim ikin gang maber.

Lok manyen

Kwan Kwed wu Me Lweny ikom Kwiddi me cilim Cilim Two; lit kom Atiyo kwede Two ma maro mako dano Waraga Catibiket Dongo Kin paco Tuccu ki libira Yat amwonya Me gengo Me Poko Me gwoko lutwoo ma calo dul ma pat pat Atuca Education With you To fight against HIV AIDS Disease; sicknes; illness I’ve spent Common diseases Certificate; letter Development Community To give injections Tablets; pills To prevent To spread To care for Patients As; like Organization Injection.

Peace Corps obedo ngo?

(What is Peace Corps?) Learning Objective: Using simple sentences in the target language, each trainee will explain to a group of selected trainers and 2 community members the 3 goals of Peace Corps. She/he will do this by describing the strategies she/he will use to enforce them during her/his stay in the host country.

Peace Corps obedo dul ma pe jenge ikom gemente pa jo me Amerika. Jo me Peace Corps maro wot ibut piny ma patpat me bedo ka konyo dano. Ma pwod pe gucake onongo dong gin konyo dano.gin tiyo me nono.

Use your dictionary and answer the following questions: Comprehension

1. “dul ma pe jenge ikom gamante ” obedo ngo?
2. Jo me Peace Corps oa ki kwene?
3. Ki ilobo mukene, jo me Peace Corps timo tic ango?
4. Pingo jo me Peace Corps pe gigamo mucara?
5. Jo Peace Corps girii kare ma rom mene ilobo mukene?
6. “gitiyo me nono". Wac ki leb Munu

Can gin atima kore ki kore kit ma tye kwede calo gin atima pa Peace Corps. Arrange the goals in order as they would appear as Peace Corps goals. Comprehension

Goals of Peace Corps

Peace Corps mito timmo ngo? Peace Corps mito timmo jami adek:

1. Me miyo lutino kwan me niang maber i kom jo me Amerika.
2. Me konyo lutino kwan ki me miyo diro ki gin diro ma ipeke kwede.
3. me miyo jo Amerika niang maber i kom jo ma kany.

Lok manyen

tic me nono / dyere gin atima cobbo mito pwonyo Jo Amerika freewill, voluntarily aim; goal to fulfill wants to train Americans.

Prepositions

Here are some of the prepositions used in this unit: i/ii : at;on. Is used to describe something which is on top of say a house, a box, tree, bed, etc. (i) Henry tye iwi kitana. Henry is on the bed. (ii) Henry tye i gang kwan. Henry is at school. i/iyi: in/into. In is used to describe something which is inside the house, car, pocket etc. (iii) Atye ii ot. I am inside the house. (iv) Atye i ot. I am in the house. Nicake : since; from. Paka : until, up to. (v) Nicake ma aceto Kampala. Since I went to Kampala. (vi) Aa ki kany naka wa kitgum bor matek. From here up to kitgum is very far.

Lwongo, Yabbo ki loro kacoke.

(Calling, Opening and Closing Meetings). Learning Objective: With the help of a responsible community member, each trainee will design 3 different posters calling community members of all genders for seminars on income generating activities, HIV/AIDS sensitization and parents of school-going children for career guidance. The 3 posters will be handed over to your language trainer, and must be clear enough to be understood by local village people.

Winy kompak ka ipong kama twolo. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.

Dano ducu ma _________ kany, lok tye ni __________ bibedo i _______ cabit mabino, cawa _________ me ______________. Wubin wunu, ento dano omyero _________ cawa. ______________ tutwal. An, Otto Lucy, ___________________.

Yabbo kacoke (opening a meeting): Coo ki mon, apwoyo nenno wun ducu matek. Apwoyo wu matek me bino.

Wek akwany kare man me lwongo welo me awora wa me bino ka lok kwedwa. Apwoyo wun ducu.

Loro kacoke (closing a meeting): Dano ducu mapat pat ma tye kany, apwoyo wun ducu me bino i kacoke man. man dong wao woko i agikki me kacoke. Alego ni wudok gang wu maber. Apwoyo Rubanga me gwokko wan. Pwod warwatte wunu, rubanga omii ki wun gum.

Lok manyen

yabbo nenno wek akwany gum welo kacoke tye me temmo karan loro woro tyekko alego me gwokko Rubanga/ lacwec to open to see let me take blessing visitor meeting are; is; there is/are to try secretary to close glory; respect to finish i wish/ i pray to protect God; Creator.

Culture Note Time for meetings: Since the Acholi time is an approximation, people don't keep time for meetings. A meeting called at 2:00 p.m may attract a sizeable number of people at around 3:30 p.m.

Safety and Security Note

Protocols and formalities are important in both the business and social cultures of Uganda. Recognizing how things “work” in your community will go a long way to helping you gain respect and acceptance and will enable you to be more effective.

When inviting youths and women for meetings, it is important to inform their parents and husbands respectively.

Community Hierarchy

A visit to the Local Council

Anne: Apwoyo ba omego? Okello: Ber lamego. Anne: Amito bedo i caro/dwol man. Alegi ni iwac ki lutela ma kany. Okello: Wan watye ki lutela LC 1 naka wa i LC 5, ento ka imitto bedo i icaro/dwol man , pe myero inen latela me LC 5. Anne: Anen nga? Okello: Latela me LC 1 kilwongo ni Opiyo. Anne: Apwoyo matek. Okello: Ber.

Lok manyen

alegi lutela rwom lok me alara I beg you leaders hierarchy; ladders to be talked about / agenda.

Local council levels on the pyramid:

LC.5

LC.4 LC.3 LC . 2 LC.1

To address all Pillars of Prevention, Care and Treatment:

Seminar for all (pwony manok pi jo mogo):

Man me lwongo wun ducu me bino me bedo tye i pwonye manok i ceng abicel nino dwe 8 cawa aboro me dye ceng kikome, dwe me apar wiye aryo i mwaka 2009. Kwan bi bedo i Gomola padibe. Wabiloko lok ma kwako lok kom yot kom wabineno lok ma kwako gengo, gwokko ki pwony i kom lok ma mako miyo yat pi kwiddi me cilim ki two cilim. Mon, coo ki bulu ducu wa lwongo wu me bino ka kwan pi lok ma mako cam maber, pii maleng, gengo malaria ki gwok me rwom ma malo pi gwoko lengo me gangi ki me kin gang. Gam lapeny magi:

1. Kwan obibedo kwene?
2. Kwan obibedo i lok kom ngo?
3. Jo mene ma olwongo dano i kwan man?
4. Kwan man obibedo awene?
5. Mon, , ki coo walwongo gi i kwan ma mako___, ki __________________.

Lok manyen

Me bedo tye/ me time Pwonye pa jo manok Ma pe kato; litap Me bedo Gombolola Yot kom Me lok i kom Wun ducu Jo ma ki lwongo to attend; to take place seminar; course of study not beyond; exactly to be sub-county health to talk about all of you the invited.

Managing a Conversation

Lapwony: Pingo tin pe ikwano odiko? Latin: wac mot mot. Pe atye ka winyo ne. Lapwony: pingo pe ikwano odiko? Latin: Alegi i itima kica ki lok me ada wiya owil awila. Lapwony: Iwaco ni ngo? Latin: Awaco ni itima kica. Lapwony: Ber. Wi pe dok owil diki odiko. Latin: Apwoyo matek lapwony.

Lok manyen

adaa wil wic alegi timmo kica pe iwek wi wil timmo kica ii ada truth to forget I beg you to forgive don't forget (sing.) forgiveness in truth.

Winy tep ka igam lapeny magi. Listen to the tape and answer these questions.

1. Who is talking to whom?
2. What was the opening question?
3. Which words/phrases were used to make the other speaker repeat what he had earlier said?
4. Who is a teacher? Where does he teach?
5. What were the last words? What do they mean?

Conversational Managers

Atwero lok.....? in kono? Ngo ma otime? Winy Nen kany Rac tutwal Tima kica pe awinyo maber Pe atye kwedi Pe atye kwedwu Iwaco ni ngo? itwero nwoyo meno? Wutye kacel kweda Wutye ka lubu loka? Kombedi dong anyang Ka itamma Wek kong anen Atamo ni. Can I say..................? How about you? What has happened? Listen Look here! What a pity (to 2 nd person sing.) Sorry I didn't hear you. I am not with you. I am not with you. What have you said? Can you repeat that? Are you with me? Are you following me? Now I've got it In my opinion. Let me see. I think.

Reported Speech

Reported speech is formed by using ni just before reporting what someone said. Ni translates as that. Dominik owaco ni “pe amitto cam”. Dominik has said (that) “I don’t want to eat”.

Dominik owaco ni pe emito cam. Dominik has said that he doesn’t want to eat.

Prepositional Verbs

Prepositional Verbs are used to convey the idea of the English prepositions for. They are formed by adding the particle pi to the subject. kwan kwan pi lok lok pi read read for speak (say) speak for

Promoting Local Technology

Scott, a volunteer, visits a rural family that lives in a small smoky and stuffy house. After a few minutes with the family mother, Scott starts coughing and shedding tears due to the smoke. The host mother is a bit concerned.

Mama: Wutimma kica pi yito. Watwero cito wabedo woko, pien yito tye madwong tutwal ii ot kany? Scott: Eyo, apwoyo. Atamo ni myero walok i kom peko me yito man. Mama: Atwero timmo ngo me dwokko piny yito ma ii ot? Scott: Myero itii ki cigiri me rwom mamalo. Dok bene omyero iket wang ot i odi wek yamo maber odony i ot. Mama: Wan wangii woko ki yito pien ot wa pe ki wang ot. Scott: Ka ibedo ka bedo i yito pi kare malac, itwero nongo two macalo aona. Mama: Cigiri me rwom ma malo obedo ngo? Scott: Cigiri me rwom ma malo tye calo cigiri mukene ni. Kiyubu ki lobo kulu, kweyo ki pii.kiyubu bedo i ot. Mama: Ber pa cigiri me rwom ma malo mukene obedo mene? Scott: Tiyo ki yen tedo ma nonok, ki bene weko oti bedo maleng. Mama: Apwoyo tutwal. Abi lwongi me konya yubu cigiri me rwom ma malo. Scott: Aya amego. Dong maber.

Lok manyen

timmo kica yito woko atamo omyero peko dwokko piny medo rwom malo yamo maber ngiyo kare two aona cigiri lobo kulu kweyo tic yen tedo leng to forgive smoke outside I think ought; should problem to reduce improved; standard fresh air to get used; to be accustomed period; time disease(s) cough charcoal stove clay sand use firewood clean.

Learning Plan WHERE TO START • Go over your language materials from the PST, and make a list of things you still need to work on. (Write letters in the language to your teachers.) • Find a tutor. Go over the PST language materials with her/him and work on exercises that you haven't done yet. Go over all the exercises you think you need to work on. • Choose a textbook which you think will suit you the most. Go over the annotated list of textbooks and dictionaries that you were given during PST; look through the books in the Resource Center in the Peace Corps Office (there may be some available to check out). LEARNING PLAN STEPS IN A NUTSHELL

1. Decide what to learn A. Assess your needs B. Set goals

M O N I 2. Develop a lesson A. With an informant: create a dialog, learn a song, listen to a story, describe pictures, Q&A, etc. B. On the spot: • Focus attention: What should I pay attention to? • Comprehend: How can I make sense of this? • Remember: How will I remember it? T Check for accuracy

O R 3. Practice A. With an informant: "classroom" activities B. On your own: eavesdropping, use kids as informants, make sentences, etc.

4. Use It

5. Evaluate A. Did I get it? B. Did my approach work?

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