Below is a series of videos charting Sky Hopinka's progress as Evan Gardner uses WAYK to teach him Chinuk Wawa (Chinook Jargon). I think that anyone interested in using the system would be best advised to go through at least some of the Top 20 WAYK Techniques and then watch these videos.
- Introduction. I think this is Evan's best introduction to the WAYK system I've seen so far, even than the vintage 2006 video featured on the main page of the official site, most probably because it's had five years of refinement.
- Part 1. Evan goes into some detail on the basic techniques and philosophy of the system.
- Part 2. They get up to "Mine/Yours". Evan explains the logic behind "How Fascinating".
- Part 3. Want/Have/Give/Take.
- Part 4. Now into a separate session, Evan explains "Travels with Charlie".
- Part 5. Want/Have/Give/Take is reviewed from the previous session.
- Part 6. Evan explains "Full". They progress into trading with money, and Evan "lets the fairies live" by teaching new words by implication instead of explaining them in English.
- Part 7. Trade/Steal/Buy.
- 18 months later... Evan and Sky have an advanced-level conversation 18 months after Evan first met Sky.
Other videos of interest:
- Where Are Your Keys: Mandarin Chinese lets you be a fly on the wall for another lively initiation, this time led by David Edwards. The August 22, 2009 Albuquerque Workshop is also very useful to get a feel for how it's done if you're getting started
- Advanced WAYK: Mandarin Push/Pull together with Advanced WAYK: Spanish Push/Pull give a bit more detail on how hunting works at advanced stages.
- Chinuk Wawa Language Night. This is the only video I've seen subtitled so far, and gives you a fairly clear idea of how a WAYK group works in practice.
No comments:
Post a Comment