Haitian Creole for Native Speakers I

This course presents the fundamentals of writing and reading for students whose knowledge of Haitian Creole is limited to spoken communication. Emphasis is put on writing, reading skills and the distinctions among various levels of dialect and language. It is designed to enhance students’ four abilities to communicate in a language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Per se, this course takes a highly interactive approach towards presentation and practice of the language. It integrates cultural information and exchange. The textbook “ The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use and Education” offers the students a rich variety of insights to cultural, social and political realities of the entire Creole-speaking World composed of more than 20 million Speakers in the globe.

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