Apran-n Palé Kréyol ak Anglè

Kreyòl and English as a Second Language- KSL and ESL
Sr. Ketsia M. Jean-Baptiste

Haitian Creole

               Creole is one of the official languages of Haiti.  Along with French, the language boasts up to 12 million native speakers.  Creole was born out of a beautiful blend of French and African languages, and today exists as a unique language of its own. 

Course Description:

              This introductory conversational course is designed to help children of Haitian descent who are born in the U.S to develop their abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and eventually writing in Creole.  It is also designed to help non-English speakers acquire basic conversational discourse as well.  Students will be engaged in different communicative tasks in order to stimulate learning and fluency in their respective language through dialogue.

Course Objectives:
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Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:
*   Carry on a basic conversation relevant to the themes studied in class.
​*   Retrieve meaning from the simple texts and be able to write and read Creole.
*      Be able to phrase their questions with the appropriate question           words.

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Topics

​Subject to change based on participants' needs:

Haitian Creole Sounds-
The Alphabet
Greetings
Days of the week
Months of the year
Seasons
Asking Questions
Chores and Daily Activities
Description
Modal Verbs
Profession
Leisure
Weather
Traveling
At the Restaurant
At the doctor’s office
Clothing articles
​The Five Senses 

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Example :
Hi     Allo
How are you?                               
Ki jan ou ye?
I'm good, thank you                   
M'bien, mesi
And you?                                        
E ou mem?
What is your name?                    
 Ki gen'w rele
My name is_____                                
M'rele______
Nice to meet you        
Se te on plezi

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