HAI 3213: Accelerated Beginning Haitian Creole
Kimberly Green LACC Haitian Summer Institute
Florida International University (MMC)
COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructor: / Nick André / Term: / Summer B 2016
Office: / DM 488C / Class Meeting Days, Time & Location: / Mon-Tr: 09:00 AM -12:00 PM
& 1:00-3:00 PM (GL 137)
Phone: / (305)348-2908 / Class Meeting Days, Time & Location: / Fri: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
(SIPA 230)
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (GL 137)
E-Mail: /
Office Hours: / By Appointment only

I.  Welcome!

Welcome to HSI 2016 Haitian Creole level 1!

II.  University Course Catalog Description

Course designed for students with no previous training in Haitian Creole. Emphasis on oral Haitian Creole and on acquiring basic language skills.

III.  Course Overview

Accelerated Beginning Haitian Creole is designed to help students develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Haitian Creole at the basic level. Students will be engaged in different communicative tasks in order to stimulate learning. Additional cultural and grammatical notions will be explored in relation to each lesson introduced in class. Throughout the course, students will be exposed to different aspects of Haitian culture through games, paintings, music, and movies.

IV.  Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

 carry on a basic conversation related to the different themes studied in class

 read and write Haitian Creole and retrieve the meaning of simple texts

 give their opinions in a culturally appropriate manner

V.  Required Texts and Materials

1.  Valdman, Albert. 1998. 2006. Ann pale Kreyòl. Creole Institute: Bloomington.

2.  Anonymous. Ti Koze sou Istwa Peyi Dayiti. 1985. Editions Henri Deschamps

3.  Valdman, Albert, Iskra Iskrova, Jacques Pierre, and Nicolas André. 2007. Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary. Creole Institute: Bloomington (recommended)

VI.  Basis for Final Grade

Assessment / Percent of Final Grade
Quizzes / 20%
Homework / 20%
Oral Exam / 10%
Attendance/Participation / 30%
Final Exam / 20%
100%
Grading Scale (%) /
94-100 / A
90-93 / A-
87-89 / B+
84-86 / B
80-83 / B-
77-79 / C+
Grading Scale (%) /
74-76 / C
70-73 / C-
67-69 / D+
64-66 / D
60-63 / D-
0 - 59 / F

VII.  Course Policies: Technology and Media

Language lab: The language lab room will be used every Friday for class work and language practice. The language lab is located in SIPA 230.

Laptop Usage: Students will be allowed to use their laptop during class session for class purpose. The use of your laptop should not distract you from personal participation upon calling on.

VIII.  Course Policies: Student Expectations

Attendance Policy: Class attendance is mandatory. If you are sick and cannot attend class, please notify your instructor before class by email or phone. In order to have an excused absence, you must provide official documentation (such as a doctor’s note, an accident/police report, etc.). Students will receive a participation grade based on daily participation. Students are expected to answer questions and participate in group activities. Each time you are late to class your participation grade is lowered for the day. This course is highly interactive, so missing a class session or coming to class unprepared will have a negative impact on your language learning experience and will also affect your grade.

Professionalism Policy: Per university policy and classroom etiquette; mobile phones, iPods, etc. must be silenced during all classroom and lab lectures.

Week 1 (June 27th- July 1st)
·  / Orientation, Language Assessments, and Placement Tests
·  / Syllabus
·  / Greetings
Haitian Creole Alphabet
·  / Haitian Creole Alphabet
·  / Family

Week 2 (July 5th- July 8th)

·  / Haitian Social Life and Issues
·  / Rural Life
·  / Asking Questions
·  / Adjectives
·  / Games

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