HAI 1130: Haitian Creole I (5 cr) Department of Modern Languages Florida International University (MMC) COURSE SYLLABUS Instructor: Office: Nicolas André DM 488C Phone: (305)348-2908 E-Mail: Office Hours: [email protected] Wednesday, 12:00-02:00 PM Term: Class Meeting Days, Time & Location: Class Meeting Days, Time & Location: Spring 2015 Mon-Wed: 09:00-10:50 AM (ECS 136) Fri: 09:00 - 09:50 AM (GC 287A) I. Welcome! Welcome to Fall 2013 Haitian Creole level 1! I am so excited about a great semester together with you. 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 HAI 1130 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. Bwaye, Fedo. 2008. Konpè chat ak Konpè chen: Ala mizè dous. CT Publications: Miami 2. Bwaye, Fedo. 2010. Konpè chat ak Konpè chen: Bal pou bèt a kòn. CT Publications: Miami 3. Valdman, Albert. 1998. 2006. Ann pale Kreyòl. Creole Institute: Bloomington. 4. Anonymous. Ti Koze sou Istwa Peyi Dayiti. 1985. Editions Henri Deschamps 5. Valdman, Albert, Iskra Iskrova, Jacques Pierre, and Nicolas André. 2007. Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary. Creole Institute: Bloomington (recommended) Page 1 of 4 VI. Basis for Final Grade Assessment Quizzes Midterm Homework Essay Attendance/Participation Final Exam Percent of Final Grade 20% 20% 15% 10% 10% 25% 100% Grading Scale (%) 94-100 A 90-93 A87-89 B+ 84-86 B 80-83 B77-79 C+ Grading Scale (%) 74-76 C 70-73 C67-69 D+ 64-66 D 60-63 D0 - 59 F VII. Grade Dissemination Graded tests and materials in this course will be returned individually only by request. You can access your scores at any time using the Grade Book function in eCampus. VIII. Course Policies: Grades Late Work Policy: Late work will not be accepted. Students who miss an assignment because of personal problems, may be allowed to submit extra credit work as a make-up within reasonable deadline, after prior discussion with the instructor. There are no make-ups for in-class writing, quizzes, the midterm, or the final exam. Essays turned in late will be assessed a penalty. Essay Policy: Students are expected to write a final project at the end of the semester. For this final project you can work on your own biography or any topics of your interest. Your essay should be a minimum of 1 page and a maximum of 2 pages. The final paper is due on April 24, 2015. A draft version must be submitted by March 20, 2015. You must turn the final version of your essay in with the original version. Please staple the two versions together. Each student will do a class presentation based either on their paper or on any other subject. For the presentation, everyone will talk for about 5 minutes, and another 5 minutes will be allowed to answer questions. IX. Course Policies: Technology and Media Webcourses: The course will use ECampus in the FIU website for e-mails, assignment submission, grade report, and so on. Students will be able to follow their progress by regularly login on ECampus, using their student username and password. Homework will be posted on ECampus, including due dates, grading information, etc. 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. X. 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. XI. Important Date(s) to Remember Drop/Swap Deadline: January 20, 2015 Page 2 of 4 XII. Schedule APK: Ann pale kreyòl / TKSIPA: Ti koze sou istwa peyi dAyiti / KCh: Konpè chat ak konpè chen Monday Wednesday Friday Week 1 01/12 01/14 01/16 Jan 12-18 Introduction to course APK – Leson twa: p. 9-11 APK- Leson en & Leson de: (classroom – definite & Read pages 1-7 (personal indefinite articles) pronouns) Week 2 01/19 (NO CLASS) 01/21 01/23 MLK Holiday APK – Leson twa: p. 9-11 Class activities & practice Jan 19-25 (command – plural of nouns) APK – Leson kat: p. 15-17 (places to go – the marker “ap”) Week 3 01/26 01/28 - Quiz 1 01/30 Jan 26-Feb 01 APK – Leson senk: p. Reading text #1: Yon kous APK – Leson sis: p. 27-29 21-23 (possessive – counting – bekàn (demonstrative) clothing) Week 4 02/02 02/04 02/06 Feb 02-08 APK – Leson sis: p. 27-29 (Family) APK – Leson uit: p. 39Reading text #2: Twa Leson sèt: p. 33-35 (negative – 44 (chores – useful objects) zanmi parts of the head) Week 5 02/09 - Quiz 2 02/11 02/13 Feb 09-15 TKSIPA – CHAPIT 2 & TKSIPA – CHAPIT 4: p. TKSIPA – CHAPIT 1: Read 3: p. 4-7 (Ayiti ak Ispayola) 8-9 (Powouj ak Espayòl) pages 2-3 (Gwakanagarik) Week 6 02/16 02/18 02/20 Feb 16-22 APK – Leson nèf: p. 47-49 (telling APK – Leson dis: p. 53-61 Reading text #3: Istwa time) (doing laundry – asking Djenàn questions) Week 7 02/23 02/25 - Quiz 3 02/27 Feb 23-Mar 01 APK – Leson onz: p. 63-66 Guest Lecturer TBA APK – Leson douz: p. (adjectives – vowels i, ou, a) 71-76 (numbers) Week 8 03/02 03/04 03/06 Mar 02-08 APK – Leson douz : p. KCh book 1 Mid-Term 71-76 (stores – imperative...) Essay guidelines APK – Leson trèz: p. 81-91 (se – ki – ye – o – ò – Caribbean countries) Week 9 Spring Break Mar 09-15 Week 10 03/16 03/18 03/20 Mar 16-22 TKSIPA – Chapit 5: p. 10APK – Leson katòz: p. 93-100 Reading text #4: Ti Malis 11 (Kawonabo ak Espayòl) (te – days of the week) ak Bouki Essay draft due Week 11 03/23 03/25 03/27 KCh book 2 TKSIPA – Chapit 6: p. 12-13 Haitian movie Mar 23- 29 (Anakawona) (Preview and discussion) Week 12 03/30 04/01 04/03 Mar 30-Apr 05 Haitian movie TKSIPA – Chapit 7: p. 14-15 TKSIPA – Chapit 8 & (Afriken nan Ispayola) Chapit 9: p. 16-19 (kasik Anri – flibistye) Page 3 of 4 Week 13 Apr 06-12 Week 14 Apr 13-19 Week 15 Apr 20–26 Monday 04/06 TKSIPA – Chapit 10 & Chapit 11: p. 20-23 (boukanye – lavi esklav) Wednesday 04/08 - Quiz 4 TKSIPA – Chapit 12: p. 24-25 (yon nèg mawon) 04/13 APK – Leson kenz: p. 101-111 (parts of the body – en, an, ou) 04/20 Students presentations 04/15 APK – Leson sèz: p. 119-125 (months of the year – nasal sounds – Peyi Ayiti 04/22 Students presentations Week 16 Apr 27–May 03 Friday 04/10 Class activities Vocabulary words through games (jwèt kay) 04/17 - Quiz 5 Haitian music (Choukoun and more) 04/24 - Final essay due General Review Week of finals * Note: The Schedule is subject to revision Page 4 of 4
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