Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
2 Hour(s) 39 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Sophia Doman
Rating
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Course Overview
Speak like a Jamaican in Creole also known as Patwa/Patwah or Patois
This Jamaican Creole course will teach you vocabulary, sentences and questions you need to know to be able to communicate at a basic level.
You will learn how to greet someone, introduce yourself, ask questions and understand what the locals are saying and even begin to understand reggae music and Jamaican Proverbs.
How you will learn: You will learn with a number of video contents
You will learn with the 8 parts of speech in the Jamaican language
You will begin by learning simple sentences with lots of repetition
You will get a chance to repeat each sentence orally, so that you get comfortable with the accent.
You will learn how to respond to questions and ask questions
You will learn how words are pluralise in this language.
You will improve your listening skill and improve your understanding.
What are the requirements?
A working headset to listen to the audio
A screen on your device to be able to see the sentences and the words that are spoken
Being able to pronounce the words and sentences
A willingness to have fun while you learn!
This course is for:
People who already have little or no knowledge of the language and would like to learn it.
People who are going to Jamaica on holiday and need to learn the basics.
People who have Jamaican partners/family/friends and would like to be able to speak with them and understand when they hear Jamaican when others speak it.
People who would love to understand reggae music
People who would like to learn Jamaican creole for fun.
People who learn from repetition
Anyone who would like to learn Jamaican Creole/Patwah/Patois
What am I going to get from this course:
GREETINGS AND RESPONDING
ASKING HOW SOMEONE IS
INTRODUCING YOURSELF
INTRODUCING YOUR FAMILY
SAYING WHERE YOU'RE FROM
MAKING SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING SAID
PLURALIZATION WITH EXAMPLES
VOCABULARY
SAYING GOODBYE
AND MORE....
Course Content
- 3 section(s)
- 13 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction to Jamaican Creole
- Section 2 GREETINGS, Nouns, and Pronouns
- Section 3 Conversational Section
What You’ll Learn
- understand when you hear someone speaks the language
- understand basic patwah
- start speaking like a Jamaican
- understand some of the reggae music
- communicate with friends and family who speak Patwah
- Feel more comfortable when visit the island of Jamaica as you will understand some of what the people are saying
- communicate with those people who speak the language abroad whether on a social or business level
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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KKeith
It wasn't a good match. But there doesn't seem to be a very good or better Patois course available anywhere
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SSalammbô GUEVIN-HART
Le cours manque de structure. Il y a des fautes de frappe, des erreurs de mise en page, etc. C'est déreangeant. Elle répète beaucoup trop tout au long du cours: elle ne laisse pas le temps qu'on répète la phrase: j'avais toujours l'impression de la couper quand je répètais les phrases. C'est dommage parce qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup d'autres options pour apprendre le patois jamaïcain sur UdeMy...
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DDiane Fordham
Excellent presentations
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NNicolette Lanigan
Very informative
