Lesson 2: What is a language?

Lesson 2: What is a language?

Introduction to Jamaican Creole

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Interactive Workbook

  • Digital interactive workbook

Module 1: A Brief Timeline of the Language

  • Lesson 1: The history of language in Jamaica
  • Lesson 2: What is a language?
  • Lesson 3: Are there different "versions" of Jamaican Creole?
  • Review questions

Module 2: Writing System

  • Lesson 4: The Lexicon & Official Writing System
  • Lesson 5: The Vowels
  • Lesson 6: The Consonants
  • Quiz: Spelling full words

Module 3: Word Order

  • Lesson 7: Basic Word Order
  • Lesson 8: Focusing

Module 4: The verb structure

  • Lesson 9: The equative copula "a"
  • Lesson 10: The locative copula "de"
  • Lesson 11: The attributive copula

Module 5: Using Tense

  • Lesson 12: Tense - Past & Present
  • Lesson 13: Modals - Possibility (may, can, will, must etc.)
  • Lesson 14: Aspect - Ongoing action
  • Lesson 15: Infinitive — Intent or purpose

Module 6: Nouns

  • Pluralization

Module 7: Reading Comprehension

  • Animal Testing
  • Ban dangerous sports?
  • Corporal Punishment