Duration: 8 weeks (online)

Dates:

Beginners: Mondays from 6:30-7:30 pm starting April 29 with Deborah Clifton

Advanced : **not available this session

Course Description

Kouri-Vini or Louisiana Creole, is the creole language that emerged in colonial Louisiana. This course is designed for anyone who has an interest in the language.

Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole) is one of the most fascinating pieces of Louisiana’s linguistic diversity. The language developed in the colonial era and bears influences from French, Native American and African languages, Spanish, and even English.

The Kouri-Vini advanced level will be focused on conversational practice with some ongoing exploration of Kouri-Vini literature, giving students an opportunity to develop their own creative writing texts in the language. So it will be very practice oriented and an outreach to people interested in making their own contribution to increasing the literary output.

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Le kouri-vini (alias: le créole louisianais) est l’un des aspects les plus fascinants de la diversité linguistique de la Louisiane. La langue est née à l’époque coloniale et montre l’influence du français, des langues amériendiennes et africaines, de l’espagnol, et même de l’anglais. Le cours fournit aux apprenants une connaissance fondamentale de la grammaire et du lexique du kouri-vini. Ce cours est entièrement en ligne.

Note: this is an adult only class.

This course is $160 for AF members, or $195 for nonmembers (membership included with purchase) for 8 sessions.