Let's Keep up the Good Work, People! The standardization has

[Gamma]

mi ask yuh a direck question...what makes it their "first language"?

[Muadib]

It is common knowledge that the most widely spoken language in Jamaica is NOT English.

If yuh need data fi dat den yuh not prepared for this discussion.

[Lazie]

mi ask yuh a direck question...what makes it their "first language"?

Gamma ... we can imitate 50 cent wid the 21 questions all day. Simply ask M&M survey company fi guh run a survey in the streets.

[Mosiah]

English is their first language ...

first fallacy

[Lazie]

It is common knowledge that the most widely spoken language in Jamaica is NOT English.

If yuh need data fi dat den yuh not prepared for this discussion.

Suh what is the widely spoken language then? Play dandy shandy all yuh want ... English is our official language.. first language ..whatever unuh want to call it.

Taking a backward step of lower the bar to teach patios and teach in patios will simply not help.

[Mosiah]

are you serious?

[Mosiah]

English is our official language.. first language ..whatever unuh want to call it.

Two different things. It is our official language, but it certainly not our first language.

[Gamma]

suh this is a theory of yours then? english is the official language...is it the first language?

[Lazie]

Mosiah, Gamma, Maudib,

Again, you are conducting an interview to fill a vacancy in your organization. The applicant is very fluent in patios, but each time a you ask a question in English .. him mek a "huh!!" sound .. forcing you to translate in patios.

Would you hire him? Note, this is a job where he will be communicating with clients locally and overseas.

Please post response below ... will read when I reach home. and please be truthful.

[Gamma]

Huh?

who said anything about REPLACING english with patois? yuh behaving like the half man half horse to rhatid!!!!

him believe seh if wi introduce casinos wi cannot develope IT.....

he would have to be fluent in english too.....no doubt

[Lazie]

Huh?

who said anything about REPLACING english with patois? yuh behaving like the half man half horse to rhatid!!!!

him believe seh if wi introduce casinos wi cannot develope IT.....

he would have to be fluent in english too.....no doubt

Gamma, this is not Burger King .. cannot have it your way. Lets approach this from the point being put forward by all of you. Patios is our first language. Stick a pin.

Okay ... when in school, we did spanish up to a certain level then after that .. it was optional. However, because English was our first lang. we did it all the way to 5th form.

Now, remove the pin. As y'all claim patios is our first language, what unuh gonna duh .. mek patios and english mandatory? Oh .. wait .. unuh never think bout dat? As yuh say him affi know english .. dem cyaan pass english already suh why waste time wid patios den?



Man .. this is like Zorro vs the 3 musketeers.

[Assasin]

Spoke to a chinese friend of mine and them have the same problems with some of their languages too.

[Muadib]

So you propose to continue to ignore the rather critical fact that a large portion of the society mother tongue is NOT English ?

You don't think this is an impediment to learning in an English only Instruction medium ?

[MdmeX]

Seems like every 2 or so years, we become afflicted with

the argument to teach patois/patwa (or whatever name) in schools.

Kind of remind me of the French Canadians in Quebec, where every 10 years the argument gets HOT to secede from Canada - and then it goes COLD

How much scare $$$ resource is being funnelled into this