Welcome to the website of the Guyanese Languages Unit, now officially part of the Department of Language and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Education and Humanities at the University of Guyana, and home to the promotion and preservation of Guyana’s many languages, including:
Creolese
English
Wapichan
Makushi
Wai Wai
Akawaio
Arekuna
Patamuna
Kalina (Carib)
Warrau
Lokono
To contact the Guyanese Languages Unit, please email guyanalanguagesunit@gmail.com
by Charlene Wilkinson, University of Guyana Republished from: Transforming Pedagogy: Practice, Policy, & Resistance (Sargasso 2018-19, I & II) The uncountable moments that impinge upon a student’s consciousness, confined—even distorted as it can often be in these ex-plantation societies—to the shape of neo-colonial institutions, can indeed serve to energize an iconoclastic transformative impulse. By practicing … Continue reading Reflections on Language & Education
Day oneDay one consisted of leaving the convenient city I’m accustomed to on my way to a very different living space I am not acquainted with in the company of my classmates and our tutor. But as exciting as this new adventure might have been, starting off we faced a few challenges. We did not … Continue reading Wakapoa reflective essay: Colwyn Benn
Embarking on the trip to Wakapoa was the most amazing and exciting thing I’ve ever done. Although it had its ups and downs, terrifying moments and embarrassing times, only one word can describe it: extraordinary. From the very beginning I was anxious to go somewhere no one has ever been before, but coming down to … Continue reading Wakapoa reflective essay: Jumiah Whittington
I have always dreamed of going to the different parts of my country to see and experience all the great, natural and amazing scenes that are housed here. On Thursday April 18th, 2019, I fulfilled a small part of that dream as my English class got the opportunity to go on a field trip to … Continue reading Wakapoa reflective essay: Shaquille Fiffee
The Guyanese Languages Unit 