The Authenticity of Louisiana Cajun French and the need to learn the language

Welcome to the Louisiana Cajun French blog. It's all  about the real  Louisiana Cajun French and the correct way to learn authentic Cajun French. 

There are many people trying to revive the language.  Some are trying to teach phrases which they have no idea how to spell. Thereby, they usually spell it phonetically. Others  have no idea how to teach the language. And,  a very large portion have had very little contact with the authentic Cajun French of our area. Some have no experience with native speakers -- Yet, they try to teach a mongrelized version of what they think it should be.
Here you will learn the real Cajun French, the real language of the Acadians.

Please browse through the website (Louisiana Cajun French .org) and the different links to get the most out of this learning journey. Along the way you will bump into links that lead to podcasts, and you will be able to purchase CDs.  These are great tools to help you learn Louisiana French. These learning tools are created by authentic Louisiana speakers, created by a Louisiana Cajun that speaks fluent Cajun French.

In everything that we do in life there is a background or history to all things. Our French in Louisiana  has a very colorful and interesting history. Our very first podcast deals with the history of what made the language go sour, that made French come to an end in the court systems, and the how the school systems helped to nearly destroy out native tongue. Look for our daily blogs that will aid you in grabbing hold of our heritage.

It is also imperative to the learning process to know the history of what is being learned. Any subject of study needs justification. We need to know the truth about our language, about the lies, exaggerations, and we need to do now to establish  the facts.  "The background information explains why the subject matter is worth your attention,"  (Stearns, 1998, para. 2).  You can  learn more about the history of our Cajun French language and why it is important to study our language at our wiki page. You can also get all you need to know at the website. please keep in touch and follow our Louisiana Cajun French blog.

References

Stearns, P. N. (1998). Why study history. American Hisotrical Association. Retrieved from

www.historians.org