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Valdman, Albert – French Review, 1975
This article discusses the linguistic and sociolinguistic relationship between French and Haitian Creole, dealing specifically with: 1) linguistic similarities or differences between the two, 2) overlapping between the two languages as seen in social and stylistic variation in Creole, and 3) attitudes of Haitians towards the two languages. (Text…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Creoles, Descriptive Linguistics, Diglossia
de Ronceray, Hubert; Petit-Frere, Serge – Bulletin d'Informations du Chiss, 1975
This is a progress report on the first year of an experimental bilingual education project for primary education in Haiti, sponsored by the Centre Haitien d' Investigation en Sciences Sociales (CHISS), The center's goal was to carry out a scientific project, to secure the facts from emotional and political prejudice. The point is to show the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Creoles
Katz, Stacey – 2003
This case study examined Haitian immigrant students' experiences in the French language classrooms. It is based on surveys conducted with students and their classmates and personal observations, discussing and explaining some of the misconceptions about Haitian immigrants and describing the Haitian students' experiences learning French in the…
Descriptors: College Students, Creoles, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences