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Publication Date: 2021
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Weh Wi Deh/Veh Vi Is/Where We Are: Teaching and Researching Academic Writing in the Caribbean
Milson-Whyte, Vivette; Oenbring,, Raymond; Jaquette, Brianne
Composition Studies, v49 n3 p160-164 2021
The title for this article reflects the complex linguistic situation of the Anglophone Caribbean, where multiple English-lexifier Creoles (such as Jamaican Creole [Weh Wi Deh] and Bahamian Creole [Veh Vi Is])--all of which developed in the colonial era out of the contact between English and myriad African languages spoken by contemporary Caribbean people's enslaved ancestors--coexist and contend with international Standard English (Where We Are). Further adding to this complex linguistic situation, the teaching of academic writing in the Caribbean reflects the region's history of competition between British (through direct colonial rule) and American (through the neo-colonial influence of American media) language variants and educational culture. This article presents a brief history of academic writing instruction in the Caribbean, where academic writing instruction in the Caribbean is now, and where academic writing instruction in the Caribbean is going.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Creoles, African Languages, Language Usage, Academic Language, Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Educational History, Foreign Policy, Higher Education, Student Diversity
Composition Studies. Available from: English Department, UMass Boston. 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125; e-mail: compstudiesjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://compstudiesjournal.com/
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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