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Peer reviewedFoster, Charles R. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1980
Haitians immigrating to the United States speak Creole; at the same time, they frequently claim French as their native language and want their children to be educated in French as well as in English. The teacher of the Haitian immigrant child soon learns that the language which will influence the child's learning of English is not French, but…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Creoles, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education
