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Instruction of Haitian Bilingual Children in the United States.
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Foster, 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
Emploi du creole comme langue d'enseignement et decreolisation en Haiti (The Use of Creole as Language of Instruction and Decreolization in Haiti).
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Valdman, Albert – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
Suggests that Haitian Creole is subject to decreolization, characterized by movement toward French forms. Linguistic conflict and ambivalence on the part of both the bilingual elite and monolingual creole-speaking masses are held responsible. Opposing trends in language standardization and their implications for education are discussed.…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French, Haitian Creole
The Provision of Interpretation Services for Lesser-Used Languages in the United States Courts: A Language Planning Perspective.
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Schweda-Nicholson, Nancy – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1992
The agency responsible for development and implementation of the Spanish/English interpreters' certification exam used in federal courts has begun creation of certification exams in Haitian Creole and Navajo. Although these are only 2 of the more than 50 languages used in the courts, long-range plans for further test development have been…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Certification, Creoles, Federal Courts