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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
Peer reviewedValdman, 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
