Arthur K. Spears is professor and chair of the Anthropology Department and director of the Black Studies Program at The City College of The City University of New York (CUNY). He is professor of linguistics and anthropology at The Graduate Center (CUNY).Carole M. Berotte Joseph is president/CEO of Massachusetts Bay Community College.

This groundbreaking volume has the principal purpose of substantiating that HC [Haitian Creole] is a legitimate language that is vital in the education of HC-speaking students. . . .The strength of The Haitian Creole Language is its examination of HC through multiple lenses, providing a broad scope of the language that substantiates the legitimacy of HC. . . .With this unprecedented volume, S[pears] & J[oseph] have provided the first book to introduce readers to an extensive range of information on HC. In addition, their work more broadly contributes to the conversation and research on creole languages worldwide and on creole languages in the Caribbean in particular, benefiting a wide range of audiences, including teacher educators, researchers on Haiti, creole linguists, and even readers with a general interest in Haiti.

• ForewordPrefaceA Tribute to Yves Dejean & Albert ValdmanChapter 1. Introduction: The Haitian Creole LanguagePART I: HISTORYChapter 2. The History of Haiti in BriefChapter 3. The Languages of Haitians and the History of Creole: Haiti and Its DiasporaPART II: STRUCTURE AND USEChapter 4. OrthographyChapter 5. Regional and Social Varieties of Haitian CreoleChapter 6. Creole-English Code-Switching in New York CityChapter 7. Creole and French in Haitian LiteraturePART III: EDUCATIONChapter 8. Education in HaitiChapter 9. Creole and Education in HaitiChapter 10. Creole in Education in Haiti: A Case StudyChapter 11. Haitians in the U.S.: Language, Politics & EducationChapter 12. Cultural Context, Cognitive Processes, and the Acquisition of LiteracyChapter 13. Haitian Children's Education: Orality, Literacy & Technology

Arthur K. Spears is professor and chair of the Anthropology Department and director of the Black Studies Program at The City College of The City University of New York (CUNY). He is professor of linguistics and anthropology at The Graduate Center (CUNY).Carole M. Berotte Joseph is president/CEO of Massachusetts Bay Community College.

This groundbreaking volume has the principal purpose of substantiating that HC [Haitian Creole] is a legitimate language that is vital in the education of HC-speaking students. . . .The strength of The Haitian Creole Language is its examination of HC through multiple lenses, providing a broad scope of the language that substantiates the legitimacy of HC. . . .With this unprecedented volume, S[pears] & J[oseph] have provided the first book to introduce readers to an extensive range of information on HC. In addition, their work more broadly contributes to the conversation and research on creole languages worldwide and on creole languages in the Caribbean in particular, benefiting a wide range of audiences, including teacher educators, researchers on Haiti, creole linguists, and even readers with a general interest in Haiti.

• ForewordPrefaceA Tribute to Yves Dejean & Albert ValdmanChapter 1. Introduction: The Haitian Creole LanguagePART I: HISTORYChapter 2. The History of Haiti in BriefChapter 3. The Languages of Haitians and the History of Creole: Haiti and Its DiasporaPART II: STRUCTURE AND USEChapter 4. OrthographyChapter 5. Regional and Social Varieties of Haitian CreoleChapter 6. Creole-English Code-Switching in New York CityChapter 7. Creole and French in Haitian LiteraturePART III: EDUCATIONChapter 8. Education in HaitiChapter 9. Creole and Education in HaitiChapter 10. Creole in Education in Haiti: A Case StudyChapter 11. Haitians in the U.S.: Language, Politics & EducationChapter 12. Cultural Context, Cognitive Processes, and the Acquisition of LiteracyChapter 13. Haitian Children's Education: Orality, Literacy & Technology

Arthur K. Spears is professor and chair of the Anthropology Department and director of the Black Studies Program at The City College of The City University of New York (CUNY). He is professor of linguistics and anthropology at The Graduate Center (CUNY).Carole M. Berotte Joseph is president/CEO of Massachusetts Bay Community College.

This groundbreaking volume has the principal purpose of substantiating that HC [Haitian Creole] is a legitimate language that is vital in the education of HC-speaking students. . . .The strength of The Haitian Creole Language is its examination of HC through multiple lenses, providing a broad scope of the language that substantiates the legitimacy of HC. . . .With this unprecedented volume, S[pears] & J[oseph] have provided the first book to introduce readers to an extensive range of information on HC. In addition, their work more broadly contributes to the conversation and research on creole languages worldwide and on creole languages in the Caribbean in particular, benefiting a wide range of audiences, including teacher educators, researchers on Haiti, creole linguists, and even readers with a general interest in Haiti.

• ForewordPrefaceA Tribute to Yves Dejean & Albert ValdmanChapter 1. Introduction: The Haitian Creole LanguagePART I: HISTORYChapter 2. The History of Haiti in BriefChapter 3. The Languages of Haitians and the History of Creole: Haiti and Its DiasporaPART II: STRUCTURE AND USEChapter 4. OrthographyChapter 5. Regional and Social Varieties of Haitian CreoleChapter 6. Creole-English Code-Switching in New York CityChapter 7. Creole and French in Haitian LiteraturePART III: EDUCATIONChapter 8. Education in HaitiChapter 9. Creole and Education in HaitiChapter 10. Creole in Education in Haiti: A Case StudyChapter 11. Haitians in the U.S.: Language, Politics & EducationChapter 12. Cultural Context, Cognitive Processes, and the Acquisition of LiteracyChapter 13. Haitian Children's Education: Orality, Literacy & Technology