Indiana University Creole Institute
Publications Available
- Haitian Creole – English Bilingual Dictionary
- Learner’s
Dictionary of Haitian Creole
- Ann Pale
Kreyòl, (a textbook for learning Haitian)
- Haitian
Creole-English-French Dictionary
- The
Creole Institute’s suggestions about HC dictionaries
- Kote Fanm Pa
Jwenn Doktè
- Dictionary of
Louisiana Creole
- Discovering Cajun French CD-ROM
- Proceedings
from the Indiana University Symposium on the Evaluation of Foreign
Language Proficiency
- Bibliographie Des Etudes Créoles, Langues et Littératures
Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary
(2007)
This latest dictionary
from the Creole Institute is the most exhaustive dictionary yet assembled. An
excellent companion to the Learner’s Dictionary of Haitian Creole, this dictionary
contains 30,000 separate word entries with 70,000 word meanings. Anyone who
regularly reads texts in Haitian Creole will surely find this to be an
invaluable resource. This project has been supported through a grant from
the United States Department of Education Title VI. (781 pages, hard cover)
Learner’s
Dictionary of Haitian Creole
(1996)
Over five years in the making,
this dictionary is an invaluable tool for English-speaking students of Haitian
Creole at any level of competence. Over 7,000 Haitian Creole entries include
sample sentences compiled from written texts and oral sources. The dictionary
is English-Haitian Creole with a reverse index. This project has been funded by
the United States Department of Education International Research and Studies
Program, Title VI. (600 pages, hard cover)
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Ann pale kreyòl
Elementary
and Intermediate Haitian Creole (1988, rev. 2001, 278 pages)
Ann pale kreyòl is a comprehensive set of teaching
materials designed to provide learners with a thorough grounding in the sounds,
grammar, and vocabulary of Haitian Creole. It includes 25 chapters, each
containing dialogue materials, grammar sections, and extensive practice
materials progressing from drill to communicative activities. Also included is
a guided introduction to the official spelling system, varied listening
comprehension sections, keyed exercises, and reading selections covering
aspects of Haitian geography and history. The book is illustrated with many
line drawings; a 1200 word Creole-English glossary is appended. Ann pale
kreyòl differs from its predecessor (A Basic Course in Haitian Creole)
by the use of the official (IPN) spelling, by the inclusion of drawings
illustrating objects and actions, and by a more accurate and authentic
portrayal of Haitian culture.
Ann pale kreyòl is the most comprehensive set of teaching materials
available for Haitian Creole. Designed for persons who wish to acquire a
working command of the language sufficient to communicate with monolingual
speakers, it is eminently suitable for both use in formal courses as well as
for self-instruction. 2001 Revised Edition now available.
Click
here to see a sample of Lesson one
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A complete set of
recordings to accompany the text is available as a 10-CD set (also available as
a 12-cassette set). These recordings contain nearly all the material in the
text. A two CD (or cassette) recording
is also available. These contain the dialogues and listening comprehension for
each lesson.
All of these materials have been
extensively tested by use with several U.S. Peace Corps groups in
Haitian
Creole-English-French Dictionary
(1981)
This Dictionary represents the first attempt to provide access to the lexicon of Haitian Creole by way of English and French. The dictionary was prepared with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and was first published in 1981.
The dictionary consists of two
volumes. Volume I contains more than 10,000 entries providing English and
French glosses and illustrative use of Creole words. Volume II, The
French-Creole and English- Creole indexes, may be used by speakers of French
and English as aids in the production of Haitian Creole sentences.
The two volumes may be purchased
as a set, or individually. However, they
are no longer in print. If you still wish to purchase these instead of the
newest, up-to-date dictionaries published by the Institute, you may contact us at
the e-mail address listed at the bottom of the page.
For
ordering information, click here
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Kote
Fanm Pa Jwenn Dokte
Yon gid sante
pou fanm
Translated into Kreyòl from the
Hesperian Foundation’s Where Women Have No Doctor, a
comprehensive, community focused guide to the broadest aspects of women’s
health, including: pregnancy, adolescent health, menopause, rape, war and
violence, HIV/AIDS, hazards in women’s work, community organizing for
women’s health, herbal/traditional remedies, and much more. 600 pages and
over 1,000 illustrations.
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Dictionary
of Louisiana
(1998)
This is the only comprehensive dictionary
of Louisiana French Creole! This dictionary provides English and French meaning
equivalents and Creole contextual examples. It also contains two indexes:
French-Creole and English-Creole. This project has been funded by the National
Endowment for the Humanities, grant RT21614-94. (656 pages, hard cover).
This dictionary is no longer in print.
If you wish to purchase it, you may contact us via e-mail, phone, or fax, listed
at the bottom of the page.
Discovering Cajun French
through the spoken word CD-ROM
(2003)
With this CD-ROM, those who are
interested in Louisiana French will be able not only to consult a
representative list of terms from the language’s lexicon and to read
texts illustrating how the language is used in everyday communicative
interactions, but also to hear the speech of French-speaking Louisianians. This
CD-ROM brings together 35 transcribed texts totaling 155 pages from which we
have taken over 100 minutes of oral excerpts, some from interviews recorded on
site, others from radio archives. The whole collection covers the speech of 32
towns in 13 parishes of the French-speaking Triangle. This project has been
funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation
and Access, grant #PA-23298-99.
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Proceedings
from the Indiana University
An international symposium on the
Evaluation of Foreign Language Proficiency was held at
The participants included about 30 specialists on language testing and
communicative approaches to language teaching, as well as leading scholars in
applied linguistics.
If you wish to purchase this volume,
please contact us via e-mail, phone, or fax, listed at the bottom of the page.
Bibliographie
des études créoles, langues et littératures
A
project of the Comité International des Etudes Créoles, this Bibliographie was
prepared in 1981 with support from the Agence de Coopération Culturelle et
Technique. It contains 948
entries, covering all Creole French varieties, as well as relevant items
dealing with regional varieties of French. While the focus is on linguistics,
items that deal with literature and folklore are also included, as are texts in
Creole on education and religion. In addition to bibliographical information,
each entry contains a set of descriptors identifying the area and the field.
If you wish to purchase this volume,
please contact us via e-mail, phone, or fax, listed at the bottom of the page.
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