Language Reclamation: French-creole Language Teaching in the U.K. and the Caribbean (Multilingual Matters, 106)

Introduction -- Preparing The Ground -- Sun, Sea And Oppression : Kwéyòl In The Caribbean -- Cold, Rain And Oppression : The Kwéyòl Speech Community In The Uk -- A Critical Ethnography -- Teaching And Learning Kwéyòl In London -- From Speech To Writing : Resources For Learning -- The Quest For Status : Accrediting The Kwéyòl Classes -- Sé Pou'w Mantjé Néyé Pou Apwann Najé : You Must Survive Drowning In Order To Learn To Swim -- Appendix : The Kwéyòl Test. Hubisi Nwenmely. Includes Bibliographical References (p. ) And Index. This book explores the teaching of Kweyol, an Afro-French creole, in the Eastern Caribbean, and in classes in London where the author has been both student and tutor.