Jacques Pierre

About Jacques Pierre

I have been promoting Ayitian Creole and culture for years in the United States as well as in my native land, Ayiti, where my journey as an advocate for the language started. During all these years I have penned articles, books of poems, and editorials to bring the language to everyone who is interested in knowing what Kreyòl is as a language. My several hats as linguist, lexicographer, translator, pedagogue, and transcriber have given me the opportunity to capture the heartbeat of my language while discovering how the language, contrary to what others think, is linguistically apt to use in our school system to build a well-rounded education for all Ayitians.Next month I will start a translation company that will offer services from English and French into Ayitian Creole. This service will give me the opportunity to start a dialogue between Ayitian Creole and the two other languages to help people who speak these languages forge a cultural and linguistic solid bond. I am a Creolist in word and deed. Please join me in moving Kreyòl forward. I love my language to death. Sa gen anpil ane depi m ap fè pwomosyon lang kreyòl la isit nan Etazini ak lakay mwen, Ayiti, kote pelerinaj sa a koumanse.Pandan de twa ane sa yo, m ekri atik, liv pwezi, editoryal pou m sa pote lang lan lakay ou pou ou menm ki enterese konnen ki sa lang kreyòl la vle di. Mwa pwochen, m ap lanse yon konpayi tradisksyon k ap gen pou misyon tradui tèks ki nan angle ak franse an Kreyòl. Konpayi sa a se pral yon okazyon pou mwen koumanse yon dyalòg ant kreyòl ak de lòt lang yo (angle ak franse). Konsa, sa va ede moun ki pale twa lang sa yo fòje/mare yon lyen lengwistik ki solid. An nou viv an kreyòl pou nou sa konstwi yon ekonomi kreyòl kote lavi nou chak chita sou respè pou nanm yonn lòt. Se dwa chak pèp pou li defann lang li, pwodui ladan, ankouraje lòt pèp aprann lang li, edike ak enstwi pitit li yo nan lang li. Tout lang konte. All languages matter. Kreyòl pale, kreyòl konprann. Moun ki swe pou ou, se pou li ou chanje chemiz. Lanmò ranje, lanmò gate. Renmen tout, pèdi tout. Se maladi ki gate vanyan. Tout moun se moun.

Experience

1. Kreyòl Editor for the Journal of Haitian Studies (Johs)

   Haitian Studies Association

   Oct 2012 — Present · US

   M edite kèk atik an kreyòl pou Journal of Haitian Studies lè yo mande mwen pou fè sa. Se pa tout atik an kreyòl ki parèt nan jounal la m gen chans voye je sou yo. Se yon travay volontè (pa gen touche ladan sou okenn fòm). M pran plezi nan fè li, yon fason pou m pote kontribisyon m nan chita lang nou an nan espas akademik la. https://haitianstudies.ucsb.edu/journal-of-haitian-studies/editorial-board

Education

• University of Alberta

  Course Certificate: Indigenous Canada, Canadian History

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Certificate in English as a Second Language, English Language and Literature/Letters

• Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University

  Certificate in Teaching Less Commoly Taught Languages through Distance Learning, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Certificate in Theories and Practices of Lexicography, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

• Florida International University

  Certificate: Haiti’s Language and Culture: Integrating Technology and Teaching(2), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

• Harvard University

  Higher Education Teaching Certificate Program, Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

• Florida International University

  Certificate: Haiti’s Language and Culture : Integrating Technology and Teaching (1), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

• Universidad Católica Tecnológica de Barahona (UCATEBA)

  Certificate in Lengua Española y Cultura Dominicana, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

• University of Geneva

  Course Certificate, Gender Studies || Genre : quels enjeux ? Violence, globalisation, biomédecine, sexualités

• Project Management Institute

  Certificate of Completion: Difficult Conversations: Talking about Race at Work, Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis

• Kent State University

  Master of Arts - MA (Translation Studies and Applied Linguistics), French Translation Studies

• University of Geneva

  Course Certificate: Langues et diversité: de la variation au plurilinguisme, Applied Linguistics