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Michel DeGraff

Michel Degraff
Degraff at M.I.T.
Born1963[1]
Haiti
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Known for
  • Arguing that Haitian Creole is a full-fledged language
  • Advocacy for the language of instruction in Haiti to be Haitian Creole
AwardsNational Science Foundation $1 Million Grant to promote teaching of Science in Haiti in Haitian Creole
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics Syntax Morphology Language Change Creole Studies Haitian Creole, Education in Haiti Linguistics-Ideology Interface
InstitutionsM.I.T.
ThesisCreole grammars and acquisition of syntax: The case of Haitian
Websiteweb.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/degraff/index.html

Michel Frederic DeGraff[2] is a Haitian creolist who has served on the board of the Journal of Haitian Studies.[3] He is a tenured professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[3] and a founding member of the Haitian Creole Academy.[4] His field of scholarship is Creole language, also known as Lang Kreyòl Linguistics.[3] He is known for his advocacy towards the recognition of Haitian Creole as a full-fledged language.[3] In the fall of 2012, he received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to introduce online Creole language materials in the teaching of STEM in Haiti.[3] He believes that Haitian children should be taught in their native language at all levels of instruction, contrary to the tradition of teaching them in French.[5] Degraff believes that instruction in French, a foreign language for most Haitian children, hinders their creativity and their ability to excel.[5]

  1. ^ "2005 LSA Institute - People - Michel DeGraff".
  2. ^ Mercéus, Bertrand, ed. (4 December 2014). "Les 33 académiciens du créole haïtien investis dans leur fonction". Le NOuvelliste. Retrieved 22 June 2016. (in French)
  3. ^ a b c d e Zéphir, Flore (Fall 2012). "Creolist Michel Degraff: A profile of Commitment, Advocacy, Excellence and Hope". Journal of Haitian Studies. 18 (2): 268.
  4. ^ "Michel DeGraff named charter member of the Haitian Creole Academy". Whamit!. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  5. ^ a b Ulysse, Katia (11 August 2011). "Michel Degraff: Our Word is Our Bond". Voices from Haïti. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

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