Jacques Pierre, Lecturing Fellow

Jacques Pierre was born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. He studied Haitian Creole and French Applied Linguistics at the State University of Haiti. He is currently a Lecturing Fellow in French, Haitian Creole, and Culture in the Department of Romance Studies at Duke University, co-director, Haiti Lab, and Core Affiliated Faculty at the Center for the Latin and Caribbean Studies. He has been coordinating DukeEngage in Miami for three years. Before joining Duke University, he was a Visiting Lecturer in Haitian Creole and Culture at Florida International University (2009-2010). In addition, he coordinated the Haitian Summer Institute at Florida International University for three years (2007-2009), and was a Teaching Assistant for Haitian Creole at Haitian Summer Institute at Florida International University (2005-2007). He was trained as a lexicographer at Indiana University and worked for six years as an Assistant Editor on the Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary (2007) published by the Creole Institute at Indiana University. He has an M.A. in Translation Studies with a concentration in French and Haitian Creole and an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language, both degrees from Kent State University. His research interests are: “The basilectal vs the acrolectal forms of Haitian Creole in Haitian Movies,” “The coexistence of French and Haitian Creole in Haitian movies,” and “Literary Translation in the context of a Less Translated Language.” Most recently, he published two books of poems in Haitian Creole, Omega (2012) & Kite Kè M Pale (2016), and co-edited Une saison en enfer/Yon sezon matchyavèl (2010) & the Haitian Creole version of The Last Mapou (2019)/Dènye Pye Mapou a. 

Contact Info:

Office Location:	08 Language Center, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:
Web Pages:	https://torchflamebooks.com/authors/jacques-pierre/ https://www.potomitan.info/ayiti/pierre_jacques/

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• CREOLE 101.01, ELEMENTARY CREOLE I Synopsis

  Online ON, MWF 10:20 AM-11:20 AM

• CREOLE 203.01, INTERMEDIATE CREOLE I Synopsis

  Online ON, MWF 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• CREOLE 701.01, ELEMENTARY CREOLE I Synopsis

  Perkins 059, MWF 10:20 AM-11:10 AM

• CREOLE 703.01, INTERMEDIATE CREOLE I Synopsis

  Perkins 059, MWF 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• CREOLE 706.01, ADVANCED HAITIAN CREOLE 2 Synopsis

  SEE INSTRU , WF 03:30 PM-04:45 PM

• CREOLE 102.01, ELEMENTARY CREOLE II Synopsis

  Online ON, MWF 10:20 AM-11:20 AM

• CREOLE 204.01, INTERMEDIATE CREOLE II Synopsis

  Online ON, MWF 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• GLHLTH 270T-3.01, VOICES IN GH: FRENCH TUTORIAL Synopsis

  Gray 319, M 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

  (also cross-listed as FRENCH 270T-3.01)

• CREOLE 702.01, ELEMENTARY CREOLE II Synopsis

  Online ON, MWF 10:20 AM-11:20 AM

• CREOLE 704.01, INTERMEDIATE CREOLE II Synopsis

  Online ON, MWF 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• CREOLE 791.01, SPECIAL READINGS Synopsis

  SEE INSTRU , WF 03:00 PM-04:45 PM

Office Hours:

Wednesday and Friday:12:30 pm to 1:30 pm and by appointment (Languages 08)

Education:

M.A.

Kent State University

2008

Specialties:

French
Caribbean Studies

Keywords:

Translated/edited Materials • Translated/Edited Materials