Pidgin in the Classroom

Title
Pidgin in the Classroom
Publication Date
2008
Author(s)
Siegel, Jeff
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Place of publication
United States of America
UNE publication id
une:2371
Abstract
Like plate lunches, aloha shirts, and lei, Pidgin is an important part of local identity in Hawai'i. While some people still think of Pidgin as "broken English," many now realize that it is a distinct creole language, similar to others that have developed in multilingual environments, and call it Hawai'i Creole or HCE (Hawai'i Creole English). Whatever you call it, Pidgin is integral to the development of modern Hawai'i and therefore it is surprising that there is nothing about it in the school curriculum. Even more surprising, however, is that in many schools, Pidgin is frowned upon and the language is kept out of the classroom.
Link
Citation
Educational Perspectives, 41(1 & 2), p. 55-65
ISSN
0013-1849
Start page
55
End page
65

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