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Haitian Creole Phrasebook: Essential Expressions for Communicating in Haiti

Haitian Creole Phrasebook: Essential Expressions for Communicating in Haiti - Paperback

by Jowel C. Laguerre, Cecile Accilien
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jowel C. Laguerre, Cecile AccilienPublish date:2010-09-16Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:McGraw-Hill CompaniesISBN-13:9780071749206ISBN-10:71749209UPC:9780071749206Book Category:Foreign Language Study, TravelBook Subcategory:Creole Languages, Multi-Language Phrasebooks, Caribbean & West IndiesSize:7.16 x 5.54 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCW4TS3KC9

The essential terms you need to communicate with the nation's 8-plus million Haitian Creole speakers

If you are travelling to Haiti to help with the relief effort or to aid in its rebuilding, Haitian Creole Phrasebook is your must-have resource. In addition to featuring content specifically related to relief and rebuilding, this book also covers the basic topics such as introducing yourself, asking for directions, giving instructions, or asking for information. A separate section is devoted to key words and phrases related to relief efforts from communicating with medical personnel to construction and engineering terminology

Features:

  • A mini-dictionary includes essential vocabulary for quick reference
  • An 30-minute audio download that features key words and phrases
  • Vital vocabulary and phrases relevant to relief and rebuilding processes

McGraw-Hill will donate a percentage of sales to the Haitian rebuilding effort.

Topics include: Basic Vocabulary, Basics of Haitian Creole, Greetings and Wishes, Expressing Preferences and Opinions, Numbers, Time, and Weather, Family, People, and Description, Communication, Living and Working in Haiti, Transportation and Directions, Money and Shopping, Accommodations, Food and Drink, Specialized Vocabulary, Earthquake, Construction Rebuilding, Relief Effort, Medical Vocabulary, Security, Resources

Language:EnglishPublisher:McGraw-Hill CompaniesISBN-13:9780071749206ISBN-10:71749209UPC:9780071749206Book Category:Foreign Language Study, TravelBook Subcategory:Creole Languages, Multi-Language Phrasebooks, Caribbean & West IndiesSize:7.16 x 5.54 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCW4TS3KC9
Jowel C. Laguerre, Ph.D. is Superintendent and President of the Solano Community College District. He has taught French, Haitian Creole, and ESL for more than thirty years. He founded Teachers of Tomorrow, a program that recruits young people into the teaching profession. He has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, a M.S.Ed. in School Administration, and a M.A. in French Literature from the University of Kansas. Dr. Laguerre is a native of Haiti. Cécile Accilien, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Literatures at Columbus State University. She has taught French and Haitian Creole at Portland State University and Tulane University. She has a Ph.D. in French with a concentration in francophone studies from Tulane University. Dr. Accilien is a native of Haiti.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

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