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Frenand Léger

Associate Professor/Professeur agrégé (Teaching Stream) and Language Courses Coordinator

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 13:30-14:30 and by appointment.

2026-2027 Courses

Biography

I joined Carleton University’s Department of French in 2016 after completing a PhD in French Studies at the University of Toronto. A founding member of the Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen and a courtesy Visiting Professor of Haitian Studies at Florida International University, I conduct interdisciplinary research in literature, educational linguistics, and sociolinguistics. My scholarship explores the relationships among language, culture, identity, ideology, and politics, with a particular focus on Haitian and Francophone literatures, the dynamics between French and Haitian Creole in Haiti, and broader linguistic and cultural issues across the Francophone world.

My research has resulted in articles and book chapters on Haiti’s sociolinguistic landscape and Haitian literature published in leading academic journals and edited collections published by major scholarly presses, including Cambridge University Press, the University of Toronto Press, Les Presses de l’Université Laval, Les Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée, and Bloomsbury Publishing. I have also edited two volumes devoted to Ignace Nau published by Legs Edition. In addition, I co-translated a selection of Nau’s writings from French into English; this translation is forthcoming with the University of Tampa Press.

Alongside my research, I have authored and co-authored a series of French and Haitian Creole second-language textbooks for higher education. These materials were developed in accordance with the Council of Europe’s action-oriented approach to language teaching and learning. The French-language textbook series is published by Canadian Scholars Press, and reflects my broader commitment to innovative, learner-centered language pedagogy.

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a) Chapters in Peer-reviewed Edited Books

b) Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals

c) Selected book reviews in peer-reviewed journals

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