2010, Volume 1: Crossing Shifting Boundaries: Language and Changing Political Status in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao
Complete Citation:
Faraclas, N. Faraclas, Nicholas, Ronald Severing, Christa Weijer, Elisabeth Echteld (Eds.) (2010). Crossing shifting boundaries: Language and changing political status in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Volume 1. Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma, FPI, Univer-siteit van de Nederlandse Antillen, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, UPR, University of the West Indies at Cave Hill UWI, ISBN 978-99904-2-299-3, 262 pp.
LANGUAGE: SHIFTING BOUNDARIES AND SHIFTING STATUS 1 Gaining perspective on Papiamentu: Milestones and achievements 13 Ronald Severing, Christa Weijer 2 Towards an evidence based Caribbean community of knowledge: 29 How the Aruban multilingual model may provide a solution Régine Croes, Gregory Richardson, Merlynne Williams 3 Will Papiamentu survive on Bonaire? 41 Maxy Bak-Piard 4 Language use, language attitudes and identity among Curaçaoan 49 students in the Netherlands Ellen-Petra Kester, Tirza Hortencia 5 This is the way we does talk! Perceptions of Caribbean English 67 in Aruban education and society Gregory T.E. Richardson 6 Null subjects in Papiamentu: a reassessment 75 Silvia Kouwenberg, Jodianne Scott SHIFTING BOUNDARIES AND SHIFTING STATUS IN EDUCATION 7 How to begin healing a long festering wound: 87 Papiamento, community and education in Aruba Joyce L. Pereira 8 Boiling water, or the process of systematic development 95 of a common understanding Régine Croes Can English replace Dutch as the language of instruction 105 (beside Papiamentu) in schools on Curaçao? Wim Kamps 10 A new framework for on site teacher training in Curaçao 111 Desiree Manuel-Eliza 11 Learning by traveling 119 Gert Schaap 12 Management of quality improvement processes in small universities 125 Sharine A. Isabella LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND CROSSING BOUNDARIES 13 Historical novels and the history of slavery in the Dutch Caribbean 145 Michiel van Kempen 14 The newsmagazine Civilisadó and the post-emancipatory cultural standard: 157 The first documentary serial novel in Papiamentu Wim Rutgers 15 Jacobus Josephus Putman (1812-1883): missionary or scholar? 163 Elisabeth Echteld 16 Female voice and perspective in Caribbean writing 169 Hélène Garrett 17 Children‟s literature: a true reflection of common knowledge? 177 Britta Behrendt CULTURE, MUSIC, HISTORY AND CROSSING BOUNDARIES 18 Chip on the shoulder or just exaggerated racialized tension? Perspectives of 185 a black Aruban student and professional living in the Netherlands Gregory T. E. Richardson 19 La Cantinela del Seú de Curaçao 195 Eric la Croes 20 Conquered by a Creole 209 Kathy Taylor 21 Hende a hasi malu p‟é: Popular psychiatric beliefs in Curaçaoan culture 221 Rose Mary Allen 22 A short natural history of Curaçao 229 Gerard van Buurt ABOUT THE EDITORS 257 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Dr. Nicholas Faraclas (Puerto Rico) Prof. Dr. Ronald Severing (Curaçao) Drs. Christa Weijer (Curaça Dr. Elisabeth Echteld (Curaçao)
Islands in Between 