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Frenand Léger is an Associate Professor in the Department of French at Carleton University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, with a visiting professorship in Haitian Studies at Florida International University. His academic credentials include a B.Ed. in Language Education from Université de Québec, an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Indiana University (2005), and a Ph.D. in French Studies from the University of Toronto (2016).
His research integrates Creolistics, Haitian Studies, Francophone Literature, and Language Education. He specializes in the interplay between Haitian Creole orality and French writing in Caribbean fiction, lodyans narrative theory, and CEFR-compliant language pedagogy. He is authoring a forthcoming book on Haitian short fiction’s influence on global Francophone writers.
Léger has published extensively on Haitian sociolinguistics and Creole-language literature, with peer-reviewed works appearing in journals such as Revue transatlantique d’études suisses and academic presses like Cambridge University Press. His textbook series La francophonie en action and Mizik lakay innovatively combine language learning with Caribbean cultural studies.
- CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation Award (2025)
- FUSION Skills Development Fund (2025)
- University of Toronto Doctoral Completion Award ($10,000) (2015)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Scholarship ($40,000) (2012-2014)
Léger’s methodological focus on action-oriented language teaching and Creole-French bilingualism reflects his commitment to advancing Haitian Creole’s academic legitimacy, as seen in his role as a founding member of the Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen. His work bridges literary criticism, sociolinguistic analysis, and pedagogical innovation.
