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Frenand Léger is a Canadian citizen of Haitian origin, born in Port-au-Prince. His mother and father are originally from the Southern city of Les Cayes. After completing his primary education at the Frères du Sacré-Cœur School in Les Cayes, he returned to Port-au-Prince, where he did almost all of his secondary studies at the Lycée de Pétion-Ville. During school vacations, he would go back to Les Cayes. While in high school, he often visited the library of the Institut Français, which at the time was located on Boulevard du Bicentenaire. This experience nurtured his passion for books and literature. After secondary school, he pursued studies in educational sciences at Quisqueya University in Port-au-Prince, where he also worked as an educational supervisor on several international NGO projects. He also taught French in various secondary schools in the capital. This is how his teaching career began.​

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Once he completed his bachelor’s degree in education, he went abroad to continue his university studies. He began a master’s degree in education at the University of Montreal, but later switched to a master’s in applied linguistics at Indiana University in the United States. After that degree, he was offered a teaching position in French and Haitian Creole at the University of The Bahamas, where he taught for four years. As his dream had always been to continue his studies, he returned to Canada in 2010 to pursue a PhD. In 2016, he earned his doctorate in French literature from the University of Toronto. That same year, he was hired by Carleton University in Ottawa to teach and coordinate French courses. He has since earned tenure as a teaching professor of French studies.

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“Before it is a political construct, a nation is a cultural entity built upon a shared identity, with language serving as its primary foundation.”

Frenand Léger

« Yon nasyon, anvan li se yon konstriksyon politik, se yon antite kiltirèl ki chita sou yon idantite kolektif, kote lang lan se prensipal potomitan an ».

Frenand Léger

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Frenand Leger se yon sitwayen kanadyen ki te fèt epi grandi ann Ayiti. Manman l ak papa l se moun Okay, yon vil ki nan Sid peyi d Ayiti. Se nan Lise Petyonvil li te fè prèske tout etid segondè l. Sepandan, depi lekòl fèmen, li te konn al pase vakans andeyò Okay. Apre etid primè l nan lekòl kay Frères Sacré-cœur yo Okay, li tounen Pòtoprens kote li fè prèske tout etid segondè l nan Lise Petyonvil. Sepandan, depi lekòl fèmen li te konn al pase vakans Okay. Pandan etid lekòl segondè l yo, li te konn frekante Bibliyotèk Enstiti Franse a ki te sou Bisantnè nan epòk sa a. Se la li te vin pran gou nan lekti ak literati. Apre etid klasik li yo, Frenand te etidye syans edikasyon nan Inivèsite Kiskeya nan Pòtoprens, kote li te travay tou kòm ankadrè pedagojik nan plizyè pwojè edikatif ONG entènasyonal yo. Epitou, li te travay kòm pwofesè lang franse nan kèk lekòl segondè nan kapital la. Se konsa karyè pwofesè l te koumanse. ​

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Lè Frenand fini etid lisans li nan syans edikasyon, li te vwayaje ale nan peyi etranje pou l kontinye etid inivèsitè l. Li te koumanse yon metriz Kanada nan Université de Montréal nan domèn edikasyon, men li te kite l pou l al fè yon lòt metriz nan Indiana University Ozetazini nan domèn lenguistik aplike. Apre metriz sa a, li te jwenn yon pòs pwofesè lang nan University of The Bahamas, kote li te pase 4 lane ap anseye franse ak kreyòl ayisyen. Kòm rèv misye se te kontinye etid inivèsitè l yo, li te rantre o Kanada nan lane 2010 pou l te vin fè etid doktora l. Se konsa, nan lane 2016 li fini avèk yon diplòm doktora nan literati franse nan University of Toronto. Nan menm lane a, li te jwenn yon pòs nan ansèyman ak kowòdinasyon kou franse nan Carleton University ki nan vil Ottawa. Se la misye ap travay depi lè sa a kòm pwofesè pèmanan etid franse. 

Curriculum Vitae

For a complete presentation of the professor's work, publications and academic career, we invite you to consult his curriculum vitae.

Frenand Léger's CV.pdf

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

  1. Teaching project in progress

    • I am working with other colleagues from multiple Canadian universities on the creation of a series of textbooks based on the principles of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) and that take into consideration the great diversity of the French language and cultures throughout Canada and the world. The textbooks will be published by Canadian Scholars’ Press.
       

    • Also working with a colleague from John Hopkins University on a set of two advanced Haitian Creole language textbooks for Higher education.
       

  2. ​Research projects in progress

    • As a researcher in Francophone studies, I am finalizing a monograph that examines interactions between Creole orality and French writing in Haitian novels and short stories. It concentrates on a body of fictional literary texts written by major Haitian novelists and short story writers from the nineteenth century to the present day. The goal of this project is to theorize Haiti’s literary genre called “lodyans.”

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