Links and Literature
Annotated list of media resources for teachers
Books
Websites
http://www.sls.hawaii.edu/Pidgin/
This website by the Department of Second Language Studies at UH Manoa has a vast amount of resources for educators interested in teaching Pidgin; lesson plans and interactive language quizzes and information about Pidgin movies and Pidgin research.
http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/
Homepage of the Charlene Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole and Dialect Studies. Large database for electronic resources on Pidgin. Website also provides information about Pidgin in education and “Da Pidgin Coup”, a group UH Manoa that support the recognition of Pidgin in the realm of education and promotes Pidgin research.
http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/hce.html#grammar-hce
Basic overview of Pidgin grammar with an interactive grammar exercise tool.
www.besspress.com
Honlulu-based book publishing company that offers educational and popular general interest books about Hawai’i and the Pacific.
www.bambooridge.com
Local publishing company that gives special attention to authors from Hawai’i and their work. Website also has a teachers’ corner where instructors can share classroom activities related to literature (English L1 classrooms).
Movie clips
Pidgin: The Voice of Hawaii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7X9AAeDCr4
Introductory part of the PBS documentary (2008) that shows Pidgin speakers in their everyday lives and introduced students to the historical and political background which has shaped the perception of Pidgin in Hawaii’s society today. Movie website http://pidginthevoiceofhawaii.com/
Ha kam we tawk Pidgin yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NesfQ2oNBcA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx0XV1QzyIg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVgq8aU4Ch0&feature=related
Movie produced by students at Waianae High School about the role of Pidgin in local identity. Pidgin in action (full of speech samples).
Books
- Sakata, K. (1981). Pidgin To Da Max. Honolulu: Bess Press.
- Simonson, D. (1992). Pidgin To Da Max Hana Hou. Honolulu: Bess Press.
- Simonson, D., Sakata, K. & Sasaki, P. (1998). Hawaii To Da Max. A Visitors’ Guide. Honolulu: Bess Press.
- Sakoda, K. & Siegel, J. (2003). Pidgin Grammar: An Introduction to the Creole Language of Hawai’i. Honolulu: Bess Press.
Websites
http://www.sls.hawaii.edu/Pidgin/
This website by the Department of Second Language Studies at UH Manoa has a vast amount of resources for educators interested in teaching Pidgin; lesson plans and interactive language quizzes and information about Pidgin movies and Pidgin research.
http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/
Homepage of the Charlene Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole and Dialect Studies. Large database for electronic resources on Pidgin. Website also provides information about Pidgin in education and “Da Pidgin Coup”, a group UH Manoa that support the recognition of Pidgin in the realm of education and promotes Pidgin research.
http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/hce.html#grammar-hce
Basic overview of Pidgin grammar with an interactive grammar exercise tool.
www.besspress.com
Honlulu-based book publishing company that offers educational and popular general interest books about Hawai’i and the Pacific.
www.bambooridge.com
Local publishing company that gives special attention to authors from Hawai’i and their work. Website also has a teachers’ corner where instructors can share classroom activities related to literature (English L1 classrooms).
Movie clips
Pidgin: The Voice of Hawaii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7X9AAeDCr4
Introductory part of the PBS documentary (2008) that shows Pidgin speakers in their everyday lives and introduced students to the historical and political background which has shaped the perception of Pidgin in Hawaii’s society today. Movie website http://pidginthevoiceofhawaii.com/
Ha kam we tawk Pidgin yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NesfQ2oNBcA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx0XV1QzyIg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVgq8aU4Ch0&feature=related
Movie produced by students at Waianae High School about the role of Pidgin in local identity. Pidgin in action (full of speech samples).