MICHEL DEGRAFF:Sothecoursegrewoutof aneedandadesiretomakelinguisticsavailabletoabroaderrangeofstudents,andwithinwhichwecouldconnectlanguagestolargerissuesofcultureandidentity.AndasI'mfromHaiti,andasmyresearchisCreolelanguages,ItrytothinkofwaysinwhichwecanusethehistoryofCreolelanguagestointroducelargerissuesconnectedtolinguistics,identity,history,sociology,education.SoI'vebeenteachingthiscoursenowforthepast10years.