Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
Isabelle Barrière, PhD
Assistant Professor
Speech Communication Arts and Sciences & Program in Linguistics
2149A Ingersoll Hall
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 951-5000 x3061
YVY Research Institute: (718) 209-1122 x237
ibarriere@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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An Assistant Professor of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences at Brooklyn College, Isabelle Barrière’s work has included the development of assessments in minority languages used by low-income children in New York. She is conducting the first study on the acquisition of Yiddish by low-income children in Brooklyn, a project which was approved by a national scientific committee. She is also investigating the acquisition of Haitian Creole and the emergence of literacy skills in bilingual children. Her work on Haitian (creole) and Yiddish as well as Hebrew, Russian and Spanish is conducted with the logistic support of Yeled V’Yalda Early Childhood Center- the largest Head Start Program in New York City where Dr. Barriere acts as the Director of Policy for Research and Education. Her work has been supported by the Research Institute of the Study of Urban Languages, PSC-CUNY and NSF.
Books and publications about Brooklyn/New York City in the last 5 years:
- Barrière, I. “The vitality of Yiddish among Hasidic infants and toddlers in a low SES preschool in
Brooklyn.” W. Moskovich, (ed.) Yiddish - a Jewish National Language at 100. Proceedings of Czernowitz Yiddish Language 2008 International Centenary Conference, Jerusalem-Kyiv, 2010, series "Jews and Slavs",vol.22: 170 - 196. 2010 - Barrière, I. & Monereau, M.M. (in preparation) The education of Haitian (Creole) speakers in New York City. In O. García, Z. Zakharia & B. Otcu (Eds.), Bilingual Community Education and Multilingualism
Isabelle Barriere's Brooklyn College Faculty Profile
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