At the University of Chicago, I teach language, culture, and sociolinguistic courses. I also coordinate the Kreyòl Language Program and oversee various undergraduate and graduate independent research.
I earned a doctoral degree in Second language Acquisition at Carnegie Mellon University and a masters’ degree in French with a specialization in Teaching French as a Foreign Language at the University of Arizona. As an applied linguist, I investigate different issues that may affect language acquisition. My research focuses on language variation and language attitudes and factors influencing multilingualism and literacy development in creolophone communities.
Prior to joining the University of Chicago, I taught French at various institutions in the United States including the University of Arizona, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Moreover, I taught and developed a Kreyòl curriculum and cultural studies courses pertaining to Creole arts and cultures.
Publications
- Ulysse, G. M., & Burns, K. E. (2022). French and Kreyòl in multilingual Haiti: Insights on the relationship between language attitudes, language policy, and literacy from Haitian Gonâviens. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 19(2), 163-192.
- Ulysse, G. M., & Al Masaeed, K. (2021). The influence of socio-economic status, age, gender, and level of literacy on language attitudes: The case of Haitian Gonâviens. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 36(2), 227-263.
- Ulysse, G. M. (2019). Review of Individual differences in reading comprehension (Welie, C., 2017). The LINGUIST List (30.375). https://linguistlist.org/issues/30/30-375.html
Recent Courses in RLL
- FREN 10100 Beginning Elementary French I (Autumn 2021)
- FREN 10200 Beginning Elementary French II (Winter 2022)
- FREN 10300 Beginning Elementary French III (Spring 2023)
- FREN 29900 BA Paper Preparation: French (Winter 2024)
- KREY 12200 Kreyol for Speakers of French I (Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022)
- KREY 12201 Kreyòl for Speakers of Romance Languages I (Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024)
- KREY 12300 Kreyol for Speakers of French II (Winter 2022, Winter 2023)
- KREY 12301 Kreyòl for Speakers of Romance Languages II (Winter 2024, Winter 2025)
- KREY 20400 Ekspresyon ekri: Kreyòl lakay soti Ayiti rive nan dyaspora a (Spring 2024)
- KREY 21100 Lang, Sosyete ak Kilti Ayisyèn I (Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024)
- KREY 21200 Lang, Sosyete ak Kilti Ayisyèn II (Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025)
- KREY 21600/FREN 21601 Francophone Caribbean Culture and Society: Art, Music, and Cinema (Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024)
- KREY 29300/FREN 29301 Language Identity and Power in French-Creolophone Contexts (Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025)