Bio
Korah Belgrave, lecturer in linguistics and communication studies, taught in the University’s Use of English programme at Cave Hill, and was Coordinator for the Foundation Language Programme for over 10 years. As a lecturer in linguistics, the addition of communication studies has allowed her to combine her interest in rhetoric, pragmatics, discourse analysis and lexicology. She has published in applied linguistics and communication studies and has served as editor and consultant editor for several business publications. Dr Belgrave is also a trained teacher with over 15 years’ experience.
She is currently Head of the Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature.
Qualifications
PhD Linguistics, The UWI, 2009
MA, Modern English Language, University of Leeds, 1994
BA, English Literature and Linguistics with Education, The UWI,1990
Certificate in Education for Teaching, Erdiston College/The UWI, 1984
Research Areas
Her research interests include exploring acceptable standards in Barbadian language, the development of literacy in a second dialect, and the exploration and practice of rhetoric in the Caribbean. She has also conducted action research on students’ attitude to research.
Teaching Areas
UNDERGRADUATE
COMS 1001 Intro to Public Speaking
COMS 2901 Communication Theory
COMS 3000 Writing for Mass Media
LING 1003 Essentials of English Grammar
LING 3201 Caribbean Dialectology
LING 3202 Creole Linguistics
POSTGRADUATE
LING 6005 Development of Theoretical Linguistics
LING 6103 Principles and Methods of English Language Teaching
Select Publications
Belgrave, Korah. “‘The Company It Keeps’: The Collocational Competence of Barbadian University Level Second Dialect (D2) English Learners”. Positive Interferences edited by Nicholas Faraclas, Ronald Severing, Christa Weijer, Elisabeth Echteld, Wim Rutgers, and Sally Delgado, FPI Fundashon Pa Planifikashon Di Idioma, 2019, pp. 193 – 207.
Belgrave, Korah. “‘Defining the Limits’: Making Judgements about Barbadian Language”. Transcultural Roots Uprising: The Rhizomatic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of the Caribbean, edited by Nicholas Faraclas, Ronald Severing, Christa Weijer, Elisabeth Echteld, Marsha Hinds-Layne and Elizabeth Lawton De Torruella, FPI Fundashon Pa Planifikashon Di Idioma, 2013, pp. 355 -364.
Belgrave, Korah, and Stacy Denny. “Bajan Dialect”. World Atlas of Variation in English: Grammar, edited by Bernd Kortmann, Mouton de Gruyter, 2012.
Belgrave, Korah. “‘The Power of the Word’: The evaluative Functions of Prefabricated Language.” In a Sea of Heteroglossia: Plurilingualism, Pluriculturalism and Pluriidentification in the Caribbean, edited by Nicholas Faraclas, Ronald Severing, Christa Weijer, Elisabeth Echteld, Marsha Hinds-Layne and Elizabeth Lawton De Torruella, FPI Fundashon Pa Planifikashon Di Idioma, 2010, pp. 403-411.
Belgrave, Korah. “Establishing and Preserving an Identity: Kamau’s Nation Language.” For the Geography of the Soul: Emerging Perspectives on Kamau Brathwaite. Edited by Timothy Reiss, Africa World Press, 2001, pp.139–144.
Belgrave, Korah. “Fashioning an Identity: The Development of Bajan as a ‘Nation’ Language.” The Nationalist Tradition of Barbados: The Empowering Impulse. Edited by Glenford Howe and Don Marshall, UWI Press, 2001, pp. 256–268.
Keywords
Barbadian language, Bajan, applied linguistics, communication studies, acceptability, language learning, English language teaching