Download or read book Education and Attitudes towards AA V E written by Anke Werckmeister and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Free University of Berlin, language: English, abstract: The United States have witness a problem concerning educating African American students in elementary schools and high schools. One suggestion was that made in order to learn Standard English (SE) better is African American Vernacular English (AAVE) ought to be taught at schools to highlight the differences between the two dialects in order for the children to master their studies and to succeed not only at school but also later at college. The problem is that many teachers, but also parents, have negative attitudes toward teaching AAVE at school because they think that this is “bad” English and does not help to facilitate their lives. But I argue in order to get positive attitudes toward AAVE one has to understand the complexity of that dialect which furthermore needs to be translated to the teachers’ training programs to help children acquire SE and master their lives.
Download or read book Attitudes Toward African American Vernacular English written by Amy Marie White and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Attitudes Toward African American Vernacular English written by Judith Bündgens-Kosten and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Narrativizing Success written by Christopher W. DiOrio and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relationships Between Teacher Attitudes Toward African American Vernacular English and Student Attitudes Toward Reading and Self perceptions as Readers written by Ronda Sue Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book You ain t no never say that Ebonics as a linguistic variety and attitudes towards it written by Andre Vatter and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2003-04-02 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2+ (B), University of Cologne (English Seminar), language: English, abstract: There are several definitions about what language variations are and numerous labels have been given to them. A. D. Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, for example distinguished four different kinds of dialects that can be found in almost every language.1 According to Edwards the Standard Dialect is that variety, which is most commonly used in everyday life, in media, government, religion – and on every other occasion “when speech most closely resembles the written form”.2 Geographical Dialects evolve out of isolation of groups of speakers of one language. The more time passes, the less theses speakers will sound the same and differences in pronunciation, grammar and lexis will occur, creating regional divergences of the source language. The same can happen in microcosmic relation, for example in urban life, where sharp differences in speech between speakers not only reflect but also reinforce social distances. Variations here are called Social Class Dialects. Last not least, Edwards determines the Ethnic Dialect as a variation that “often contains reminders of the ‘native’ language, the intrusion of ‘foreign’ sound, words and structures, and it often reflects the residential and perhaps occupational segregation.”3 And this is what the whole issue of Ebonics, of Black English, of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in America deals with. It raises questions: What is Black English and what characterizes it? Is it a dialect, a language? How does segregation show in the use of a language, and what is the public opinion towards black slang? What do the blacks think about their own way of communication? This paper will take a close look at these questions and will show aspects of controversies in America’s current public discussions. It will show that the concept of Ebonics is mores than just a plain way of speaking and how a language – at the same time – can be a symbol of status as well as a social curse to a whole culture. 1 Edwards, J. A., Language in Culture and Class. 2 Edwards, J. A., 1976, p. 46. 3 Edwards, J. A., 1976, p. 48.
Download or read book Teacher Attitudes Toward African American Vernacular English written by Gwendolyn A. Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sounding White written by Amanda L. Strickland and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to examine what it means to be an ethnic community member and be told that you "sound white". This was done by interviewing members of the African-American community. The information from personal interviews and focus groups was analyzed using thematic analysis. Multiple themes were revealed regarding the definition of "sounding white", emotional and social consequences, and acceptance into the African-American community. Although multiple definitions of what it means to "sound white" were revealed in this exploratory research, it can be concluded that to sound "white" means to speak "proper" English, talk in an educated manner, or overly formal. These findings suggest that reverse language discrimination exists within the African-American community amongst non-AAVE [African American Vernacular English] speakers. An African-American's speech can be viewed as a measure of his or her Blackness. With this knowledge, linguistic programs should be implemented to promote language diversity and acceptance amongst the AAVE speaking community and combat linguistic discrimination." -- page v.
Download or read book Florida Preservice Teachers Attitudes Toward African American Vernacular English written by Ismaíl AbdulH̄akim and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationships Between Teacher Attitudes Toward African American Vernacular English and Teacher student Classroom Interaction written by Murphysteen Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Preservice Teachers Attitudes Toward African American Vernacular English and Their Assessments of Students Reading Comprehension and Writing Abilities written by Kantaylieniere Y. Hill and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Is Your Money where Your Mouth Is written by Anita Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Attitudes of Higher Education Faculty Toward African American Vernacular English written by Staussa C. Ervin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Immigrants Attitudes Toward African American Language English AAL AAE written by Christopher Kuria Githiora and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Middle School Teacher Attittudes Toward African American Vernacular English and Their Relationship to Middle School Student Attitudes Toward Reading written by Jarita Allyssa Eason and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Changing White Attitudes toward Black Political Leadership written by Zoltan L. Hajnal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-12-25 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the hopes of the civil rights movement, researchers have found that the election of African Americans to office has not greatly improved the well-being of the black community. By shifting the focus to the white community, this book shows that black representation can have a profound impact. Utilizing national public opinion surveys, data on voting patterns in large American cities, and in-depth studies of Los Angeles and Chicago, Zoltan Hajnal demonstrates that under most black mayors there is real, positive change in the white vote and in the racial attitudes of white residents. This change occurs because black incumbency provides concrete information that disproves the fears and expectations of many white residents. These findings not only highlight the importance of black representation; they also demonstrate the critical role that information can play in racial politics to the point where black representation can profoundly alter white views and white votes.
Download or read book African American Vernacular English in the Classroom written by Melanie Rachel Hines-Knapp and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of embracing African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the classroom is often misunderstood. AAVE is an informal dialect spoken by many African Americans in the United States. Considering this dialect is spoken by many African American students, teachers have struggled with the appropriateness and legitimacy of its usage in the classroom for years. In order for teachers to help students maintain the richness and character of AAVE, yet allow students to learn and incorporate Standard English conventions, they must embrace culturally relevant instruction. Culturally relevant instruction (CRI) is an instructional approach that involves using students' cultural and linguistic experiences to create a positive, nurturing, and non-threatening classroom environment (Delpit, 1995; Delpit & Dowdy 2002). One way to incorporate CRI in the classroom is through code-switching. With code-switching, students are able to engage in meaningful instructional activities and discussions using AAVE as well as Standard English. This heuristic qualitative inquiry investigates AAVE in the classroom and how urban educators feel about its existence and usage in the urban classroom. This study is significant because if the participants have positive attitudes about AAVE's usage in the classroom, then they may be more willing to incorporate CRI strategies, like code-switching, that effectively infuse AAVE in the classroom. The researcher sought to gather explicit information from 16 urban educators in regard to their experiences, attitudes, and beliefs about AAVE and its usage in the classroom. In this study, the researcher purposefully selected the 16 urban educators through a network sampling. The study participants consisted of school administrators, classroom teachers, an instructional coach, and a librarian. The researcher used three means of collecting data: a focus group interview, individual interviews, and writing responses. By analyzing the attitudes and ideologies of the study participants, the researcher was able to identify misconceptions about AAVE and bring awareness about dialectal differences in the classroom. Culturally relevant instructional strategies including code-switching pedagogical strategies are discussed and recommended to help teachers and other educators with the incorporation of informal and formal dialects in the classroom.
