Something that I wish more researchers, educators, and scholars would study and write about is the socialization and assimilation process that students go through during their “education”. For all students, this is a very difficult time and process. Recently I’ve spent a bit of time reading and analyzing how African-American students manage this period of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘African American English’
A few things that shaped my education…
Posted in My Life, Uncategorized, tagged "good whites", African American English, autobiography, Ebonics, education, lynching, sharecropping, Tim Wise on July 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A CursoryEducational Biography
I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Besides visiting other places and vacationing, I’ve lived in Portland all of my life. My parents are both from Texarkana, Arkansas. They grew up in the same neighborhood and were high school sweethearts. Unfortunately for them and for me as a result, they were [...]
Do I see a hint of internalized oppression?
Posted in language, tagged assimilation, dominant culture, standard English, Ebonics, African American English on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve already provided my take on the concept or socially constructed idea of “Standard” English (in the post below this one), but I feel it very necessary to comment on the clear-cut statements Rachel L. Jones makes. First of all, let me assert that Jones is a very capable communicator and she represents a group [...]
Standard English? Whose standard?
Posted in language, tagged African American English, assimilation, Ebonics, language, standard English on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over the past few years I’ve realized that I don’t support the notion of Standard English. I mean, I don’t like using the term; I think it’s an inaccurate term, especially for me as an African-American. A few years ago I did a cursory examination of when this idea became socially acceptible and it seemed to [...]
Ebonics, African-American English, or broken English/slang, what is it?
Posted in language, tagged African American English, curriculum, Ebonics, language, standard English on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With respect to the African-American English controversy, many African-Americans and Whites see this dialect as an impediment to economic success in American society; some call it “broken English”; others claim that it is a language deficit to learning “standard” English; and others see it as slang or a form of African-American slave talk.
On the contrary, [...]
