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 ‘language’
Why Can’t We?
Posted in Racism, Whiteness, and White Privilege, language, tagged derogatory words, hip hop, language, the N word on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For years I’ve heard people say, “you guys use the N word, why can’t we?”. This same theme happens with other people of color. For instance, Latinos don’t like it when people other than Latinos use terms that are traditionally derogatory towards them. Being that I work with middle and high school students, I [...]
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, [...]
