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 ‘standard English’
Do I see a hint of internalized oppression?
Posted in language, tagged African American English, assimilation, dominant culture, Ebonics, standard 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, [...]
