What I Learned and What I Learnt: Teaching English While Honoring Language and Culture at a Predominantly Black Institution

Lydia Brown Magras; Concetta A. Williams

doi:10.5771/9781475839401

Summary

African Americans have viewed literacy as a key to upward mobility and freedom since before America’s Reconstruction Era. However, African American’s academic achievement continues to be plagued by the ever-widening achievement gap especially when their literacy skills are measured by standardized assessments that do not consider or value their culture, their experiences It is common to think that this is an issue in K-12 settings. However, research and practical experiences suggest that African American students’ achievement continues to be affected at the post-secondary level where they are likely to be taught by faculty who have limited experience with the nuances of Black English (or African American Vernacular English AAVE). This book steps into that gap by offering a resource for teaching speakers of AAVE at the post-secondary level.

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Edition: 1/2018
Copyright Year: 2018
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-3938-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-3940-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 86
Product Type: Monograph

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. Foreword No access
4. Preface No access
5. Introduction No access
1 Unpacking the History of African American Vernacular English No access Pages 1 - 12
2 Teacher Perceptions of Their Students Who Speak AAVE No access Pages 13 - 26
3 Closing the Gap: Connecting Students and Partnering AAVE and Collegiate Composition No access Pages 27 - 48
4 Pedagogical Techniques for Teaching AAVE Speakers No access Pages 49 - 66
5 What We Learned and What We Learnt No access Pages 67 - 72
References No access Pages 73 - 78
Index No access Pages 79 - 84
Aboutthe Authors No access Pages 85 - 86