Broadly Speaking: Creole in the Classroom.

Edwards, Viv; Sutcliffe, Dave

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ERIC Number: EJ197413

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1978-Oct-1

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Broadly Speaking: Creole in the Classroom.

Edwards, Viv; Sutcliffe, Dave

Times Educational Supplement (London), n3302 p19 Oct 13 1978

Links between language and identity are so strong that attempts to correct nonstandard speech are likely to be interpreted by West Indian children as criticism or rejection. A far more constructive approach would be to acknowledge and accept Creole in the classroom. (Author)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Classroom Communication, Creoles, Cultural Influences, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Language of Instruction, Language Variation, Nonstandard Dialects

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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