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Download full textChristian, Donna – 1997
This digest discusses the different dialects children bring to the school environment and how U.S. schools deal with these differences. Reference is made to the Ann Arbor (Michigan) case in which a group of African-American parents sued the local school system on behalf of their children, claiming the school was denying their children equal…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Dialects, Educational Policy
Davis, James J. – 1992
The performance and attitudes of African-American students of foreign languages are discussed in this digest. Three major areas are reported: (1) Black English and foreign language learning, including theories of language deficiency, sociolinguistic research, phonology and syntax; (2) research on the performance of African-American students of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Dialects, Black Students, Cultural Background
Adger, Carolyn Temple, Ed.; Christian, Donna, Ed.; Taylor, Orlando, Ed. – 1999
Papers from a conference on the role of language in the academic achievement of African Americans include: "Language Diversity and Academic Achievement in the Education of African American Students: An Overview of the Issues" (John R. Rickford); "The Language of African American Students in Classroom Discourse" (Courtney B.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bidialectalism, Bilingualism, Black Dialects
