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Tieri, Vince; And Others – 1977
This paper provides some examples of American English that have been borrowed from other cultures and languages, and proposes that teachers develop students' lifelong reading interests through the study of folklore and dialect materials. Language development and appreciation relate to personal identity development insofar as individuals express…
Descriptors: Books, Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
Huffine, Karen; Ellis, DiAnn – 1979
Research indicates the importance of the relationship between music, adult/child interaction, language practice, rhythm, repetition, familiarity of content, and story time, and a child's oral language development. Folk songs that have been illustrated and put into book form--"stories that sing"--can be used by parents and teachers to…
Descriptors: Books, Child Language, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques
Download full textAnderson, Edward – 1978
Because the style and language of the black folk tradition have contributed significantly to the development of the English language, an analysis of black persuasive techniques and black communication systems can enhance the teaching of composition, rhetoric, and literature for both black and white students. Some of the persuasive techniques of…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Literature, English Instruction
