A Perspective on Teaching Black Dialect Speaking Students to Write Standard English.

Nembhard, Judith P.

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Publication Date: 1983

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A Perspective on Teaching Black Dialect Speaking Students to Write Standard English.

Nembhard, Judith P.

Journal of Negro Education, v52 n1 p75-82 Win 1983

Programs for improving the standard English writing competencies of Black dialect speakers must employ the same methods and attitudes used in teaching Whites if such programs are intended to prepare students to be linguistically competent in society. (Author/MJL)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, English, Higher Education, Nonstandard Dialects, Teacher Attitudes, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

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Language: English

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