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Baker-Bell, April – Theory Into Practice, 2020
In this article, the author historicizes the argument about Black Language in the classroom to contextualize the contemporary linguistic inequities that Black students experience in English Language Arts (ELA) classroom. Next, the author describes "anti-black linguistic racism" and interrogates the notion of academic language. Following…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, English Teachers, Academic Language
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Thomas, Clarice – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2018
This article presents an autoethnographic account of the author's linguistic development as a speaker of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and Standard American English (SAE). Historically, formal settings such as academic spaces have undervalued the use of AAVE; thus, creating tension for speakers of the language. In this study, the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Black Dialects, Ethnography, Power Structure
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Dover, Alison G.; Henning, Nick; Agarwal-Rangnath, Ruchi; Dotson, Erica K. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2018
As social justice-oriented teachers and teacher educators, it can seem as if we are fighting a losing battle against neoliberal education policies designed to disrupt and dismantle our field. In this article we draw upon traditions of critical race theory, counterstorying, and critical hope to examine the complex realities of contemporary teacher…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Faculty Development, Teacher Educators, Neoliberalism
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Carpenter Ford, Amy – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2013
African American youth have been disciplined and dismissed from classrooms for engaging in culturally-based communication practices that teachers misinterpret and perceive as disruptive. Teachers have significant power in how they communicate with their students. White teachers should be especially aware of this power because misunderstandings…
Descriptors: Social Justice, African American Students, Ethnography, Teaching Methods
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Godley, Amanda J.; Carpenter, Brian D.; Werner, Cynthia A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the language ideologies--the assumptions about the nature of language, language variation, and language learning--reflected in a widespread daily editing activity often known as Daily Oral Language or Daily Language Practice. Through a yearlong ethnographic study of grammar instruction in three urban,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Standard Spoken Usage, State Standards, Ideology
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Boone, Patreece R. – Communication Education, 2003
This research sought to examine the communicative impact of the Black English speech pattern, known as call-response, on African Americans within an educational environment. An ethnographic study of an Historically Black College and University (HBCU) classroom was conducted to ascertain the pedagogical and cultural meanings this speech event held…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Speech Acts, Observation, Ethnography